Over the next three years, 80% of retail businesses plan to increase, and even double, their cloud utilization.
43% of network teams identified improving embedded network security capabilities as a priority.
Over 70 percent of the global population will have mobile connectivity by 2023. The total number of global mobile subscribers will grow from 5.1 billion (66 percent of population) in 2018 to 5.7 billion (71 percent of population) by 2023.
Discover 8 possibilities at the new cloud edge with
The Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms family
Deliver an exceptional
multi cloud experience
Prepare for
SD-WAN
Secure yourDIA connections
Enable aSASE architecture
Become 5G readyat remote retail locations
Deliver agility, assurance, and self-healing capabilities at the cloud edge
Host applications at the edge for lower latency
Consolidate services with a software-defined store or distribution center
Deliver an exceptional multi cloud experience
Exceptional experiences are simply an imperative in retail for your customers, associates, and everyone along the value chain. The focus on applications to deliver these experiences calls for simplified management and end-to-end visibility across the hybrid cloud environment. SD-WAN connectivity, application optimization, and leveraging applications-as-aservice enable greater control but also, can reduce costs and improve productivity for your organization.
Prepare for SD-WAN
Enhance your retail organization's application performance with proper segmentation, Cloud OnRamp, and real-time end-to-end visibility across the WAN. Cisco SD-WAN delivers a carrier-grade solution for predictable application experience, with one user interface wherever your retail business is operating.
Secure your DIA connections
Deploy cloud-delivered multilayered security to give your retail organization direct internet access (DIA) with enhanced segmentation. The full SD-WAN security stack provides secure, direct cloud access from the store or distribution center to the cloud..1
1The accessible security features vary with the Cisco DNA Software subscription tier.
Enable a SASE architecture
With the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms Family, the WAN edge and cloud-based security are combined to create a robust secure access service edge (SASE) architecture. A full security stack is built into this “trustworthy solution” – it is secure by design.
Become 5G ready at remote retail locations
Easily upgrade to the latest wireless WAN and cellular technology with 5G-ready platforms for uninterrupted access to cloud applications. When reliable wired connectivity from remote locations is not an option, deploy 5G-based edge services on the Catalyst 8000 family.
Deliver agility, assurance, and self-healing capabilities at the cloud edge
The Catalyst 8000 Series empowers retail organizations with a distributed analytics architecture with embedded, end-to-end analytics for AI/ML.
Host applications at the edge for lower latency
Host your mission-critical workloads at the edge, to mitigate network latency and ensure superior application performance. Powered by a Cisco application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, and with an SD-WAN industry first – integrated 40G and 100G Ethernet ports – the Catalyst 8000 family enables you to experience three times the encrypted traffic performance. Our compact design shrinks your rack space requirements, enabling data center and colocation deployments to reduce footprint and operating costs.
Consolidate services with a software-defined store or distribution center
Your retail cloud networking solution should be purpose-built, and that's the approach we've taken. The Catalyst 8000 Series empowers retail organizations with a robust third-party technology ecosystem featuring security, cloud, and network management options. It is open and programmable, so you can enjoy compute capabilities at the edge with the flexibility to support your evolving retail business.
Experience the agility, security, and visibility your retail organization needs
3x the encrypted traffic performance
3x to 4x the performance – higher processing through a customized high-speed port connection to the main processing engine
Up to 5x greater IPsec performance than current alternatives on the market