Cisco WebClass
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Cisco WebClass helps you stay informed on the latest technical specifications, information and updates about Cisco technologies and solutions. We've added new features and sessions – all on demand for the first time. See each of the sections below for more detail.
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Below you will find past Web Class sessions and special events all archived for On-Demand viewing at your convenience.
BE6K - CISCO COLLABORATION JUST BECAME EASIER
Wednesday, March 27th 2013
Mobility, BYOD and Video Conferencing are top of mind for most medium-sized businesses. The Cisco Business Edition 6000 is an affordable, simple and scalable collaboration solution that business decision leaders are choosing to meet their needs. The solution quickly pays for itself by lowering total cost of ownership and positioning company communications for future growth. This WebClass demonstrate the core features and functionality of the Cisco' BE6K and show how it integrates with the wider Cisco collaboration portfolio to deliver true business advantage.
Agenda
- An overview of the ANZ Collaboration market and trends
- Business questions that BE6K answers
- BE6K Overview,key features benefits
- A brief overview of wider Cisco Collaboration portfolio
- How to bring together the complete mid-market collaboration solution
How VSPEX solutions can deliver outstanding performance for virtualized business applications.
Wednesday 20th February 2013
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VSPEX - A Complete, Modular Virtualization Solution for Cloud Computing by Cisco and EMC
Agenda
Please join this months webclass with Zoe Nicholls from EMC in to learn more about the latest Cisco Validated Design - VSPEX:
- Simplify Your Infrastructure: VSPEX will help you transform from a physical and dedicated environment to a shared virtualized infrastructure.
- Speed Deployment: Deploy in a fraction of the time thanks to proven reference architectures.
- Boost Performance: Maximize performance with Cisco Nexus networking and Cisco UCS integrated with EMC storage and backup.
- Reduce Costs: Reduce capital expenses and operating expenses by up to 40% with Cisco UCS.
Cisco WebClass - How SDN will shape your organisations networking future
Wednesday 12th December, 2012
Software Defined Networking - A local discussion of the biggest change in networking since the total adoption TCP/IP
Agenda
SDN (Software Defined Networking) -
- what are the problems Software Defined Networking is trying to solve?
- How will SDN help your business?
- How can you start to look at implementing SDN in your Networks, what do you need, how do I get started?
- Is anyone using SDN is in Australia and New Zealand?
If you and your organisation are asking these questions about the Software Defined Networking and how it will shape your organisations networking future then spend an hour with us and we will discuss these important questions and its impact on your organisation.
Bring your questions and our experts will take it live!
Cisco WebClass - Constant innovation with Cisco UCS
Wednesday, 28th November, 2012
This Cisco Webclass give you an unprecedented opportunity to delve into Cisco’s latest generation of UCS hardware and also review some of the key features which will be made available in the much anticipated UCS software release 2.1.
Agenda
- PCIe Based flash mezzanine adapters
- Latest generation four socket c-series servers
- Fibre Channel Zoning
- Multi-Hop fcoe
- UCS Central integration
- One click firmware upgrades
- "Single wire" C-series integration
Bring your questions and our experts will take it live!
Cisco WebClass - Data Centre & Big Data
Wednesday, 10th October, 2012
Integrate into the modern Data Center infrastructure
Few technologies in IT today have as much promise and garner as much hype as big data. This Cisco WebClass will help data centre professionals move beyond the hype to understand what big data architectures can do for their businesses and how Cisco can help to integrate them into the modern data centre infrastructure in a supportable, professional operational environment.
Agenda
- An overview of classic Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehouse (DW)
- Some new business questions that Big Data answers
- The economics of Big Data and use cases
- A brief overview of Cisco Unified Computing System for Big Data
- Cisco's solutions and partnerships for Big Data
Bring your questions and our experts will take it live!
UCS Multi Domain Management & Hardware Update
Wednesday, September 19th 2012
Cisco UCS - Better, Faster, Stronger
This Cisco WebClass will cover a brief introduction to Cisco's B and C-Series servers and it's increasing adoption we're seeing in the market as an all-in-one solution that is quickly gaining traction in the competitive converged data center market.
