Cisco Champion Radio: Recent Episodes

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By combining the power of Cisco Networking Cloud, ThousandEyes Digital Experience Assurance, and Cisco's unmatched dataset, new innovations unlock proactive insights and automated operations across customers' entire digital ecosystem.Marko Tisler, Group Product Manager with Cisco ThousandEyes, and the Cisco Champions will discuss new digital experience assurance capabilities announced on June 4 at Cisco Live, as well as dig deeper into the now generally available Cisco Secure Access Experience Insights, powered by ThousandEyes. By integrating ThousandEyes with Secure Access, IT and security teams now have full visibility into key components of the digital experience: device, network, and application. This means that both teams can manage and remotely troubleshoot end-to-end connectivity for critical applications and services, all in a single, easy-to-understand view that enables rapid root cause identification and resolution.Resourceswww.thousandeyes.com/integrations/c…ience-insightsCisco guestMarko Tisler, Group Product Manager, Cisco ThousandEyesCisco Champion hostsDonald Robb, Principal Network Architect, The Walt Disney CompanySebastian Leuser, Solution Architect, Deutsche Telekom Geschäftskunden GmbHLiam Keegan, AdvisorModeratorDanielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we dive into all the exciting details of the upcoming Webex One 2024 conference, Cisco's flagship event dedicated to hybrid work collaboration and AI innovation. Join us as we explore the key highlights, from inspirational keynote speeches by Fareed Zakaria and Erik Brynjolfsson to hands-on product demos and a bustling expo floor featuring Webex integrations and an AI hub.Whether you're attending in person or virtually, we've got you covered. Learn about the customizable swag options, discover the must-see sessions, and get tips on how to navigate the agenda to maximize your experience. Plus, don't miss the chance to hear about the epic concert party featuring Alter Ego, the Canadian party band known for their electrifying two-hour sets with costume changes!WebexOne 2024 promises an exciting, packed schedule from October 21 to 24, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, offering a unique mix of training programs, keynotes and breakouts, expo and product demos, networking opportunities, and an awards ceremony. Tune in to get all the insights you need to make the most of this transformative event, whether you're attending live or catching up on- demand.As a podcast listener, use this special discount code WX12024 at WebexOne.com to save hundreds on your ticket!Resourceswww.webexone.com/Cisco guest:Andrew Pearson, Director, Event Marketing, CiscoCisco Champion hosts:David Macias, Independent ConsultantRuth Duncan, Customer Success Manager, ScanSourceRickey Keith, Consulting Systems Engineer, World Wide TechnologyModeratorDanielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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In this episode, we delve into the latest innovations in data center networking unveiled at Cisco Live US. Discover how Cisco is revolutionizing data center operations with new products and solutions aimed at simplifying operations, enhancing security, and ensuring a consistent user experience across various infrastructure architectures.Join us as we explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard, a pivotal component that centralizes operations, automation, and management for data center networks. Learn how it provides a unified view to manage and configure ACI fabrics, NX-OS devices, and interconnect networks, delivering consistent outcomes across multiple locations. We'll discuss its simplified deployment options, switch-based licensing model, and integration of campus capabilities for better visibility and seamless connectivity.Additionally, we'll cover Cisco's commitment to offering flexibility and choice with both Intel and AMD processors, and its focus on security, especially concerning AI workloads and secure communications. Tune in to understand how Cisco's agile, elastic, and cognitive solutions are driving businesses forward.Learn more: www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…working/index.htmlCisco guestsMurali Gandluru, Vice President of Product Management, CiscoLukas Krattiger, Cisco Fellow, Cisco Networking-DC Network & Provider Connectivity, CiscoCisco Champion hostsRita Younger, Practice Lead Data Center Networking, World Wide TechnologyRickey Keith, Consulting Systems Engineer, World Wide TechnologyMichael Witte, Principal Solutions Architect, World Wide TechnologyLiam Keegan, AdvisorModeratorDanielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Hearing and being heard is essential in effective collaboration, but with today’s distributed, hybrid workforce, challenges like background noise and network disruptions can result in poor communication.With Webex, you can have crystal clear interactions despite poor network conditions or while in a noisy environment. The new Webex AI Codec (now available) brings generative AI-based enhancements that ensure outstanding voice quality for every call and meeting.What we will cover:-Fundamentals of modern digital voice communications-Limitations of existing technology-Webex AI Codec-Pervasive AI across the Webex platformResourceswww.webex.com/gp/webex-ai-codec.htmlblog.webex.com/hybrid-work/next-…h-webex-ai-codec/Cisco guestsAshish Chotai, Director, Head of Product, Webex Media & AICisco Champion hostsSebastian Leuser, Solution Architect, Deutsche TelekomSijbren Beukenkamp, Director, 3CornersJason Dave, Infrastructure and Security Director, AbelsonTaylorAmr Nasher, Founder and Managing Director, TwaasolModeratorDanielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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Join us for an exciting episode of Cisco Champion Radio as we delve into the fascinating world of quantum networking. In this episode, host Amilee San Juan, Cisco Champions Mark Sibering, Marius Hole, Michael Witte, and Paul Giblin, and Cisco guest Tim Szigeti discuss the transformative potential of quantum communication technologies.We'll explore the concept of quantum teleportation and how it allows for the instantaneous transfer of quantum states, although it requires additional information to fully decipher the transmitted data. Our experts will highlight the significant improvements in transmission speed and security that quantum networking offers over traditional methods, making it a game-changer for preventing eavesdropping and ensuring faster communication.Discover why photons are the preferred medium for quantum communication, capable of maintaining quantum states without supercooling. Learn about the creation of entangled photons through spontaneous parametric down-conversion and their critical role in quantum networks. We'll also consider the intriguing possibility of using quantum entanglement in RF frequencies, potentially enhancing communication through obstacles like walls and trees.This episode will provide insights into the real-world applications of quantum networks, such as distributed sensors and clock synchronization, and discuss the limitations and advantages of quantum computing in various fields. Whether you're a quantum enthusiast or new to the topic, this episode is packed