Data Center and Cloud Networking
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Features and benefits
Cisco offers data center networking solutions built for scale with industry-leading automation, programmability, and real-time visibility.
Deploy intelligent automation
Save time and resources by automating one policy across the network.
Improve Day 2 operations
Stay ahead of the curve, keep your network running smoothly, and solve issues quickly.
Provide performance at scale
Deliver high performance and low latency for more effective and dynamic forms of automation.
Extensive network management
Empower IT to move at the increasing speed required of your business.
Introducing Nexus Dashboard:
A single platform for full-lifecycle data center automation.
2021 Global Networking Trends Report
The world is facing an acceleration in the frequency, diversity and impact of network disruptions. Planning your network is now more important than ever.
Solutions that matter for your organization
LAN/SAN management
Get excellent performance and density up to 400G, as well as low latency and exceptional power efficiency.
Network automation
Facilitate application agility and data center automation.
Network assurance
Utilize Day 2 Operations to facilitate business intent, reliability, and identify performance issues before they happen.
Networking for service providers
Whether upgrading a telecom data center or building a new one, Cisco can create a solution that works now and is ready for the future.
Automating to scale anywhere
Cisco named a leader in The Forrester Wave™ Infrastructure Automation Platforms, Q3 2020.
Unlock the full value of your data center
Data center switching
Find the best data center switch for you.
Fabric management
Get comprehensive automation, extensive visibility, and consistent operations for your data center.
Day 2 operations
Use always-on software analytics capabilities for existing Cisco Data Center installations, whether they’re based on DCNM or ACI.
Multicloud networking
Capture business and user intents, and translate them into native policy constructs for apps across the cloud.
Storage networking
Respond to business needs, control costs, maintain compliance, scale, and continue business during disruptions.
Data center networking innovations
ACI integrations
Prepare your network and organization for DevOps with new HashiCorp Terraform integration.
400G
Prepare for the cloud frontier with new advances in ACI-enabled 400G architecture.
Service provider
The evolving Telecom industry needs a data center network that can support profitability.
SAN Analytics
Scale to every end-device in your fabric with a seamless and affordable approach.
Networking software subscriptions
Cisco offers a broad range of data center software subscription and licensing options to suit the specific needs of your data center. Track your subscriptions through Smart Licensing.
Networking Essentials
For single data centers. Includes both NX-OS or ACI management and operations capabilities.
Networking Advantage
For multiple data centers and/or clouds. Includes advanced capabilities on top of Networking Essentials.
Networking Premier
For multiple data centers and/or clouds. Get Networking Advantage plus Assurance and Insights Day 2 ops.
Improve results with our services
Accelerate your data center transformation with the right mix of automation, real-time analytics, and policy-based security, supported by strategic guidance and expert recommendations.
Resources
At-a-Glances
Blogs
- Carpe diem: What data center operators must do to manage Day 2 ops today?
- How to create networks that meet your intent?
- Miercom tests and verifies Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- 400G: See what’s new
- Transforming Day 2 Operations with Cisco Data Center Network Assurance and Insights
- Data center blogs
Case studies
Ecosystem partners
Infographics
Licensing guides
Overviews
Videos
Webinars
White papers and analyst reports
- IDC: Addressing the need for proactive Day 2 datacenter network operations (PDF - 251 KB)
- IDC: Networking for the distributed multicloud datacenter (PDF - 494 KB)
- Miercom: Cisco Data Center Network Manager comparative assessment test summary (PDF - 366 KB)
- Miercom Cisco DCNM competitive assessment (PDF - 1.1 MB)
- Moor Insights & Strategy: Cisco Systems delivers multi-domain, modern networking infrastructure (PDF - 127 KB)
- The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure Automation Platforms, Q3, 2020 (PDF - 501 KB)
- 451 Research: The new datacenter network (PDF - 3.6 MB)
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