The world is talking about the benefits that Machine Learning and AI will bring to us. Often hyped up and part of a story warning us of out of control robots, the future use of these technologies in networking is rather more benign – they will help us to monitor and maintain a network.

In terms of networking, educational establishments are often at the forefront of the technology wave. For Universities, colleges and large schools alike, they have the opportunity to test out the latest and greatest innovations in networking – making the technology work for them, and then reaping the benefits of deploying at scale.

One of the Cisco Digital Networking Architecture corner stone concepts is Software Defined Access (or simply, SD Access). One of the key components is the use of Scalable Group Tags (SGTs) and these form a cornerstone of the SD Access story.

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Software Defined Architecture is the concept that we can configure the network from a centralised management system. In the case of Cisco, this is DNA Center. SDA removes us as engineers from the CLI configuration layer, although the physical layer still needs careful design in order to ensure no single points of failure and that the physical design is[…]

Cisco DNA SD-Access "Software Defined-Access" is the future of Cisco enterprise networks. This is the second part in a two part series, to provide you insight in to how you can quickly get your Cisco SD-Access Lab up and running.

Cisco DNA SD-Access "Software Defined-Access" is the future of Cisco enterprise networks, and whether you're ready or not, it's here. In this blog series, we're going to take a look at the base setup of your SD-Access Lab environment and provide some useful links along the way to content to help you understand the topic more fully.

In our series of blogs exploring Cisco SD Access, we took a look at What is SDA Fabric as an overview. In this blog we'll dig deeper and take a look at the concept of Micro Segmentation. Micro Segmentation is all about providing a level of granular network control never seen before. Let's take a look.

The CIO's Guide to Cisco SDA Fabric The field of networking is evolving rapidly. Security is a paramount concern for many businesses, as is the difficulty of finding staff to support and administer the network. Cisco SDA Fabric offers a new world of networking, including automation and Zero Trust Architecture. Our FREE eBook provides a technical[…]

On the back of our blog regarding Perpetual PoE on the Catalyst 9000 access layer switching platforms, there is yet another very valuable feature you may not be aware of that drastically reduces the disruption to service as a result of a planned outage when performing full image upgrade - xFSU.