with valuable information and forward-thinking discussions on the future of networking. Don't miss it!Resources:www.ciscolive.com/on-demand/on-dem…269088521001tMFGCisco guestTim Szigeti, Distinguished Technical Marketing Engineer, CiscoCisco Champion hostsMark Sibering, IT Transformation Consultant, DevoteamMarius Hole, Infrastructure Solutions Architect, Atea Norge ASMichael Witte, Principal Solutions Architect, World Wide TechnologyPaul Giblin, Chairman, Distinguished Engineer, PresidioModeratorAmilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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Are you a network provider looking to save time? Of course you are!This session will introduce you to the Meraki Terraform Provider, a tool that enables teams and individuals to automate their workflows and manage Cisco Meraki network infrastructure using Terraform.With this provider, you can now define and manage Meraki organizations, networks, devices, and other resources as code, providing simplicity, scalability, and repeatability in your automation strategy.In this session, you’ll learn how to use Terraform to automate the:-Configuration of Meraki switches to reduce the risk of human error.-Deployment of Meraki access points to easily scale a wireless network.-Configuration of Meraki firewalls to ensure consistent security policies across a network.The official Terraform provider for Meraki allows you to provision, manage, and automate your network, offering:Simplicity: A simple and unified interface to manage Meraki networks, making it easier for administrators to integrate Meraki network management into their existing infrastructure automation workflow.Consistency: Administrators can ensure that their network resources are managed in a consistent and reproducible manner, reducing the likelihood of configuration errors.Flexibility: That allows administrators to manage their Meraki networks in a programmatic manner, providing greater flexibility in network management and enabling more complex network topologies to be managed more easily.Resources:Cisco DevNet Documentation (developer.cisco.com/codeexchange/gi…rovider-meraki/)Cisco Meraki Community post (community.meraki.com/t5/Developers-…ki/td-p/230663)Meraki Terraform Registry (registry.terraform.io/providers/cisc…/meraki/latest)Cisco guestsOren Brigg, Product Manager, Developer Platform and Ecosystem, Cisco MerakiChampions hostsLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), AdvisorMicheline Murphy (www.linkedin.com/in/micheline-murphy-ba165b53/), Consulting Systems Engineer, World Wide TechnologyJose Bogarin (www.linkedin.com/in/josebogarin/)VP, Development and Engineering, CloverhoundModeratorDanielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Wi-Fi 7 has arrived, elevating 6GHz Wi-Fi to unprecedented heights. In this podcast, we dive head-first into the Wi-Fi 7 standard, examining its impact on enterprise networks. We cover a range of topics including Wi-Fi 7 features and capabilities, device and infrastructure readiness, adoption, and what comes next for the standard.-What is wifi 7 (what is its relationship to 802.11be)-What are some new use cases? In homes, but also in enterprise?-Why is wifi 7 important/different from previous gens? Does it work with previous gens?-What problems are being addressed?-How are new standards developed, what is Cisco’s input/role with IEEE 802.11, WFA-Interoperability partnerships – advanced etc-What should customers consider re: adopting wifi 7? Any caveats?Check out our latest Mobility Field Day session on Wi-Fi 7 here www.youtube.com/watch?v=90A8sYNxvEgCisco Guests:Jerome Henry, Lead Researcher, Office of the Wireless, CTO, CiscoBinita Gupta, Wireless Systems Architect, CiscoBrian Hart, Principal Software Engineer. CiscoCisco Champion HostsMike Bolitho (www.linkedin.com/in/mikebolitho/), Wireless Engineer, CommonSpirit HealthSamuel Clements (www.linkedin.com/in/saclements/), Technical Solutions Architect, WWTGert-Jan de Boer (www.linkedin.com/in/gjdeboer/), Networking Archeologist, aaZoo Network SolutionsModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Packet captures are an invaluable tool for network teams, yet the traditional process of capturing can be manual and cumbersome, turning what should be an asset into a chore. With the new Intelligent capture integrated into the Meraki dashboard, we've reimagined embedded packet captures to be even easier to take and analyze, streamlining network and security operations with enhanced monitoring. Join our Cisco Champions and experts as we delve into the strategic outcomes and practical use cases of intelligent capture. Learn to unlock its full potential and seamlessly incorporate network analytics into your workflow for impactful results.Cisco Guest: Brenan Martin, Technical Marketing Leader, Cisco MerakiGuest speaker: Zach Chadwick, Innovation Strategist, QA CafeCisco Champion Hosts:Rickey Keith (www.linkedin.com/in/rickey-keith-4567bb8/), Consulting Systems Engineer, WWTPierre Besombes (www.linkedin.com/in/pierrebesombes/), Sr. Network Engineer, Technical Leader, RakutenAlexander Deca (www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderdeca/), Principal Network Engineer, NTTModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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Operational Technology (OT) network engineers have traditionally concentrated on creating architectures that ensure the safety, security and efficiency of production systems in manufacturing and industrial sectors. As the adoption of user and data-intensive applications, such as smart instrumentation, cloud-based workloads, and artificial intelligence, continues to rise, network designs must evolve to meet these demands while maintaining stringent security and reliability standards. In this unfiltered episode, Cisco Champions share their expertise on contemporary OT design principles, strategies, and considerations to address these emerging requirements.Cisco Champion HostsJonathan Mahady (www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanmahady/) Senior PCN Network Engineer, BHPLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) AdvisorKenny Paula, Information Security Professional, College Instructor, East Penn Mfg and Reading Area Community CollegeModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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Did you notice that Cisco Validated is now at the center of Cisco.com?Do you have the responsibility to prepare, plan, design, implement, integrate, secure, and operate IT infrastructure? If so, you are definitely going to want to check out this episode of Cisco Champions Radio.This episode is a follow-up to the S9 | E12 session, "Cisco Validated Delivers Value" published two years agoJoin in to listen to experts discuss the expansion of the Cisco Validated program and the opportunities made possible through the Cisco Validated Communities.Resourceswww.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/…sco-validated.htmlCisco Guests:Andre Laurent, Sr. Director, Cisco ValidatedDavid Kornaros, Chief Business Architect, Cisco ValidatedCisco Champion Hosts:Paul Campbell (www.linkedin.com/in/paulc3/_, CEO & Founder, QuaversalLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), AdvisorDan Sheldon (www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sheldon/), Principal Solutions Architect, Prosimo.io

