In a relatively short space of time the cloud has become the foundation upon which organisations build their digital infrastructure – and with that every business must confront security issues. As cyber attackers become more sophisticated and find inventive ways to navigate around traditional endpoint security, it’s...
Published: May 29, 2019
Cybersecurity is an unavoidable part of daily business operations for organizations of all sizes and industries. As reliance on information technology expands, so does an organization’s exposure to malicious actors. Hackers with sufficient capability and motivation can exploit vulnerabilities to breach the confidentiality...
Published: Aug 02, 2019
“Bring your own device” (BYOD) is the new mantra of employees who are empowered to innovate the way they work, using the technology tools they prefer. This growing trend has been well-documented.
In our original research on BYOD, described in “BYOD: A Global Perspective,” the Cisco Internet...
Published: Jan 16, 2014
Service providers around the world share concerns about running out of bandwidth. Business challenges surrounding continued bandwidth growth, linked to video, mobility, and cloud applications, are significant. Service providers also report declining revenue from a cost-per-bit perspective, so not only does the network...
Published: May 08, 2014
We should state, right up front, that products based on the upcoming IEEE 802.11ac wireless-LAN (WLAN) standard are indeed going to dominate the enterprise wireless local-area network landscape.
But as is often the case with new technologies, the hype surrounding the initial availability of .11ac products is...
Published: May 21, 2013
KelCor has been compensated by Sonus Networks to prepare this position document, but the thoughts and opinions are those of the author alone, and KelCor has maintained full editorial control throughout.
Sonus specifically sought KelCor’s unbiased views on key challenges organizations face when using video and...
Published: Apr 18, 2014
“Do more with less. Increase utilization levels. Improve staff efficiency. Reduce your space, power, and cooling needs.” Every vendor makes the same promises. Cisco delivers.
Although virtualization technology has made server consolidation possible, it has also created many challenges. Infrastructure is...
Published: Jan 23, 2014
Recent studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between the implementation of advanced technology in contact centers and increased caller satisfaction.
For example, advanced call handling techniques reduce average queue time by anywhere from 12 to 43 percent. Calls per hour per agent improved 6 to 18 percent....
Published: Feb 06, 2014
This paper explores the capabilites of unified communications and provides examples of how exploration and production companies use convergence in communications to best advantage to allow data, voice, and video collaboration between experts and explore the value that it brings. It includes various case examples of where...
Published: Apr 24, 2013
Application delivery controllers are essential to network uptime and performance. This whitepaper explores how to reduce TCO and improve efficiency by deploying ADCs in active-active clusters, and what appliances are best to support this activity.
Published: Oct 01, 2014
Software-defined networking (SDN) offers today’s static campus networks much needed flexibility and
programmability to enhance resource utilization and achieve faster application deployments. SDN enables dynamic network provisioning, leading to enhanced business productivity, security and improved user experience....
Published: Aug 21, 2014
The traditional approach to managing desktops in a global enterprise has become untenable. Increasingly,
geographically dispersed user endpoints, in the form of desktop and laptop computers and personal devices, are making “desktop” management and security nearly impossible.
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Published: Jan 24, 2014
Cisco® Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) is a smart Wi-Fi solution that uses the Cisco wireless infrastructure to detect and locate smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. With it, your organization can directly serve personalized content to users.
Published: Aug 22, 2014
The background of IPv6 is well known. Given how long OS vendors and Cisco have been ready for the change, you would think upgrading VoIP systems would be an easy thing.
Published: Oct 11, 2013