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Below you will find past Web Class sessions and special events all archived for On-Demand viewing at your convenience.
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.
Collaboration Update
Date: Wednesday, 29th June 2011
This WebClass session will cover updates on Cisco's Collaboration solution around the following topics:
- Desktop collaboration
- Pervasive Mobility
- Unified Messaging
- Meetingplace
Multilayer Campus Architectures & Essential Catalyst Features
Date: Wednesday, 18th May 2011
The Cisco IOS contains many numerous advanced features and operational parameters which will benefit the customer campus environment, features that address network challenges of availability, security, mobility, and sustainability. The session will cover the essential Catalyst features required to deploy, operate and maintain a multilayer campus architecture.
Collaboration : Bring Collaboration to the Contact Centre
Learn how customer collaboration technologies enable you to meet challenges thrown up by social media and 'connected' consumers in today's multi-channel contact centres.
Data Centre : Raise the Bar on Desktop Virtualization
Discover how desktop virtualisation allows you to have access on voice and video as well as data and applications on virtually any network-enabled device.
Evolving Data Centre Standards
Date: Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011
Today’s Data centres are preparing for major transformations to support i/o consolidation, higher throughput and less network complexity. New data centre standards have evolved to support these requirements whilst maintaining high availability, low latency and simplicity within the data centre network infrastructure.
This session will briefly look at some of the key evolving networking standards, why they are important, and how they are implemented in Cisco technologies:
- 40G and 100G Ethernet
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- Transparent Interconnetion of Lots of Links (TRILL)
Introduction to Cisco Unified Compute System (UCS)
Date: Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011
The Cisco Unified Computing System is a next-generation data center platform that unites compute, network, storage access, and virtualization into a cohesive system designed to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase business agility. The system integrates a low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified network fabric with enterprise-class, x86-architecture servers. The system is an integrated, scalable, multichassis platform in which all resources participate in a unified management domain.
This session will explore the Cisco UCS platform components, key system innovations, basic network integration and a view of the management capabiltiies.
Technology Deep Dive: Secure Network Design
Date: Tuesday, 25 January 2011
It has become an increasing challenge to manage and secure todays‘ distributed and agile networks. That‘s why we have to constantly ask ourselves this question: "How protected are we from global security threats?"
Find out how you can adapt to the ever changing landscape of security. In this workshop, our experts will take you on a deep dive into the highlights on secure network design which was discussed in the previous event.
IT Security: Insights into 2010 Threats
Date: Monday, 24 January 2011
Get an overview of the combined security intelligence of the entire Cisco organisation based on the Cisco 2010 Annual Security Report. This installment of Techwise TV encompasses the global threats that are prevalent and the current trends relating to security.
Unified Communications 8.5 – Part 2
Date: Wenesday, 15 December 2010
This session is the second part of the UC 8.5 updates where we will cover an update on Cisco Unified Presence 8.5, the 8.5 updated Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) and CUCI-MOC with support for Microsoft Lync, the new and updated Cisco Mobile Clients for iPhone, Nokia, Android and Blackberry and the Unity Connection 8.5 unified messaging. If you missed session 1 which included Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Endpoints, Video and MeetingPlace you can listen to the recording prior to session 2.
Unified Communications 8.5 – Part 1
Date: Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Cisco is about to release Unified Communications Release 8.5 which includes an update of all the Unified Communications and Collaboration Applications and Solutions. This update will be covered in two parts of 45 mins each. The first update will cover Communications Manager and Endpoints, Video, MeetingPlace and Webex. Also a quick introduction to Cisco Virtualisation Infrastructure (VxI). The second session will then go on to overview the updates on presence, clients and unified messaging.
Borderless Network Services
Date: Wednesday, 03 November 2010
The Borderless Network architecture provides the foundation for the Network as the Platform. In this session we will look at the different services enabled by the Borderless Network, from Secure Mobility and TrustSec, to EnergyWise and Medianet, and how they can be enabled today. We will also explore how the Borderless Network provides a foundation for Collaboration and Virtualisation.
Cisco Borderless Networks - The Power of Participation
Date: Thursday, 28 October 2010
Borderless Networks enables organisations to be more agile and customer focused, transcending borders through innovative services that enhance mobility, security, energy efficiency, application performance, and voice and video experience.
Data Centre 3.0: Fabric of Tomorrow
Broadcast Date: 20th October 2010
Experts reveal how the latest data centre innovations from Cisco deliver near-limitless flexibility, scale, and performance while dramatically reducing your costs and complexity.
Nexus Data Centre Switching Family
Presented on: 06th October 2010
The Cisco Nexus family of Data Centre switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation Data Centre. In this WebClass you will learn about the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000, and 1000 Series solutions, and how they offer increased business agility and scalability to your next Data Centre.