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The last time we spoke about wireless, the 9163e was just released. Since then, we’ve seen approval of AFC and cisco has been certified for standard power across its 6E portfolio.Get ready to dive deep into the exciting world of WiFi 6E in this episode! Join us as we unravel the mysteries behind this cutting-edge technology and discover how Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) plays a crucial role in supercharging wireless communication. We'll explore the essential requirements AFC must meet, tackle the tricky task of channel allocation in downtown hotspots, and explore key deployment considerations that can make or break connectivity success.In this episode we'll shine a spotlight on the importance of integrating GPS into the mix and delve into the fascinating realm of federated wireless collaboration, which is revolutionizing solutions in the United States. Plus, get ready for the inside scoop on the upcoming feature launch on Meraki platforms!From basic features to advanced configurations, we'll break down everything you need to know. And don't miss our exploration of GEO spatial design and real-world use cases, offering you valuable insights into the ever-evolving landscape of WiFi technology. Tune in and stay ahead of the curve!ResourcesCisco GuestsJim Florwick, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, CiscoRoberto Muccifora, Sr. Technical Lead, CiscoSam MacMullan, VP, Chief Chief Spectrum Architect, Federated WirelessCisco Champion HostsMike Bolitho (www.linkedin.com/in/mikebolitho/), Wireless Engineer, CommonSpirit HealthZahid Muhammad (www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-zahi…sx-ciso-8557813/), Next Gen 911 Consultant, NYC Fire DeptModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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Many Cisco enterprise customers have decades of Catalyst routing and security capabilities functioning at branch locations. As distributed sites grow in complexity, networking teams must rethink how to manage and secure these locations more efficiently with automation and policy management.Listen in as we discuss how Cisco SD-Routing is the ideal solution to gain full lifecycle management and simplified security deployments of your routing environments.Resourceswww.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…ng-faq-cte-en.htmlCisco Guests:Deepak Kothari, Leader,Product Manager, Enterprise Cloud & SD-WAN, CiscoMadhu Manusanipalli, Technical Marekting Engineer, CiscoCisco Champion Hosts:Alan Gardner(www.linkedin.com/in/alangard/) CEO, Current Technologies Computer Learning CenterLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) AdvisorKenny Paula, Information Security Professional - College Instructor. East Penn Mfg and Reading Area Community CollegeModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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While virtualization technology has dramatically changed the way IT resources are used, industrial operations have not seen its benefits in any significant way. In this conversation, our panelists discuss the gains manufacturers can expect to see by virtualizing industrial automation control systems (IACS) and explore solutions to get there.Resourceblogs.cisco.com/internet-of-thing…ur-factory-floor/Cisco GuestsPaul Didier, Solutions Manager for Manufacturing, Industrial IoT, CiscoRoland Wagner, Head of product marketing, CODESYS GmbHCisco Champion HostsLiam Keegan,(www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) AdvisorLen Ledford, (www.linkedin.com/in/len-ledford-b5956635/) Technical Solutions Architect, Cerium NetworksJonathan Mahady, (www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanmahady/) Senior PCN Network Engineer BHPModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In this episode, we're spotlighting the Cisco Catalyst™ CW9163E, a remarkable outdoor Wi-Fi 6E access point that's built to withstand even the harshest environments. As a member of the Cisco Catalyst CW9160 Series, the CW9163E offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing you to switch between on-premises and cloud management at will.Designed for a variety of outdoor applications, from university campuses to stadiums and airport hangars, the 9163E extends the reach of your Wi-Fi 6E network reliably and securely. Tune in as we delve deeper into this next-gen access point as well as discuss AFC, exploring how 6GHz wireless helps meet a variety of applications both indoor and out.Resourceswww.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…-series/index.htmlCisco GuestsFred Niehaus, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, CiscoCisco Champion HostsMike Bolitho, (www.linkedin.com/in/mikebolitho/) Wireless Engineer, CommonSpirit HealthKjetil Teigen Hansen, (www.linkedin.com/in/kjetil-teigen/) Consultant, Conscia Norge ASDavid Penaloza, (www.linkedin.com/in/davidsamuelps/) Principal Engineer, VerizonModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Julie Sildnes, the Product Manager Lead for Camera and Audio Intelligence at Cisco, spearheads the initiative to craft cinematic meeting experiences, ensuring optimal visibility at every juncture. Join us in this episode as we delve into the intricacies of achieving this feat, exploring discussions on Cisco's approach to edge intelligence, and the core design principles driving inclusive and captivating meeting environments.Cisco GuestsJulie Sildnes, Product Manager Lead for Camera and Audio Intelligence, Cisco devicesCisco Champion HostsJian Zou,( www.linkedin.com/in/jian-zou-ccie/) Principal Network Architect, PKA