Work Is Changing.
Is Your Network Ready?

People want to be protected, productive, and engaged wherever they choose to work

A distributed workforce needs a network that works for it

Organizations are adopting
hybrid work models

The return to the office is in full swing

And personal safety and
wellness are top of mind

Most employees expect increased work flexibility (64%)¹
Organizations’ highest focus is on improving workplace safety measures (87%) as they transition back to the workplace¹
58% will work 8 or more days each month from home
(Post-COVID)²
Employees want intelligent workplace technology (96%)²
for a better work environment

To keep up, IT needs to deliver

Secure access: Secure and optimize the user experience for applications located anywhere
Workplace safety: Aid the health and wellness of employees as they return to the workplace
Operational efficiency: Use automation and insights to simplify operations and optimize the user experience
Business agility and resilience: Enhance IT’s ability to quickly respond to business imperatives and disruptions

Explore how Cisco Secure Network Solutions for
the Hybrid Workplace enable you to reinvent
the future of work

For the Remote Workforce

Offer flexible, secure remote
access for an uninterrupted
employee experience
Stay productive by connecting
your distributed workforce
to collaborate effectively
Optimize every application
experience with real-time
performance monitoring

There are two options for remote worker access

Remote Workforce Wireless Solution

Expand corporate network connectivity and policies to the home with a seamless application experience and centralized provisioning and management

Provide zero-touch and identity-based onboarding of wired and wireless devices

Enabled by Cisco Catalyst^® 9100 or Cisco Aironet^® 1800 Series access points, Cisco DNA Center, and Cisco Umbrella^® cloud security

Remote Workforce Routing Solution

Offer zero-trust fabric and end-to-end enterprise segmentation with centralized provisioning and management

Provide highly available Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) with advanced cloud security and threat protection, an enhanced application experience, and support for unified communications

Enabled by Cisco 1000 Series ISRs with integrated Wi-Fi, LTE Advanced Pro (5G-ready), Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco Umbrella cloud security, and Cloud OnRamp

For employees returning to physical work locations

Provide consistent, identity-based
secure access to the network for
users and devices.
Gain social density insights for
safe working conditions in the
office, retail stores, or any
public places.
Use proximity reporting to
respond effectively to reported
incidents and help ensure
workplace safety.
Enable smart building services
by using policy automation, and
advanced switches to securely
onboard IoT devices such as cameras,
asset tracking sensors, and smart lighting.

The trusted workplace is powered by

Cisco DNA Spaces

Next-generation indoor location services cloud platform

Cisco Secure Network Access Infrastructure

With Cisco Catalyst, Aironet or Meraki^® Wireless and switching solutions

For employees accessing multicloud applications

Provide secure and consistent multicloud
accessfrom any workplace
Allow fast and frictionless
deployment of new
software-as-a-service (SaaS) and
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) apps

Secure multicloud access is powered by

Cisco SD-WAN

Deliver efficient anywhere access and protect against security vulnerabilities

Secure access service edge (SASE)

Provide consistent zero-trust secure access wherever users and applications reside

With the right strategy, you can meet the challenges.

Bring together your workforce and workplace with the simplicity, agility, and resiliency you need to thrive.

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¹ IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Work 2021 Predictions, 1 Oct 2020

² Global Workforce Survey: The Rise of the Hybrid Workplace Report, 1 Oct 2020.

Work Is Changing.Is Your Network Ready?