Cisco Champion Radio

Ransomware, fileless malware, and zero-day attacks continue to target organizations around the world. In response, organizations have resorted to deploying a variety of disparate security controls that lead to increased complexity and inefficiency. There’s an easier, more effective way to defend your endpoints. Cisco Secure Endpoint stops threats while increasing the efficiency of your security te...

It’s been several years since the release of Cisco DNA Center, and it’s matured into a complete network management system, an automation and orchestration engine, an AI/ML analytics platform, a software-defined network controller and an endpoint identification and policy engine for zero-trust networking. Cisco DNA Center can streamline operations, make your team more agile and provide an improved...

Cisco Champions exemplify what we think about when we envision a technology enthusiast—intelligent, informed, engaged and passionate. They make geeky cool. They are both educators and lifelong learners. They’ve dared to dream big, broken down barriers, taken themselves outside of their comfort zones and lived to share their stories. Most importantly, they seek ways to engage with their larger comm...

Cisco SD-WAN is trusted by over 40,000 customers to help connect their users to applications while delivering a predictable and secure user experience. As an industry and market share leader, Cisco SD-WAN enables multicloud access while delivering a full stack of integrated security capabilities on premises and in the cloud. In addition to enabling multicloud access and delivering security your wa...

Did you know that you can guarantee 99.999% uptime SLA using Equinix’s globally available private backbone? Cisco SD-WAN integration and automation with the Equinix Fabric and Network Edge platform enables you to deploy and manage all your SD-WAN gateways and connectivity across the globe from a single portal. Cisco SD-WAN Cloud Interconnect with Equinix delivers reliable network performance while...

APIClarity is an open sourced, cloud-native visibility tool for APIs. It utilizes a Service Mesh framework to capture and analyze API traffic and identify potential risks.   Tune in to this episode to learn how you can 1) use APIClarity to analyze microservices communications in a cloud service mesh 2)   leverage APIClarity to construct an OpenAPI specification in a live environment or compare a r...

APIClarity is an open sourced, cloud-native visibility tool for APIs. It utilizes a Service Mesh framework to capture and analyze API traffic and identify potential risks.   Tune in to this episode to learn how you can 1) use APIClarity to analyze microservices communications in a cloud service mesh 2)   leverage APIClarity to construct an OpenAPI specification in a live environment or compare a r...

Let’s face it: today’s work is hybrid. Making hybrid work requires more than collaboration tools and SaaS applications. It’s about connecting people, disparate workplaces, and their devices to accelerate productivity, safety, and innovation. But it seems easier said than done.   Tune in to our next episode to hear how the team at Cisco can help deliver amazing hybrid experiences and enable smarter...

Remember that time you forgot to put "add" in when changing VLANs? Or, when you spent hours on a config and rebooted without saving? As engineers we often feel the need to put our best face forward, but we've all made mistakes.  We’ve all brought networks down.   Tune in to this episode as Cisco Champions gather around the virtual campfire to tell their own spooooky IT horror stories.  Learn more:...

5G and Wi-Fi 6, the next generation of mobile wireless technologies are here! But what does that mean? Where and how is 5G being deployed? What is Wi-Fi 6? Who’s on first? What’s on second?   There are a myriad of questions about the next generation of wireless connectivity, from what it will look like, to how it will be used, to the experiences it enables. The future of wireless connectivity with...

Adding learning capabilities to the internet will increase the overall network SLO and application experience. Real data driven experiments have shown that such an approach will complement the reactive approach that has governed the internet for the past four decades. Various statistical and ML driven models have shown the possibility to predict future events and take proactive actions for short-t...

In this episode, Cisco Champions draw from their experiences to share some of the craziest technical setups they’ve encountered—from the weirdest AP configurations to the oddest design decisions. Their recollections are sure to make you scratch your heads.  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts:  Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Business Development Manager and Sol...

