Cisco Champion Radio

Maintaining service levels between users and applications anywhere is top of mind for most IT organizations. With the added scale and complexity introduced by hybrid work and multicloud, network issues are harder than ever to isolate and solve for. Enter artificial intelligence (AI). AI is essential to helping under resourced IT teams. With current and emerging AI-enabled analytics tools, networki...

Wi-Fi 6E technology extends the Wi-Fi 6 standard into the 6GHz spectrum allowing for faster speeds, lower latency and more security to the network. The business landscape has advanced as apps and IoT have become increasingly more vital to work; clients need unincumbered access to them. Wi-Fi 6E provides that direct access. Wi-Fi 6E is also the perfect deployment for making sure that your hybrid wo...

Routed optical networking, part of the Converged SDN Transport Architecture, is a new network paradigm that delivers improved operational efficiencies and simplicity. The solution works by merging IP and private line services onto a single layer where all the switching is done at Layer 3. Routers are connected hop-by-hop with standardized pluggable coherent optics. With a single service layer base...

Being early in career presents a myriad of opportunities to learn and develop skills that are critical to career advancement. It’s a stage where you will continue to build and strengthen hard skills and soft skills; where you will learn to fail fast; and, ultimately, where you will learn what you truly love to do. Join Cisco Champions as they bring their collective years of experience to share the...

Work is not where you go. It’s what you do. Easy to say but harder to implement. What does it take to truly empower workers to work from home, in the office, or anywhere? Join the hybrid work conversation as Cisco Champions and Cisco experts discuss solutions such as secure SD-WAN/SASE, full-stack observability, and hybrid cloud, as well as the cultural and organizational implications of hybrid wo...

Sometimes product users will get a feeling that a particular product has not been designed with them in mind. This feeling is a symptom of non-inclusivity, and innovators everywhere (yes, even you) are uniquely positioned to help stop the spread of bias in technology. In this episode, Cisco Champions and Cisco advocate Maulie Dass discuss the concept of audience inclusivity, and how we can change...

Esports is booming and Cisco is taking a front seat in the future of esports in a big way. Game publishers, professional teams, tournament organizers and venue owners are investing in the development of world-class experiences, innovation and expanding esports to the whole world. Now we see universities and high schools building academic programs, dedicated facilities, education aligned highs scho...

The internet has grown exponentially for over 30 years and will soon surpass 30 billion connected devices. Yet, even for its age and the all the connected devices, the Internet of Things remains a 30-year-old infant. And like an infant, IoT needs guidance. It needs to be shown how to communicate and exchange data, taught how to make decisions, and be managed and looked after. The evolution of wire...

Join us for an informal discussion on why enterprise microservices architectures rely on open source service mesh, such as Istio, to secure, connect, observe and control services with little or no changes to the application code. In addition, how Cisco Service Mesh Manager, an extension of Intersight Kubernetes Service, builds upon the advantages of 100% upstream Istio by adding a powerful UI/API...

Threat hunting is a security practice where you look for threats that have managed to get past your defenses and have hidden themselves within your environment. It’s not just about uncovering threats, but also implementing policies and playbooks to shore up your security posture. In fact, some of the most successful hunts may not uncover a threat at all. Rather, they identify a weakness in the env...

Demystify your hybrid cloud network automation and operations. With its “one-view” presentation of all your hybrid cloud network sites, Cisco Nexus Dashboard enables IT operators to use a single, agile platform to operate all network infrastructure in a single place. It also bridges the tools needed by each persona—NetOps, DevOps, CloudOps or SecOps—with a flexible operational model for key use ca...

Oh no! You find out bad actors are scouting your network. They’ve penetrated your organization, and now your files are locked. You are the victim of a ransomware attack. How did this happen? How do you handle an incident like this? What are the steps to remediation? Join Cisco Champions as they explain what ransomware is, discuss their unique experiences with handling ransomware outbreaks, and tal...

One word describes the life of network operations, and that word is complex. It’s no wonder when your responsibility is to maintain multi-layer IP and Optical networks that span multiple domains built on top of multiple vendors. Tune in to this episode to learn from the experts on how customers are using Cisco Crosswork Hierarchical Controller to deliver operational excellence. Tasks are simplifie...

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 source, 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 runnin...

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 w...

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: cis...

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 5...

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...

Sometimes, situations require temporary fixes. Sometimes, the network becomes an afterthought in overall office design and planning. In either situation, it may require network engineers to declare “I’ll fix that later.” 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 d...

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 from three Cisco partners as they shared their experiences pursuing this certification. In this follow-up session, we check back to hear what they’ve been up to and how...