Cisco fuses SD-WAN, security and cloud services
Cisco secures SD-WAN software, bolsters cloud-based Office 365 application access, and offers DevNet SD-WAN development options. Looking to help customers batten down the edge, Cisco is marrying its software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN)...
Cisco unearths 13 ‘High Impact’ IOS vulnerabilities you need to patch now
Cisco details security problems in its IOS and IOS XE switch and router operating software and warns on Linux flaw impact. Cisco today exposed 13 vulnerabilities in its IOS and...
How to negotiate a Cisco Enterprise Agreement that works for you
Cisco Enterprise agreements can provide long-term benefits and savings, but they must be scrutinized carefully case by case to see if they make sense. Cisco Enterprise Agreements (“EAs”) are becoming...
Cisco software subscription strategies pay off
Cisco’s fiscal year 2018 results say deferred product revenue related to recurring software and subscription offers increased 23 percent over 2017. Cisco’s strategy of diversifying into a more software-optimized business...
Cisco pays cool $2.3 billion for hot security company Duo
Cisco says integration of its network, device and cloud security platforms with Duo Security’s zero-trust authentication and access products will let customers quickly secure users to any application on any...
Google, Cisco amp-up enterprise cloud integration
Google and Cisco setting stage for Kubernetes hybrid cloud push. The joint Google and Cisco Kubernetes platform for enterprise customers should appear before the end of the year, and things...
Cisco embraces Kubernetes, pushing container software into mainstream
Upgrades to Cisco AppDynamics and CloudCenter help troubleshoot problems and deploy apps in Kubernetes clusters. Cisco this week took big steps toward helping customers deploy, monitor and manage on-premises and...
What’s behind Cisco’s comeback?
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in just the last week or so has taken over the top spot for year-to-date performance among the 30 equities comprising the Dow Jones industrial...
Cisco broadens Tetration security delivery with cloud, virtual buying options
Cisco’s Tetration-V and Tetration-SaaS give businesses interested in the security-analytics platform the option of a cloud service or software that runs on virtual appliances. Cisco has added new cloud and...
Cisco attacks SD-WAN with software from Viptela, Meraki acquisitions
New Cisco software will address SD-WAN challenges with help improving application performance, planning bandwidth allocation, and modeling how policy changes might affect network performance. Cisco took the wraps off new...