The session will also provide you with an update on our newest editions to the portfolio as well as an update of the upcoming release of the UCS multi-domain manager UCS Central, presented by Arvie Martin, Manager, UCS Compute Product Management Team.
Agenda
- Introduction to Cisco's B and C-series
- An overview of market adaptation regarding the B & C-Series
- Technical update on newest series additions, inclusive of upcoming release of the UCS multi-domain manager UCS Central
Bring your questions and our experts will take it live!
The Power of In–Person Experiences for All
Thursday, August 16th 2012
Statoil resolved issues in weeks not months, HSBC saved US$604K of travel cost in one month, Volkswagen cut repair times in half, and Telekom Austria saved 2,000 days in business trips. Faster decision making, stronger working relationships, cost control and improved productivity - these are just the reasons why every industry needs better collaboration. The power of In-person can help you to transform your business processes, from customer service to supply chain management and training.
Join us as we review and discuss how this is done:
- Cisco TelePresence TX9000 Series that raises the standard for "in–person" collaboration. Find out more about the new, state–of–the–art industrial design that allows the most natural interactions possible among participants and helps lower the total cost of ownership. Three simultaneous 1080p60 video streams and one high-definition, full motion 1080p30 content sharing stream with 20–percent reduction in bandwidth consumption.
- Cisco Jabber Video brings TelePresence to your PC or Mac so your workers can stay connected from virtually anywhere. Cisco Jabber also provides presence information, instant messaging, voice, video, desktop sharing, and conferencing.Bring your questions and our experts will take it live!
Take off for a Virtualization Journey with Cisco Cloud Services
Wednesday, July 11th 2012
Conversations around this nebulous 'cloud' thing may be a challenge to sort through - but at the end of the day, everyone is re-looking at their business models. This means there is a big opportunity for service providers.
Forget about utilizing the same go-to-market models and menu of services. Cloud services are an overly simplistic term for an unlimited set of options that allows service providers to form deeper and more profitable relationships with customers. Learn more about this in the latest episode of TechWiseTV, and find out about:
- Ideas for a cloud delivery roadmap.
- Go-to-market strategies.
- The hype and truth about service-delivery automation in the cloud environment.
Join us in this webcast as we kick-start the cloud assessment process.
Powering The Next-Generation Workspace: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
Wednesday, June 20th 2012
Tune into Cisco WebClass and discover how by spanning Cisco's Data Center, Borderless Networks and Collaboration architectures, Cisco VXI eliminates the feature gaps of existing virtualization solutions to enable a next-generation adaptive virtual workspace with simplified management and network efficiency and deliver secure, media-rich user experience with best-in-class TCO/ROI, along with a 75% reduction in bandwidth requirements.
Join us to discover how you can enable easy access to a high - fidelity workspace that delivers any application on any device with VXI, including:
- Challenges, pitfalls and limitations of traditional VDI solution.
- Significance of desktop virtualization via a system view approach.Business & operational benefits.
Simple Steps to your Private Cloud
30 May, 2012,3:00 PM AEST, 5:00 PM NZST<
Improve IT agility, speed, and efficiency – and demonstrate success in your cloud journey with Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Starter Edition.
The journey to a private cloud requires next-generation infrastructure combined with self-service, automation and orchestration. But how do you get there? Enable yourself with "insider" knowledge on how Cisco is using technology internally to solve IT and business challenges.
Join us in this exclusive webinar to hear Cisco IT experts share their insights on Cisco IT's strategy and implementation of their own internal private cloud called Cisco IT Elastic Infrastructure Services (CITEIS), covering the following:
- How Cisco leverages Infrastructure-as-a-Service(IaaS) to reduce operating costs by 65% and service provisioning times by 90%.
- Technical details on how Cisco IT deployed a Private Cloud Offering, Cisco IT Elastic Infrastructure Service (CITEIS).
