Network documentation is time-consuming, tedious and is often outdated by the time you finish. It’s a task that usually ends up at the bottom of to-do lists, which is problematic given the importance of documenting network activity to ensure compliance and security. Intent-based networking (IBN) takes this task off the shoulders of IT staff by [...]
Network downtime costs businesses an average of $5,600 per minute. Depending on the business, that can add up to anywhere from $140,000 to $540,000 per hour. And downtime repercussions aren’t just monetary. Outages can prevent customers from accessing the valuable information and services they need, depleting their trust, damaging company reputation and possibly driving customers [...]
Your IT team members were hired for their knowledge, experience and expertise. Most organizations are at some stage of digital transformation, with projects in the works to improve user experiences via mobile technology and cloud-based applications. Developing innovative, transformative technology takes time and focus. […]
You’ve invested significant time and money into finding the right people for your organization. You support them, train them and give them the tools to succeed. However, even the best people make mistakes. […]
With high-profile data breaches making headlines regularly, compliance is more than just a matter of following industry regulations. It’s a matter of protecting your firm’s reputation and maintaining the trust you’ve built with your clients. Ensuring network compliance using traditional network architecture is tedious at best. Intent-based networking (IBN) offers seamless monitoring, verification and enforcement [...]
As remote employees, app-driven work and instantaneous functionality become the workplace norm, status quo IP-based security tends to slow users down. Further, its security is quickly becoming inferior to the more comprehensive user-based security model enterprises are switching to. Let’s take a look at the benefits of user-based security and how [...]
Advancing technology tends to add job opportunities rather than replace them. Intent-Based Networking Systems (IBNS) are no different. Think of all those tasks on your to-do list that aren't getting done today, due to some hardware device that isn’t enforcing a stated policy, or similar issue. Wouldn’t it be nice not [...]
Intent-based networking, or IBN, is positioned to redefine how enterprises manage their IT infrastructure. With the explosion in the number of mobile and IoT devices, video, streaming and SaaS applications, network intents such as identities, segmentation rules, and security policies require continuous adjustments. Today, this is mostly done manually, and often [...]
As networks are quickly transforming into platforms for agile applications and analytics, IT leaders are challenged to achieve greater efficiencies through network automation. Traditionally, network automation involved simple scripts embedded in device configurations to handle repetitive tasks. For the most part, network provisioning and configurations were manually performed. The manual processes [...]
The move to virtualize enterprise networks began several years ago. Because the work is complex, Cisco, the industry’s leading network equipment supplier, delivered a variety of solutions. Two key elements are Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), the centerpiece in its Software-Defined Network (SDN) story, and Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) [...]