Technologies, Inc.Sebastian Leuser, (www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianleuser/) T-Systems International, System EngineerSijbren Beukenkamp, ( www.linkedin.com/in/sbeukenkamp/) UC Cloud Architect, 3CornersModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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With the hybridization of IT and increasing cost of network downtime, it has never been more costly, complex, or time consuming for enterprise technology leaders to deliver great application experiences. Cisco is proud to announce the general availability of ThousandEyes on Meraki.This solution enables enterprise IT leaders to better deliver robust, always-on app and network experiences by keeping an eye on their most critical applications – no matter where they are hosted – at all times. This includes visibility into the wide area network, a domain that has traditionally been out of reach for network diagnostics.Learn how businesses can save time, money, and deliver better application experiences with complete, end-to-end network assurance from Cisco Meraki and ThousandEyes.Resourceswww.youtube.com/watch?v=p-P310GdG…nnel=ThousandEyeswww.thousandeyes.com/integrations/meraki-mxmeraki.cisco.com/products/security-sd-wan/Cisco GuestsPratik Desai (www.linkedin.com/in/pratiksdesai/), Product Marketing Manager, Cisco MerakiJonas Diaz (www.linkedin.com/in/jonasdiaz/), Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco MerakiCisco Champion HostsGirard Kavelines (www.linkedin.com/in/girard-kavelines-b022a5100/), Managed Services Systems, Helient SystemsMarc Luescher (www.linkedin.com/in/marcluescher/), Sr. Solutions Architect, AWSDustin Gabbett (www.linkedin.com/in/dustingabbett/), Director, ScanSourceModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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With the growing number of distributed sites and increasing bandwidth requirements, networking teams must rethink their network operations and network security strategy. Cisco Catalyst 9300-M switches are the ideal solution for modern network needs: deliver secure networks at scale with the powerful Catalyst 9300 hardware and the intuitive Meraki cloud-managed dashboard.Tune in as we discuss the latest addition to the Catalyst 9300-M switching family to help our customers solve the most challenging IT needs with identity-based security, 90W UPOE+, and more.Resourcesmeraki.cisco.com/products/switches/models/Cisco Guests:Nico Darrow, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco MerakiAlex Burger, Principal Technical Marketing EngineerCisco Champion HostsLen Ledford (www.linkedin.com/in/len-ledford-b5956635/) Technical Solutions Architect, Cerium NetworksRyan Harris (www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-harris-t…bridgeistheroot/) Sr. Network Engineer, NetCraftsmenGirard Kavelines (www.linkedin.com/in/girard-kavelines-b022a5100/) Network/Security Engineer, Aqueduct Technologies, Inc.ModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Webex Go integrates Webex Calling with personal and business phones to deliver unrivaled mobility experiences for today’s modern workers.Webex Go extends Webex enterprise-grade calling capabilities, enabling you to make and receive calls using your mobile phone’s native dialer and stay connected on the go. You can seamlessly move the call to the Webex App or a Webex Device or elevate the call to a Webex Meeting to enjoy the rich Webex collaboration experience.Webex Go also removes the burden on IT by providing a fully compliant and secure mobile device along with centralized, easy provisioning and management in Webex Control Hub with complete access to real time troubleshooting and analytics.Join us for an informative discussion on Webex Go and how to seamlessly connect and work from anywhere, on your mobile device.Resourceswww.webex.com/products/webex-go.htmlwww.webex.com/partnerships/att.htmlwww.webex.com/suite/enterprise-cloud-calling.htmlCisco GuestsShawn O’Neall, Sr. Product Manager, Webex CallingCisco Champion HostsDustin Gabbett (www.linkedin.com/in/dustingabbett/), Director, Cisco CX Practice, ScanSourceSijbren Beukenkamp (www.linkedin.com/in/sbeukenkamp/), Director, 3CornersChris Cavendish (www.linkedin.com/in/christophercavendish/), Collaboration Engineer, Insight GlobalModeratorDanielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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As industries become increasingly interconnected and reliant on technology, the need for robust security measures has never been more critical. In this podcast, we will explore the evolving threat landscape, discuss the potential consequences of industrial cyberattacks, and shed light on the vulnerabilities that commonly exist within industrial control systems.ResourcesIndustrial security: www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…ecurity/index.htmlIndustrial visibility with Cisco Cyber Vision: www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…-vision/index.htmlSecure remote access with Cisco Secure Equipment Access: www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…-access/index.htmlCisco GuestsAndrew McPhee, Solutions Manager, industrial Security, CiscoCisco Champion HostsJonathan Mahady (www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanmahady/), Senior PCN Network Engineer, BHPMarc Luescher (www.linkedin.com/in/marcluescher/), Sr. Solutions Architect, AWSLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksModeratorDanielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion ProgramLink to 2024 Cisco Champion application: smarturl.it/CiscoChampion2024Application

