Well the week is over and Cisco live has come to an end, but not without some awesome reveals, information, and insights into the next steps at Cisco!! I was not fortunate enough to make it to the event, but I am really inspired to do great things, and am lucky enough to work for such an incredible company. Since all events are concluded I thought it would be a nice thing to revisit some of the main takeaways and what they mean for the upcoming future of Cisco Technologies.
The event started out with a keynote address by CEO Chuck Robbins talked about Multi-cloud, IoT, and AR/VR, changing networks as we know them. The discussion continued with several different speakers talking about these emerging technologies and the need to redesign networking to handle more dynamic environments. With users having multiple devices across a range of networks, connecting multi-cloud applications, and security issues become vital aspects to consider. Cisco has also taken steps to improve the impact of the insights they gather from all this new data.
Cisco announced a number of software updates that are meant to increase the amount of AI and machine learning to the network. This new automation of the network with other analytics tools is meant to assist teams working with this enterprise equipment to gather more insights and visibility into the data collected.
The new Cisco's developer program was a big item of discussion, DevNet updating the professional certification program is a huge shift in the Cisco learning path. Software developers joining with network professionals to speed up the progress of network automation in all areas of business and technology. These new certifications include a wide variety of DevNet certifications structured to validate software professionals. By streamlining certifications to validate engineering professionals, Cisco is aiming to train a new era of entry level professional that is knowledgable in both software and networking principles. To a degree this has already been happening, but with the addition of these new certificates Cisco has made the process more available and potentially more rewarding.
Having the ability to connect to remote locations is one thing, but to do that securely and in harsh environments is what Cisco IoT edge is all about. The new ruggedized industrial networking equipment was on full display at this years Cisco Live, showing off the switches, access points, and routers that can withstand a multitude of environment variables. These devices are able to handle the harsh, remote work environments, including oil refineries, chemical plants, and mines.
Unifying its collaboration portfolio, Cisco is making communication easier for both IT teams as well as regular users. They announced this development at Cisco Live, all Cisco devices are now on the same operating system. Doing this will make it easier to move between the different platforms for collaboration. Cisco has stated that this will allow their users to more easily move into the cloud and take advantage of this useful technology.
Obviously, there are many things that I could continue to talk about and expand upon, but this is the basic top level view of the conference. If this doesn't show what Cisco has done to stay relevant and an important player in the continuously advancing world, then I don't know what would.
Here are some important links to the new products Cisco announced at Cisco Live:
Catalyst IW6300 Heavy Duty Series Access Points. Perfect for oil and gas, utilities, and petrochemical plants with potentially combustible gases, vapors or dust.
IR1101 Integrated Services Router Rugged. Offers industrial SD-WAN with faster rollouts and more reliability and security.
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