Cisco delivers simpler, smarter networks with a more unified experience

Cisco has announced its vision to help IT teams work smarter and more efficiently by introducing new innovations in cloud-managed networking and unified technology experiences.

The business environment of today is predictably unpredictable. Organizations rely on digital experiences to keep their workforces productive and to exceed customer and partner expectations. IT teams require unified solutions that bridge an organization’s technologies, locations, teams, and devices in order to build business agility and resiliency.

The problem is that IT environments have become far too complex, and user expectations are higher than ever. Businesses’ reliance on connections has grown in number and diversity. As a result, the network and overall IT experience are more fragmented, less secure, and more difficult to scale. Cisco is delivering a more unified IT experience through cloud-based, intelligent platforms to address the growing complexity.

Cisco Enables Unified IT

Cisco announced new cloud management capabilities that provide a unified experience across the Cisco Meraki, Cisco Catalyst, and Cisco Nexus portfolios, as well as a new Cisco ThousandEyes product to proactively forecast and optimize WAN performance, at Cisco Live, the premier networking and security event. Through the power of cloud-managed platforms, Cisco is able to provide customers with the agility, resiliency, and productivity that their businesses require to thrive in the face of unpredictability.

“Our customers choose to run their businesses on Cisco technology because we sit at the intersection of networking, security and cloud,” said Todd Nightingale, EVP and GM, Cisco Enterprise Networking & Cloud. “We believe the network is the foundation for the modern enterprise and must deliver agility through simplicity. Cisco is addressing our customers’ most important concern, which is managing complexity through smart, data-driven platforms that power a digital business.”

The Future is Cloud Managed

Cisco is improving its networking platforms so that customers can transition to more cloud-based operating models in a secure, logical, and seamless manner.

Customers can now monitor select Catalyst Switches and manage new Catalyst Wireless devices via the Meraki dashboard, providing increased visibility and flexibility to the customer experience. Customers using campus and branch networking can now streamline their IT operations by combining the best in cloud management with the best in networking hardware.

Cisco Nexus Cloud is a cloud-managed platform delivered as a service that simplifies the deployment, management, and operation of cloud networking. Cisco Nexus

Cloud, powered by Cisco Intersight for best-in-class switching and multicloud management, will enable customers to manage across public cloud, private cloud, and edge computing environments of any size or scale. Cisco Nexus Cloud is expected to be available in the fall of 2022.

Simplifying Security at the Edge of the Network

Cisco unveiled a unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution last week at the RSA Conference. Cisco+ Secure Connect Now is a cloud-managed, as-a-service solution available to customers through a single subscription. It offers customers a SASE solution that is simple to deploy and manage, dramatically simplifying how organizations connect and protect users, things, and applications.