News Summary:
- The company's vision for Cisco Networking Cloud will create a
simpler network management platform experience to help customers
easily access and manage all Cisco networking products from one
place.
- New innovations include SSO, API key exchange/repository,
sustainable data center networking solutions and expanded network
assurance with Cisco ThousandEyes.
- Cisco Networking Cloud will
dramatically simplify IT, with a more flexible Cisco Catalyst
switch stack, improved visibility into data center power and energy
consumption, and new AI data center blueprints to improve
performance and visibility for network operators.
LAS VEGAS, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO LIVE
-- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is on a mission to simplify IT, today
announcing its vision for Cisco Networking Cloud, an integrated
management platform experience for both on-prem and cloud operating
models.
Building a Better Future for Cisco Customers and
Partners
Managing networks in today's era of connecting everyone, everywhere
is hard. According to Cisco's State of Global Innovation report,
85% of IT professionals indicate they value simplicity in their IT
systems. Simplicity becomes increasingly important with the
advancement of cloud, IoT, Wi-Fi + 5G, AI/ML, and security. With so
many technologies and applications coming together, it can be
difficult for IT staff to deliver a consistent, unified experience
whether in the office, at home, or on the go.
A simplified IT experience influences customer satisfaction,
employee retention, and competitive differentiation. Cisco
recognizes the struggles with fragmentation, lack of visibility,
security threats, and time-consuming integration that get in the
way of delivering better experiences. It understands that the
journey to simplification is defined by each operator's business
objectives, functional needs, and preferred consumption model.
Whether the use cases require on-premises delivery, cloud-enabled
delivery or anything in between, Cisco is meeting IT where they
are.
The Vision for Cisco Networking Cloud
As part of its
journey to simplification, Cisco has been working to create a
simpler network management platform experience to help customers
easily access and navigate its platforms to manage all Cisco
networking products from one place. Featuring cloud-driven
automation, rich network insights, and innovation through its
partner ecosystem, Cisco Networking Cloud will accelerate the
delivery of unified experiences and drive measurable business
outcomes.
"Today we are sharing our vision and first steps to eliminate
networking complexity and securely connect the world," said
Jonathan Davidson, Executive Vice
President and General Manager, Cisco Networking. "Only Cisco has
the portfolio, experience, and partner ecosystem to bring together
campus and branch, data center, compute, IoT, and SD-WAN to
optimize outcomes using one networking management platform to
deliver unified experiences."
From Vision to Value: Innovation Launching Today
- As a first step, Cisco is delivering the following components
across its existing networking products portfolio, which will
increase operational simplicity, efficiency, and reliability:
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- Single sign-on (SSO) simplifying access across
Cisco networking platforms.
- API key exchange/repository, when linked with SSO,
making it easier for Cisco networking platforms to connect and
exchange data through automation to reduce friction and
opportunities for error.
- Cross-platform navigation, delivering more seamless
navigation between Cisco networking platforms.
- Common user interface across Cisco networking platforms,
bringing greater consistency and ease of use across a customer's
operational functions.
- Elevating the power of the network with end-to-end assurance
and expanded cloud monitoring capabilities:
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- Cisco ThousandEyes for end-to-end network assurance over any
network: ThousandEyes delivers expanded visibility, automated
insights, and seamless workflows to assure digital experiences
across any network—whether on premises, the internet, or in the
cloud. New innovations include:
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- Expanded visibility into internet and cloud
networks with new vantage points on Meraki MX and Webex RoomOS
devices.
- Faster insights into incidents impacting digital
experiences with new automated Event Detection plus unmatched
insight into your AWS connections for enhanced
troubleshooting.
- Seamless workflows with simplified ThousandEyes
endpoint deployment with Cisco Secure Client, adding to
ThousandEyes' already rich set of ecosystem integrations, including
data export via OpenTelemetry.
- Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst to view, troubleshoot and
manage Catalyst devices: Enhancements to the Meraki dashboard
will now support new capabilities for Cisco Catalyst switches
including a CLI view, image management, and advanced
troubleshooting.
- Simplifying operations with an easier, more predictable, and
more scalable Cisco Catalyst stack, improved visibility into data
center power consumption insights and energy footprints, and new AI
data center blueprints:
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- Simplified branding for the Cisco Catalyst Stack: Cisco
is now connecting the power and flexibility of the Catalyst brand
across the entire enterprise networking stack with Catalyst
Center (formerly DNA Center), Catalyst Software and Licensing
(formerly DNA Software and Licensing), Catalyst Wireless, Catalyst
Switching, Catalyst Routing, and Catalyst SD-WAN (formerly Cisco
SD-WAN or Viptela SD-WAN).
- New Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Consumption Model: With
cloud-delivered Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, customers can now consume
SD-WAN as a utility with a flexible subscription model. Customers
can simply purchase and have the SD-WAN software and services spun
up in minutes. Cisco will be responsible for management of the
underlying delivery of the SD-WAN fabric automating solution with
zero-touch lifecycle deployment and management.
- Simplified Licensing Options: Starting with Cisco
Catalyst switches, new licensing combines hardware and software
support into a single subscription—simplifying buying and
renewing.
- Sustainable Data Center Networking Bolstered by new
integrations for Cisco data center networking and Nexus Dashboard,
customers will gain real-time and historical insights for power
consumption of all IT equipment in their data center and estimate
the energy footprint of their data center operations.
- AI Data Center Blueprint for Networking: Leveraging
Cisco experience with customer deployments, the Cisco AI/ML data
center network blueprint will give customers a new and proven
solution for high performance compute, InfiniBand to Ethernet
network migrations, and large-scale ML fabrics. With visibility
into AI workloads via Cisco Nexus Dashboard and automation
templates, customers can meet the demand for specific network
performance characteristics such as deterministic load-balancing,
line-rate transmission, congestion management and no drop
characteristics with their Cisco Nexus 9000 and NX-OS
implementations.
Supporting Resources
- Blog: All Aboard for Unified Experiences: How Cisco
Networking Cloud is Simplifying IT
- Blog: Fixing Things Before They Break: A More Proactive
Network Mantra
- Blog: Simplifying How Customers Unleash the Power of Our
Platforms
- Blog: New ThousandEyes Innovations to Assure Digital
Experiences Everywhere
- Cisco State of Global Innovation Report 2023
- Cisco Data Center Networking
Blueprint for AI/ML Applications
- Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst
- Catalyst SD-WAN
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