[Note: This is the first of a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not. Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4]| Part 3 | Part 4] IT depar...
Ever since the much anticipated 802.11ac standard was ratified and supported by Enterprise class access points (AP), I've asked myself the question that perhaps other network and Radio-Frequency (RF) engineers have: &nbs...
By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager, SP Product and Solutions Marketing Cisco estimates over 50 billion new devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020. To support the Internet of Everything, service providers must und...
This is part 2 of the "Your Business Powered By Cisco Customer Solutions Architecture (CSA)" blog series. CSA Description The following figure shows a simplified view of the Cisco CSA. It has five horizontal layers: Physical Infra...
This post is co-authored by Alex Chiu, Martin Lee, Emmanuel Tacheau, and Angel Villegas. Exploit kits remain an efficient mechanism for cyber criminals to distribute malware. Such kits include exploits for multiple vulnerabilities...
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we're talking with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer Matt Bolick, about the new ISR 4000 Series. Lauren Friedman (@Lauren) moderates and Enda Cah...
As a visiting lecturer on "Transforming Health and Care" at the Hult International Business School in London, I was invited last March to be a jury panel member for the regional Hult prize competition. Named as one of th...
Well I'm wrapping up my series on marketing superpowers, and to finish up, we will take a look at Mega Mentor! I've worked hard to keep you up-to-date on each of our superheroes, but if you've missed any of them so far, here is wh...
Written by Greg Nehib, Cisco Senior Product Marketing Manager Network functions virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) will get a lot of interest this year at BBWF 2014 Broadband World Forum 2014 as carri...
In our previous big data blogs, my Cisco associates have focused on the topic of building the best infrastructure for long-term success with big data. I'd like to start a new chapter in the series, focusing on building the right d...
With nearly 500 attendees joining together at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the fifth annual Data Virtualization Day on October 1st, 2014 was the largest ever, 50% bigger than 2013's record setting event. From kickof...
Hello all, Hope you all are enjoying a productive week. This week I thought it would be prudent to talk about upgrading router (+switch and wireless access point) firmware. The firmware is software that is embedded on the router. ...