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Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is a popular Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) feature integrating network fabric operations with a virtual machine domain, creating a single experience to configure, manage, and troubleshoot workloads spanning both the physical and virtual realms.Leveraging VMM, enterprises can take the first step in unifying their network and compute teams to expedite time-to-value for common network changes, prevent human error, and provide unprecedented visibility to the virtual domain enabling use-cases like classification, policy redirect, and day 2 workflow automation. In addition, adding to the ACI integration family, we are pleased to announce a VMM integration with Nutanix enabled by the new ACI 6.0.3F release.Resources:www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…ructure/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/go/nexusascodewww.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/…ew-c22-741487.htmlwww.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solution…l?oid=ifddnc028959Cisco Champion Application:smarturl.it/CiscoChampion2024ApplicationCisco Guests:Jim Mathers, Engineering Product Manager, CiscoCisco Champion Hosts:Michael Witte (www.linkedin.com/in/themikewitte/) Principal Solutions Architect, WWTAlexander Deca (www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderdeca/) Principal Network Engineer, NTTLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksModeratorAmilee, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Network complexity has magnified due to shifting business models, competitive markets, and multi-vendor capabilities. Service Provider customers and network operators understand the importance of network automation but are struggling to manage complex networks, build trust through intent and validation, and drive operational efficiency.This podcast would be a good opportunity to:-Understand the barriers to Automation adoption.- How to get started with Network Automation leveraging AI/ML Operations,Tools, and Processes (Cisco Crosswork Network Automation, NSO,Workflow Manager etc.)-How to build trust in network intent, validation, and testing.Resources For more information on Cisco’s Crosswork Network Automation portfolio, click here:Cisco Crosswork Network Automation (www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…omation/index.html)Cisco Network Services Orchestrator(www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…strator/index.html)Cisco Hierarchical Controller(www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…troller/index.html)Cisco Workflow Manager(www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…manager/index.html)WAN Automation Engine(www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/r…-engine/index.html)Cisco Crosswork Network Controller(www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…troller/index.html)Cisco Traffic Analysis(www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…=vod-lightbox-hero)Cisco Crosswork Cloud(www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…k-cloud/index.html)Cisco GuestsOmar Sultan, Director, Product Management, CiscoCisco Champion HostsLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksMark Sibering (www.linkedin.com/in/marksibering/), IT Transformation Consultant, SSC-ICTDanny Wade (www.linkedin.com/in/danielcwade/), Engineer II, NetCraftsmenCisco Champion Application: smarturl.it/CiscoChampion2024ApplicationModeratorAmilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, join the Cisco Champions and expert to learn how to harness the power of SD-WAN by combining it with converged, cloud security capabilities that only a SASE architecture offers. Listen and learn to discover use cases uniquely designed to deliver anywhere connectivity, always-on cloud security, and an improved remote worker experience, from anywhere.Resources:Visit this page to learn more about Cisco’s turnkey, unified SASE solution, Cisco+ Secure Connect: meraki.cisco.com/products/cisco-p…-secure-connect/Cisco GuestAvinash Ramesh, Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader, Cisco MerakiCisco Champion HostsLiam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksPierre Besombes (www.linkedin.com/in/pierrebesombes/) Principal Engineer, Rakuten TechModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, the discussion revolves around a topic that is both timely and critical. Join the Cisco Champions, as they share their insights, experiences, and strategies for introducing children to the world of technology.From coding basics to cybersecurity, the Cisco Champions delve into the myriad ways to ignite a passion for technology in the younger generation. Drawing from their personal journeys as both tech enthusiasts and parents, they explore the challenges and opportunities in guiding children towards a future-ready understanding of technology.This episode presents a dynamic conversation, addressing the importance of early exposure to tech, the impact of hands-on experiences, and the role of mentorship in shaping young minds. Listeners will gain practical advice, tools, and resources to empower their kids in navigating the digital landscape safely effectively.Cisco Champion Hosts:Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksTim Bertino (twitter.com/timbertino), Principal Data Architect, Nebraska Methodist Health SystemRyan Harris(twitter.com/bridgeisroot) Sr. Network Engineer, NetCraftsmenZoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Regional and Supplier Information Security, Canon EMEAMichael Witte, Principal Solutions Architect, WWTModeratorAmilee , Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Intersight is an infrastructure lifecycle management solution, delivered as-a-service or as a private virtual appliance, that provides a single dashboard to see, control, and automate your compute, storage, and networking infrastructure—wherever it is—from one place.Modernizing infrastructure management also means automating deployment and configuration workflows along with other tasks that in the past were manual.Join the Cisco Champions and guests as they discuss Cisco Intersight and its latest capabilities:-Monitoring and Metric Explorer: Historical and real-time visibility or resource consumption to optimize performance and identify bottlenecks-Automation with ICO, easy-to-use, low-code orchestrationResourcesintersight.com/Cisco GuestsMohit Vaswani, Senior Technical Solutions Architect, CiscoSho Funatsu, Technical