- How to migrate applications into a Private Cloud for improved resource management and lower costs.
- How you can implement a similar solution in your own IT organisation for improved business continuity.
- See a live demonstration of CITEIS.
Virtualize into the Future : Optimizing your data center infrastructure with Cisco UCS
17 May, 2012 3:00 PM AEST, 5:00 PM NZST
Discover unprecedented performance, business agility and exponential operational cost savings by optimizing your data center infrastructure with Cisco UCS.
Cisco UCS extends unified computing innovations to an industry-standard form factor by enabling businesses data center operations in both standalone environments or as part of the Cisco Unified Computing System. Cisco UCS incorporates a standards-based unified network fabric and Cisco VN-Link virtualization to help businesses discover enhanced business agility and a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), while transforming their data center environments into a flexible, cohesive and integrated system.
Join us in this webinar as we explore into the following:
- Overview of Cisco UCS offerings
- Cisco UCS Value Proposition
- Cisco UCS Performance and Benefits
- Case Studies
3rd Generation UCS: Virtualize, Systemize, Revolutionize
9 May, 2012 3:00 PM AEST, 5:00 PM NZST
Discover unprecedented features, performance and capabilities in Cisco's new revolutionary Unified Computing System (UCS) server platform offerings.
Cisco UCS C-Series extends unified computing innovations to an industry-standard form factor by enabling businesses data center operations in both standalone environments or as part of the Cisco Unified Computing System. Cisco UCS C-Series incorporates a standards-based unified network fabric and Cisco VN-Link virtualization to help businesses discover enhanced business agility and a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while transforming their data center environments into a flexible, cohesive and integrated system.
Join us in this WebClass as we explore the following:
- Overview of Cisco UCS C-Series offerings
- UCS C-Series Value Proposition
- Case Studies
Flexpod - Using FlexPod for Tier-1 Service Delivery
2 May, 2012 11 AM AEST/1:00 PM NZST
This session will look more closely at the Secure Multi-Tenancy architecture and how this allows Building a "Carrier Grade" Internal Cloud Infrastructure from modular units.
Subjects covered will include:
- The four pillars of multi-tenancy
- Building virtual multi-site DataCenters with Metrocluster and OTV
- Integrating backup and disaster recovery
- Ensuring the highest levels of performance at the lowest possible cost
We will also discuss the kinds of organizational and cultural changes that are required in building a true Tier-1 service to host business and mission critical applications.
Flexpod - Using FlexPod to accelerate Test and Development
11 April 11:00 AM AEDST / 01:00 PM NZDT
This Cisco WebClass session will look at the Flexpod and Cisco Automation Tools and how these can drive a fully virtualised Test and Development infrastructure using VMware technologies such as vSphere, vApp and vCloud Director.
Subjects covered will include:
How Flexpod accelerates test & development and reduces costs via
- Simplifying and Automating processes resulting in a reduction of provisioning time from 42 hours to 15 minutes
- Using writable high performance snaphot to Instantaneous writable data copies for faster testing
- Reducing resource contention between developers and testers
- Increasing security for outsourced development activities
- Increasing the reliability and resiliency of the dev/test infrastructure
- Driving greater efficiencies for datacenter power and cooling
We'll also cover how "A Major Service Provider" Built a secure Development and Test as a service (DTaaS) cloud with FlexPod and vCloud Director to provision vApps within virtual Datacenters
Flexpod - Introduction to Converged Infrastructure
14 March 11:00 AM AEDST / 01:00 PM NZDT
This session will cover an introduction to converged infrastructure using Flexpod, and what makes it the ideal foundation for moving to the next phase of your virtualization journey with VMWare vSphere.
Subjects covered will include:
- What is a converged infrastructure
- What is driving the development of converged infrastructure offerings in the market today
- What is a FlexPod and how is it different to other offerings
- How FlexPod reduces cost, accelerates deployment and reduces risk
- Advanced hypervisor integration with vSphere with FlexPod as the basis for Secure Multi-Tenancy
We'll also take you through some best use cases, including test and development, virtualisation of Tier 1 applications, and hosted virtual desktops.