In our last DevNet Specialization episode (i.e., S7|E44), we introduced DevNet Specialization—a program that recognizes Cisco partners who have built business practices around software programmability and automation. We also heard three Cisco partners discuss their experiences pursuing their DevNet Specialization. In this follow-up session, we check back to hear what they’ve been up to and how the...

From seamless Wi-Fi onboarding to differentiated loyalty experiences, Cisco DNA Spaces offers a range of solutions to tackle Wi-Fi onboarding challenges and provide modernized customer experiences. These solutions increase customer insight while alleviating challenges of MAC randomization. In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, we’ll discuss ways that cisco DNA Spaces can help you: • Seamlessly...

Nearly every day we can read about “ransomware” holding another organization’s data hostage, shutting their operations down, or disrupting their supply chain. Commercial enterprises, major utilities, large healthcare providers, processing facilities—even small businesses aren’t safe from being the target of these attacks. The key to preventing your organization from falling prey to ransomware is t...

Stadium Wi-Fi aims to deliver an exceptional and seamless experience to tens of thousands of fans, who often push the Wi-Fi deployment to its limits. While previously, performance was enhanced through software, Cisco’s design team took a different approach. They went back to the basics and reworked the antennas. Ultimately, this led to tightening the beam width and reducing side lobes to make the...

5G SD-WAN has totally changed the ways businesses use the internet and connect to the cloud. Multigigabit 5G cellular wireless links provided by Cisco’s new 5G Catalyst Cellular Gateway offer flexible, fast connectivity for any location. Tune in to this episode to hear how Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, and the Cisco Catalyst Cellular Gateway combine to offer multigigabit 5G lin...

Cisco Champions Unfiltered is a different flavor of Cisco Champion Radio episodes dedicated to facilitating informal and informative conversations among Cisco Champions—focused on topics related to technology, trends or career. In this episode, Cisco Champions bring in their collective experiences to discuss the complexities of breach notifications—sharing when breaches should be communicated, how...

You’re under extreme pressure to keep up with the rapid pace of technology changes, while keeping your business running at peak performance. Our focus is to deliver business value to you faster — from empowering your people to fueling new ideas and ways of working. Introducing Collaborative Intelligence, our unique approach of combining the right expertise, use cases, best practices, and insights...

The new Webex Events transforms your company meetings and corporate events with real-time online webinars and webcasts, expanding your reach, reducing travel costs, and boosting attendance. Create professional events with peace of mind that Webex Events will ensure secure, reliable, and engaging experiences for all attendees.  Planning an effective virtual event in today’s collaborative environmen...

Small biz is the backbone of the global economy and the heartbeat of the local community. Tune in to this episode to hear how Cisco Designed offers affordable, simplified small business IT solutions that solve complex problems for your growing business. We’ll help you understand the portfolio’s four categories—networking, security, collaboration and analyze. Lastly, hear the top two technology req...

Introducing the recently-launched WiFi enabled, ruggedized smartphones: The Cisco Webex Wireless Phones 840 and 860 deliver enterprise-grade voice over IP via wireless smartphones to enable mobility-based productivity. Tune in to this episode as we discuss and learn about key features like security, IP68 and IP65 ratings, and hot-swap battery option. Plus, explore mobile device management options...

Join us for this podcast where we’ll explore the world of software-defined cloud interconnect (SDCI) with our partner Megaport. We’ll take a deep dive into SDCI and middle-mile optimization of the transport with direct private connection to your hybrid cloud workloads.   Cisco’s new SD-WAN Cloud Interconnect integration with Megaport’s Virtual Edge delivers a highly efficient, highly available, an...

ThousandEyes is joining forces with the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches to bring Internet and Cloud Intelligence to tens of thousands of organizations around the world, enabling them to see and manage networks and applications that they rely on but do not directly own or control. By bundling ThousandEyes with its most widely deployed switches for campus and branch environments, Cisco is sol...

Disruptive network transformation may only happen once a decade.  First movers can set agendas and force competitors to defend for years.  Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution fundamentally changes how IP and optical networks are built and operated forever.   Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport architecture begins to put an end to a long history of inefficien...