Solutions Architect, CiscoCisco Champion HostsJoseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Sr. Solutions Architect, Pure StorageAlexander Deca (twitter.com/alexanderdeca_), Principal Network Engineer, NTTDustin Gabbett, Director (twitter.com/DustinGabbett) Cisco CX Practice, ScanSourceModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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Network administrators need reliability and flexibility in their network. The Cisco Catalyst 9166D1 provides an integrated directional, antenna in a Wi-Fi 6E certified access point. This solves the challenge of providing focused area signal without external antennas for areas with high ceilings like auditoriums, warehouses, airplane hangars and other large or industrial buildings.Tune in to this episode to learn more about this Cisco wireless innovation and how this can help network administrators provide predictable, reliable performance and flexible configuration.Learn more about the Catalyst 9166D1 and other Cisco wireless solutions here www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…-series/index.htmlCisco Champion HostsAlan Gardner, CEO, Current TechnologiesJonathan Mahady (twitter.com/Jonathan_mahady), Senior PCN Network Engineer, BHPMike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), Wireless Engineer, CommonSpirit HealthGuestFred Niehaus, Technical Marketing Engineer, Technical Leader, CiscoModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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Cisco 8000 Series Routers have brought many innovations in performance and functionality in helping to scale the Internet for the future. Continuing with this trend, Cisco is pleased to announce the first system in the Cisco 8000 Series Router portfolio based on an innovative centralized architecture in the Cisco 8608. Built on a unique platform that combines flexibility and reliability while offering investment protection, customers can achieve unmatched reliability with redundant control and data planes enabled by redundant route processors and switch cards. Powered by the Cisco Silicon One Q200, this new system supports a variety of interfaces through various modular port adapters (MPA).Resources:www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…608-router-ds.htmlCisco GuestsEddie Chami, Technical Marketing Expert, CiscoCisco Champion HostsLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksLen Ledford, Technical Solutions Architect, Cerium NetworksAlexander Deca, Principal Network Engineer, NTTModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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Industrial organizations are fundamentally changing how they operate and deliver value to customers. Industry 4.0 holds the promise of bringing in more software controls to improve product quality, reduce waste, enhance sustainability, boost worker safety and cybersecurity, and increase operational efficiencies to reduce costs. Digital transformation is the necessary first step that helps collect the operations data required for analytical operations and industrial switches are key to building such networks.Tune into this episode of Cisco Champion Radio to learn how highly capable industrial switches can help you evolve your operations by:-Providing reliable connectivity in the harshest industrial environments-Ensuring Smooth interruption free operations with high availability and resiliency-Making industrial networks scalable and flexible with intelligent network automation and performance assurance-Enhancing cybersecurity with policy based automated network segmentation-Promoting collaboration between IT and OT teams by using common and proven tools-Collecting process data right from the machine edge and transport it to cloud-based applications.ResourcesCheck out Cisco Industrial Ethernet switching portfolio (www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…48&oid=powit024547) and choose the right switch for your use case or schedule a free no obligation consultation with one of our experts.GuestsAlbert Mitchell, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, CiscoCisco Champion HostsJonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), Senior PCN Network Engineer BHPLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), Solutions Architect, 24/7 NetworksMatt Haedo, (twitter.com/matthaedo), Enterprise Solution Architect, ITSavvyModeratorAmilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Energy-hungry and heat-generating data -center servers and switches draw up to 2 percent of all electricity in the United States alone, and energy consumption can represent up to 30 percent of data center costs. There is a focus on greater data center sustainability and optimizing energy usage should be a major concern for all forward-looking organizations. With Cisco Nexus Dashboard, the goal is to empower customers to achieve more energy efficient data centers, forecast energy consumption, emissions and costs, while meeting the ever-increasing operational requirements of their datacenter applications.Learn more:www.cisco.com/go/nexusdashboardwww.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…3&oid=dstdnc023706You may also be interested in learning aboutCisco Refreshsmarturl.it/CCRS9E45Cisco AI/ ML Blueprint for DC Networkssmarturl.it/CCRS10E18Cisco Champion HostsDan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), Principal Solutions Architect, ProsimoJoe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Senior Solutions Architect (FlashStack), Pure StorageMichael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), Principal Architect, WWTCisco GuestsChristopher Liljenstolpe, Chief Architect, Data Center Networks, CiscoUsha Andra, Leader, Product Marketing, CiscoModeratorAmilee San Juan, Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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Running a distributed application services infrastructure is onerous. IT leaders in NetOps, DevOps, SecOps, and CloudOps need a consistent way to administer technology for business growth. The Cisco Meraki vMX virtual security and SD-WAN appliance enables businesses to seamlessly deploy, manage, and scale application services anywhere, on any major hyperscaler or hypervisor, in any region. From security, access, and configuration, to one-touch deployments via low-code automations known as quick starts, learn how businesses can create a hybrid cloud to seamlessly manage and deploy services around the globe, both on-premises and in the cloud.