An Architectural Approach to Education Infrastructure
16 February 11:00 AM AEDST / 01:00 PM NZDT
With changing student and educators' requirements in the higher education space, including remote and new ways of learning, this session will investigate some of the IT and business drivers impacting higher education institutions. The presentation will explore an architectural approach, mapping Cisco's Borderless Networks architecture to higher education and broader issues within this sector.
Telepresence Update
15 February 11:00 AM AEDST / 01:00 PM NZDT
December 2011 saw a lot of activity with major updates being released across the entire endpoint and Telepresence infrastructure range. This WebClass session will provide an overview of the new functionality being introduced into the product range to further simplify Telepresence across your organisation. In addition to the software updates, some new video endpoints have recently been announced. These new endpoints will also be reviewed as part of this session, providing additional options when choosing an endpoint to deploy.
The Cloud-ready Firewall
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 02:30PM Sydney Time (UTC+11 hours)
Join Cisco's TechWiseTV Chief Geek Jimmy Ray Purser and ASA Cloud Firewall Expert Brian Conklin as they dig into the basics of the ASA 1000v, traffic flow in the hypervisor, vCenter integration, and much more. If you're a cloud builder, security pro or "one stop shop" engineer in charge of securing your cloud perimeter against network based attacks, then this is the live webcast you can't miss! We are going deep into the cloud on this one!
Technology Deep Dive: Deep Into the Cloud with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance
Thursday, January 19, 2012 02:30PM Sydney Time (UTC+11 hours)
The Cloud. Nearly every networking vendor is promoting the latest innovations in cloud technology. Meanwhile, the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance has been blazing a trail and making a hacker's job more difficult for years! So what’s a network vendor to do about cloud security? Virtualize the ASA and customize this proven firewall for virtualized and cloud environments! In this technology deep dive, learn how you can provide consistent, enterprise-class security for private and public clouds with the ASA 1000v Cloud Firewall. Prepare your questions for the live Q&A with the experts.
Are You Ready for IPv6? Are You Sure?
Session Details: It looks like 2011 is X-Day for IPv4. What does that REALLY mean to your network? As that date draws closer, many people will looks to IT professionals for answers and reassurance. Of course, the biggest question will be: "Is our network ready?".
Join us for this very interactive WebEx workshop that will help you answer this question confidently. Our panelists will go far beyond the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, focusing on:
- Lessons learned and what you can expect when making the transition to IPv6
- Recommended best practices from Cisco thought leaders
- Latest requests for comments (RFCs)
- How to tell if you hardware is ready
- Various transition methods and coexistence protocols available
This WebEx session is packed with heavy-duty technical information for engineers in the field and will feature live Q&A! Is your network ready for IPv6? After this session, you will know for sure
The IPv6 Implementation Action Plan
Session Details: If you're considering a migration to IPv6, you won't want to miss this episode. Join our Cisco experts as they walk through the keys to successful implementation, including the security implications of IPv6 integration, Cisco's own real-world experiences with IPv6, and a detailed assessment of the realities of NAT64 translation.
Cisco and OpenStack
One of the key ecosystems in cloud computing is the open source community.
Cisco views OpenStack as the leading open source community for Cloud infrastructure automation, and has committed to contributing to the networking services capabilities of the project.
In this WebClass, we will discuss why OpenStack is strategic to Cisco's cloud strategy, and what exactly Cisco has contributed to Quantum, the network services project that is in the "incubation" phase for the Diablo release. We will also discuss the work we are addressing in the Essex release, due in the Spring of 2012.
New Collaboration Experiences: Cisco Jabber
The next session in Cisco ANZ WebClass series will provide you with the latest updates on Cisco Jabber: Collaborate on a Variety of Devices
Be more productive from anywhere on any device with Cisco Jabber, a new unified communications application. Cisco Jabber lets you access presence, instant messaging (IM), voice, video, voice messaging, desktop sharing, and conferencing. Find the right people, see if and how they are available, and collaborate using your preferred method. It covers variety of client options and deployment architectures - Hosted and Enterprise.
