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Debunking the Myths of Cisco's Software-Defined Access (SDA)
Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) has evolved from a promising concept to a proven enterprise solution. Despite lingering myths, SDA is now a mature, scalable and secure architecture powering thousands of modern campus networks. In this post, we'll debunk common misconceptions and highlight real-world success stories that showcase SDA's true capabilities.
The Battle of AI Networking: Ethernet vs InfiniBand
This article is not an exploration of who does Ethernet better so much as a direct examination of technology itself. Numbers will be reported as an aggregate means between major players in the AI Networking market and contrasted with equivalent InfiniBand performance. The goal is to answer, at an atomic level, one question: eliminating all other variables, is Ethernet good enough?
Network Engineering Foundations
This Learning Series covers the fundamentals of network engineering. Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you will develop the practical skills necessary to build and maintain robust networks. It is perfect for aspiring network engineers, IT professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the backbone of today's interconnected world.
Modernizing the Point of Sale at Jack in the Box to Drive Efficiency, Insights and Growth
Discover how Jack in the Box is rapidly transforming its point-of-sale infrastructure to elevate the guest experience and empower franchisees with real-time, data-driven insights.
6 Steps to Understanding Cisco ACI
When understood, these six concepts will help anyone new to ACI to understand a more detailed technical discussion.
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Partner POV | Unlocking AI Performance: Splunk Observability for Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA
Artificial intelligence is reshaping every industry, and unlocking its full potential requires infrastructure that is robust, scalable, secure, and observable. As organizations expand their AI initiatives, managing complex workloads and ensuring consistent performance become mission-critical.
This is where Cisco AI PODs, the foundational building blocks of Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, combined with the deep visibility of Splunk Observability Cloud, deliver a powerful solution for building and running modern AI environments.
How Splunk and Cisco Bring Intelligence to Infrastructure
AI-driven workloads are revolutionizing infrastructure performance, demanding real-time visibility and intelligent automation. Cisco and Splunk's integration offers a unified observability framework, transforming telemetry into actionable insights. This synergy enables proactive operations, optimizing AI environments for efficiency and innovation, and empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of modern data centers with confidence.
Cisco Unified Edge: Powering the Next Generation of Intelligent Infrastructure
Cisco's Unified Edge Platform redefines distributed computing by delivering real-time intelligence and efficiency at data creation points. With energy-efficient design and centralized management via Intersight, it transforms industries from retail to healthcare. Experience the future of edge computing—intelligent, secure and scalable—wherever data is generated.
Partner POV | From AI Pilots to Production: Building Infrastructure That Makes AI Real
AI's next breakthrough won't come from bigger models—it'll come from better infrastructure. As enterprises move from experimentation to execution, they're realizing that scalable, secure, and connected systems are what make AI real. The race is no longer just about data science; it's about the infrastructure that lets intelligence run anywhere.
Securing the Era of AI: How Cisco AI Defense Protects the Entire AI Lifecycle
AI's rapid adoption outpaces governance, creating unmanaged risks. Cisco's AI Defense addresses vulnerabilities in third-party tools and enterprise applications, offering automated red-teaming, runtime protection and AI supply chain management. This framework ensures the secure deployment of AI, striking a balance between innovation and accountability, and provides a blueprint for responsible AI adoption.
Gigamon Insights: Accelerate Security, Performance, and Compliance with AI-Driven Intelligence
Gigamon AI extends the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline with GenAI-powered intelligence to help organizations secure and manage their hybrid cloud environments. By fusing network-derived telemetry with AI-driven automation and guidance, it delivers real-time visibility into GenAI activity, streamlines operations, and strengthens governance without relying on endpoint agents. From detecting shadow AI to simplifying configuration and accelerating troubleshooting, Gigamon AI empowers security and IT teams to act with greater clarity, speed, and control.
Cisco Delivers AI Innovations across Neocloud, Enterprise and Telecom with NVIDIA
Cisco becomes the first partner to offer a NVIDIA Cloud Partner compliant reference architecture with new data center switching solutions.
Continuing Education To Maintain Cisco Certifications
While a Cisco U subscription is the primary method for Army users to maintain Cisco Certification, the good news is that there are many alternative free courses available in Cisco U to the public to help maintain user certifications.
Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall Overview
Cisco's Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution is a highly distributed security fabric optimized to stop advanced threats, protect application vulnerabilities, and implement zero trust segmentation across environments.
Cisco UCS and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition: Powering the Next Wave of Enterprise AI
By combining NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition with Cisco UCS servers, enterprises gain a powerful and scalable foundation for AI and visualization workloads.
Cisco Networking: Configuring OSPF
This configuration workbook lab is designed to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) routing in Cisco networks. Participants will learn to configure OSPF across multiple areas, implement OSPF neighbor relationships, and manage route summarization and redistribution. The lab will also explore advanced OSPF concepts such as stub areas, NSSA, and virtual links. By the end of the lab, learners will be able to validate OSPF operations using show commands and debug tools, ensuring proper route propagation and stable network convergence in real-world routing environments.
Top Digital Experience Monitoring Solutions for Employee Experience
Our experts have evaluated, tested and deployed eight leading DEM solutions in our Advanced Technology Center to provide insights into key strengths, capabilities and ideal use cases.
A New Era with Splunk's Agentic SOC
Splunk has listened to its customers, which has resulted in the creation of its Agentic SOC! As Cisco and Splunk have teamed up, it was just a matter of time before their security solutions began to leap leaps and bounds in their AI journey. From the time the data is created until the final incident is remediated, the platform has been fused together into one solid solution with AI baked into every step.
Partner POV | Powering the Future of Enterprise AI with the Cisco Secure AI Factory
Unlock the full potential of your enterprise data with the Cisco Secure AI Factory, powered by NVIDIA and the VAST Data Platform. This integrated, secure, and scalable solution transforms fragmented data into intelligent, agentic AI applications, overcoming traditional barriers and enabling innovation with confidence. Embrace the future of enterprise AI today.
Debunking the Myths of Cisco's Software-Defined Access (SDA)
Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) has evolved from a promising concept to a proven enterprise solution. Despite lingering myths, SDA is now a mature, scalable and secure architecture powering thousands of modern campus networks. In this post, we'll debunk common misconceptions and highlight real-world success stories that showcase SDA's true capabilities.
Cisco's True Universal ZTNA
In today's dynamic digital landscape, organizations are tasked with delivering seamless, secure access to applications and data across a hybrid, multi-device world.
Cisco Stories: McLaren Future-proofed Workplaces
From racetracks to technology hubs, a global workplace needs seamless solutions to connect and collaborate. See how the McLaren Formula 1 Team uses Cisco advanced networking and AI technologies to future-proof workplace operations. Seamless collaboration, secure connectivity, and real-time data analytics empower globally dispersed teams.
Cisco Webex, Soon With AI Canvas, Proves Reality Of 'Better Together' Story: Executives
Cisco Systems wants to extend its platform approach across all its business units as the company promotes its "better together" story.
WebexOne 2025 Key Takeaways
As the lines between collaboration, customer support and intelligent automation continue to blur, WebexOne 2025 delivered a clear message: Cisco is embracing an open ecosystem and leveraging AI to elevate both employee and customer experiences.
As Agentic AI Has 'True Impact' On The Contact Center, The Opportunity Is 'Yesterday' For Partners: Cisco Execs
At WebexOne 2025 event, Cisco rolled out a series of updates to its customer experience/contact center portfolio that included advanced AI features and integrations for more seamless end-user and agent experiences.