Resources -meraki.cisco.com/products/hybrid-cloud/ -community.meraki.com/t5/Cloud-Secur…m-p/202525#M95 -community.meraki.com/t5/Cloud-Secur…cloud-security -meraki.cisco.com/wp-content/uploa…0421-english.pdf

Cisco Champion Hosts Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect (www.linkedin.com/in/len-ledford-b5956635/) Alan Gardner, Current Technologies, CEO (www.linkedin.com/in/alangard/) Dustin Gabbett, ScanSource, Director, Cisco CX Practice (www.linkedin.com/in/dustingabbett/)

Moderator Danielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

Cisco SMEs Pratik Desai (www.linkedin.com/in/pratiksdesai/) Simarbir Singh (www.linkedin.com/in/simarbirsingh/)

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A phone system is a lifeline for any business. In this hybrid world, business communication is constantly evolving, and so are the expectations for your customers. More businesses are shifting their collaboration and connectivity workloads from on-prem to the cloud, as they look for a more secure, reliable, and scalable communications infrastructure. Trusted by over 12M+ worldwide users, Webex Calling is a modern and complete enterprise-grade business phone system in the cloud, delivering the flexibility needed to support and simplify the “work from anywhere, on any device” promise.

Resources 1) www.webex.com/suite/enterprise-cloud-calling.html 2) www.webex.com/gp/wainhouse-futur…d-calling-now.html 3) www.webex.com/content/dam/wbx/us…ations_cm-3273.pdf

Cisco Champion Hosts Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Managing Director Billy Zoellers (twitter.com/billyzoellers), Dean Dorton, IT Infrastructure Services Manager Elena Pudge, ITGL, Collaboration Specialist Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner

Moderator Danielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Technology is constantly changing and evolving. If you’re in tech, you’d probably describe yourself as a lifelong learner. Home labs facilitate continuous learning.

A home lab is an environment that resides locally in your home that allows engineers or developers to safely test and experiment. Essentially, it is a playground for techies to learn and break things.

Join Cisco Champions as they discuss:

-Their experience with home labs, -The pros and cons of physical vs virtual environments, -Use cases, -Cost considerations and, -Personal vs company funded labs

Cisco Champion Hosts Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Network Consultant/ Owner Stephen Paynter (twitter.com/stephenpaynter), Network Bright, Automation Engineer Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Generative AI capabilities will enable a significant acceleration of enterprises business/ digital transformation. Enterprises will want to build out AI/ML capabilities for training and/or inference and look for a DC network infrastructure that supports these workloads. Cisco AI/ ML network blueprint will give our customers a proven/ validated solution leveraging Cisco experience with customer deployments for high performance compute, IB to Ethernet network migrations, and large-scale ML fabrics.

AI applications expect –high performance, low latency and lossless networks. To achieve this, network administrators need to deploy the right hardware and software features, along with a configuration that supports AI application needs.Vvisibility into congestion hot spots is the need of the hour-long with automation frameworks to make sure the entire network fabric is configured correctly for AI/ML workloads.

The Cisco Nexus 9000 switches have the hardware and software capabilities available today to provide the right latency, congestion management mechanisms, and telemetry to meet the requirements of AI/ML applications. Coupled with tools such as Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights for visibility and Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller for automation, Cisco Nexus 9000 switches are ideal platforms to build a high-performance AI/ML network fabric.

Resources www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dc…-applications.html

Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Kenny Paula (twitter.com/KennyJPaula666), Reading Community College, Information Security Professional Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer

Guest Nemanja Kamecia, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco DC Networking Switching

Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco U. is a digital learning experience built around the learner with quick-start pre-skill assessments, modular learning, advanced search, and a focus on goal setting, it is designed to work for everyone’s unique journey.