- Collaborate from Any Workspace: Find out how Cisco Jabber can give your teams the collaboration tools they need to see, hear, or think together-on any device, at anytime.
- Collaboration in a Post PC World: Mobile, social, video and virtual trends are fueling the new collaborative workspace. How do you shatter the OS barrier?
Technical Deep Dive: Unleash the Power in Your Network with UPoE
Date: Thursday, 17 November 2011
Join Cisco's UPOE experts in this session and we will dive into what UPOE is and is not. Go though the CDP and LLDP TLV's to see how power is delivered and look at various design innovations the 60W enables on the network. Ready to get rid of all those cables on your users desktops? Join us in the UPOE revolution! Bring your questions for live Q&A.
Enhance Your Power Options with Cisco UPoE
Date: Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011
UPoE, or Universal Power over Ethernet, is a Cisco innovation offering up to 60 watts on a standard Cat5 cable. This episode of TechWiseTV covers everything from the physical challenge of putting that much power on such a small cable, to the equipment, the management, and the real-world benefits UPoE can bring to your operation.
Can Your Network Deliver the Cloud? How Things are Changing in Cloud Networking
Date: Monday, 31 October 2011
Cloud computing is providing IT leaders with more choices than ever before on how to acquire, build, and consume IT services. Regardless of how you deploy each service, it's critical that your underlying infrastructure can deliver high-availability, security, mobility, and a great user-experience.
Cisco Unified Fabric: Evolutionary Fabric, Revolutionary Scale
Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011
This WebClass session will provide an overview of latest innovations and features for the Nexus portfolio; bringing unmatched architectural flexibility and revolutionary scale to meet the diverse requirements of massively scalable data centers, Big Data environments, Cloud-based architectures or bare-metal deployments - with one evolutionary network: Unified Fabric.
Cisco UCS C-series Server Update
Date: Wednesday, 12 October 2011
The next session in Cisco ANZ WebClass series will cover a short introduction of the Cisco's C-Series servers and it's increasing adoption we're seeing in the market. The session will also provide you with an update on the current portfolio of products available, and a roadmap for the future releases. The C-Series integration with Unified Computing System Manager will also be covered during the session.
Technology Deep Dive: iPads On Your Network? Take control!
Date: Wednesday, 5 October 2011
As users bring their own devices to work, IT is challenged with new security threats and management issues.
Join our experts to learn about the new threat vectors in the world of mobile devices and how Cisco is addressing this challenge with innovative, easy to use unified policy and management solutions. Live Q&A.
iPad. Galaxy. Cius Tablet. Prepare Your Network Now
Date: Thursday, 29 September 2011
Media Tablets and Mobile Devices Are Taking the Enterprise by Storm: Share how customers can prepare their network now with Cisco 802.11n
Join this webcast to learn how Cisco 802.11n mobility solutions help you to deliver the quality, scalability, and performance required to support media tablet and mobile devices in the enterprise. Live Q&A
Delivering Seamless Services with Cisco Catalyst Switching Innovations
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Enable improved seamless business with better connectivity and lower IT costs. Discover new ways to build highly scalable, secure, and reliable networks with innovations of Cisco Catalyst 6500 switchers.
Extending Video from Boardroom to Workspace
Video in the workplace is taking off, fostered by technology advances and the need to reduce travel expenses, unite distributed workgroups, and shorten decision cycles. Are you ready?
See the latest developments that will enable you to deploy videoconferencing, data sharing, and telepresence on your employees' desktops without disrupting your network.
The Benefits of Cisco's intelligent Automation for Cloud
Date: Wednesday, 27th July 2011
In this session we''ll cover a high level overview of the problems that Cisco solves for customers on the Cloud journey. Discussion will include the solution overview and case studies of how customers are partnering with Cisco to solve complex challenges quickly and economically.


