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Software-Defined Access

Get network speed, security, and peace of mind

Now you can provide access to any application--without compromising on security--while gaining awareness of what is hitting your network. See how Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) can offer you and your customers insights and a single, highly secure network.

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What’s inside SD-Access

Management

Manage Cisco SD-Access with a central dashboard. Easily design, provision, apply policy, and assure network services with full visibility across the entire network.

Identity-based policy

Gain awareness of what’s hitting your network. SD-Access simplifies delivery of consistent, highly secure, identity-based policy for users and devices across wired and wireless networks.

Network infrastructure

Cisco's switches, access points, and routers are the foundation of the SD-Access fabric. Designing and provisioning your devices and policies just got a lot easier.

Software subscription

Cisco ONE Software helps you buy, manage, and upgrade your network and infrastructure software easily.

Why do IT Projects Fail?

IDC explains why not being open and programmable is one of the primary reasons IT projects fail.

Supported hardware

Switches

Simplify and help secure digital networks – data centre, core and edge.

Routers

Cisco routers provide access to applications, services and integrated technologies.

Wireless

Optimise, personalise and secure your wireless network.

SD-Access is open and programmable

Develop your own network-automation applications

Use third-party solutions to easily develop apps for integration, automation, and device-level programming.

Extend automation across the enterprise

Open APIs from SD-Access platforms (DNA Centre and ISE) allow you to extend and operate your enterprise at scale.

Get solutions from SD-Access partners

Accelerate digital transformation with technology solutions from our partners tailored to your business needs.

SD-Access put to the test

Read a third-party report on SD-Access. Learn how you can deploy your network in under 30 minutes and get simpler, more powerful management.

Improve organisational efficiency

See what IDC has to say about how a single fabric can facilitate digital transformation.

See how it works

Watch how SD-Access provides business agility and scale by automating one policy across the entire access network.

See what customers are saying

“By providing an intelligent platform and the software defined capabilities with SDA, to layer in more personalised services, will add more value to our students.”

Rob Palfreman, Head of IT, University of Northampton

"SD-Access is transformational in how our IT can securely and remotely provision cruise ships around the world."

Michael Giresi, Chief Information Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises

"SD-Access’ segmentation and automation capabilities drastically simplify global IT operations with complete visibility to deliver new services quickly."

Raja Ukil, Chief Information Officer, Wipro

"Transportation is at a disruptive shift. With SD-Access we can consolidate our locations across the country with consistent policy in one solid view."

Sebastian Meissner, Network Architect, Deutsche Bahn Systel GmbH

The Network. Intuitive.

Our open, software-driven approach constantly learns. Constantly adapts. Constantly protects.

Interactive office experience

See what’s happening behind the scenes of an office throughout a normal work day.

DNA Difference

See how Cisco DNA saves you time so you can do more

Defend Mars using analytics

Troubleshoot a device network issue on Mars and see DNA Analytics in action. Join the fun exploring new gaming levels and solution challenges.

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