Smarter, Simpler Networking

Networking Experiences Issue #2

The Voice of Experience

The growing prevalence of hybrid work and applications deployed in cloud workloads depend on resilient and agile networks to keep employees, customers, and partners productive and engaged. Architecting networks to simplify management and create a seamless experience for everyone is key to supporting these new modes of operations. In this issue of Networking Experiences, we explore the theme of simplifying management of Cisco Catalyst switching and wireless access points with the Meraki Cloud dashboard and Cisco Catalyst Center on-premises and virtual appliances. This issue also includes articles by Cisco experts on creating smart workspaces for hybrid work and managing networks proactively with the power of predictive analytics.

Smarter, Simpler Experiences with Cisco Networking

Chris Stori, SVP & GM of Networking Experiences

Cisco's platform strategy for cloud and on-premises management helps unify IT teams across networking, security, cloud infrastructure, and applications to deliver an optimized experience for customers and employees.

Simplify and Optimize Networking Experiences for the Hybrid Workforce and Cloud Workloads

Ravi Chandrasekaran, SVP of Enterprise Engineering

The Power of Cisco Platforms brings new network intelligence from the Meraki Cloud dashboard and Cisco Catalyst Center to industry-leading Catalyst Switching and Access Points, radically simplifying operations for hybrid cloud applications and hybrid workplaces.

Cisco Product Innovations for a Wireless First World with Wi-Fi 6 and 6E

Greg Dorai, Vice President of Product Management for Cisco Secure Access Group

Wi-Fi 6E is here and Cisco is leading efforts to make deployment and management of services and user experience on this high throughput, high capacity, broad spectrum network seamless.

Deployment Options Expand with New Cisco Catalyst Center Virtual Appliance

Jeff Scheaffer, Vice President of Product Management & Strategy SDN Transformation

The Cisco Catalyst Center Virtual Appliance, which gives customers new deployment options for our network controller, whether deployed within the company data center or in public and private clouds.

Making Business (and Networking) Work Better in the Cloud

Matthew Landry is VP Product Management, Networking and Security at Cisco Meraki

Cloud monitoring lets you connect to your Cisco Catalyst and Meraki access networks from anywhere, see the flow of traffic, and quickly diagnose where clients may be having issues—providing an incredibly powerful way to scale operations without adding complexity.

Build Smarter Experiences with Cloud-Managed Networking

Nicole Gallow, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Access at Cisco Meraki

To meet expectations of performance and reliability for next-gen applications for the hybrid workforce, IT needs to reimagine network management using AI and ML solutions to provide extended visibility and proactive mitigation.

Five Lessons from Deploying Smart Spaces

Levi Toney is Director of Workplace Experience at Cisco Meraki

With a Cisco network, most organizations don’t need to bring in new infrastructure to take advantage of smart building capabilities--the smart infrastructure they need is already in place and just waiting to be put to work.

Empowering Customers to Thrive in an Internet-Centric World

Mohit Lad, General Manager and co-founder of ThousandEyes

ThousandEyes WAN Insights provides a pivotal step toward delivering the Cisco Predictive Networks vision, starting with the enterprise SD-WAN environment.

The Power of Predictive Networks

JP Vasseur, Cisco Fellow, Engineering, Machine Learning

Predictive networks can help mitigate downtime and add to an overall positive customer experience. Learn more benefits and some common misconceptions around predictive networks