With personalized recommendations and feedback, plus learning in the moment of need, Cisco U. can guide learners to the right role or solution, helping to grow skills to accelerate their organization’s business transformation.

Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco U. guides learners and teams to their tech learning goals. Whether you need training to seek a certification, role, or solution, we have you covered with courses, a vibrant community, and tech content on both Cisco and adjacent technologies, shaped to how you learn.

Resources Cisco U. Overview - learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/foryou?utm…pion-podcast

Cisco U. Login - u.cisco.com/?utm_campaign=cisco…um=champion-podcast

Understanding Cisco Network Automation Essentials (DEVNAE) - learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/foryou/dev…pion-podcast

CiscoUtube Channel – youtube.com/#CiscoUtube

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions Architect Ryan Harris (twitter.com/bridgeisroot), NetCraftsmen, Senior Engineer Gus Leon (twitter.com/gustavoleon) Emerson, Process & Knowledge Management PM

Guests Kareem Iskander, Tech Advocate, Learning and Certifications

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Join our Cisco Champions and Cisco expert as they discuss real-world scenarios, share their experiences, and provide practical tips and best practices for incident response. From data breaches to cyber-attacks, we cover it all and help you prepare for the unexpected.

Designed by SOC experts for SOC experts, Cisco XDR simplifies security operations to help security analysts remain proactive and resilient against the most sophisticated threats. By aggregating and correlating data from multiple disparate detection technologies into a unified view, Go from endless investigations to remediating the highest priority incidents with greater speed, efficiency, and confidence with Cisco XDR.

Join us for thought-provoking discussions and practical insights that will help you stay ahead of the curve in today's rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Resources: cisco.com/go/xdr

Cisco Champion Hosts Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Customer Bank, Director, Production Infrastructure Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Network and Security Specialist

Guest Rob Gresham, Cisco, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, TDR PM TME

Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Effective port management is crucial for optimal and secure network operations, but it can be complex and difficult to scale across sites. Does port management have to be a headache? Absolutely not.In this episode, Cisco Champions and Meraki Switching experts will delve into the best practices for managing switch ports at scale. We will explore the potential business outcomes that can be achieved by leveraging Meraki Switching capabilities, such as zero-touch provisioning, port profiles, scalable management through integrations, templates, and APIs – all of which are delivered with a user-friendly approach.Port profiles will be available on the Meraki dashboard in early summer. Read this blog for more details (meraki.cisco.com/blog/2023/05/the…port-management/)Resourcesmeraki.cisco.com/products/switches/Cisco Champion HostsDeirra Footman (twitter.com/ccieby30), Network To Cloud, Network EngineerPat Allen (twitter.com/layer8packet), Customers Bank, Sr. Network EngineerPaul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO & FounderGuestsTony Carmichael (www.linkedin.com/in/tonycarmichael/), Cisco Meraki Switching, Product Management DirectorDigvijay Bora (www.linkedin.com/in/digvijaybora/), Cisco Meraki, Senior TMEModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) provides complete lifecycle management and automation for Cisco Nexus platforms. It enables automated network connectivity, consistent network management, and simplified operations for hybrid cloud environments. Its modularized architecture based on Kubernetes microservices helps organizations enhance agility to accommodate constant change. Together with Cisco Nexus Dashboard, it enables organizations to streamline data center automation and centralize applications and reduce deployment time of VXLAN-EVPN fabrics to minutes. Cisco NDFC helps improve fabric reliability with constant monitoring of compliance and health, while reducing operation errors with predefined deployment models.Learn more about NDFC here:www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…manager/index.htmlCisco Champion HostsLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions ArchitectAlexander Deca, NTT, Principal Network EngineerMichael Witte, World Wide Technology, Principal Solutions ArchitectGuestParth Patel, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer and Product ManagementNeena Pillai, Cisco, Product Manager, Cloud NetworkingModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Live delivers education and inspiration to technology innovators around the globe. It is a place where the brightest minds in IT come to learn and network.This year, Cisco Live US is taking place in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada from June 4 - 8. If you plan to attend, tune in to this episode to hear from our Champions as they share their unique experiences, practical tips, and best practices.ResourcesCisco Live 2023 - CiscoCisco Champion HostsDavid Samuel Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal EngineerDan Sheldon (twitter.com/SheldonClimbs), Prosimo, Senior Solutions ArchitectEvan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Customers Bank, Director, Production InfrastructureJoseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions ArchitectMatt Albrecht, Aqueduct Technologies, Director, Professional ServicesTim Harmon (twitter.com/harmont2004), Computers 2 Kids, Information Technology TechnicianModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program

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Join Cisco Champions, and the Cisco expert to learn more about the changing threat landscape, and how the latest innovations in Cisco email security can help to mitigate the rise in phishing, business email compromise, malware and ransomware attacks. Related links Learn more: https://cisco.com/go/emailsecurity Free trial: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/email-threat-defense-free-trial.html Follow us: https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security Architect Guest Usman Din, Cisco, Director, Product Management, TDR PM Email Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program

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Businesses need a way to manage and grow branch networks in a faster, simpler, and more flexible manner. With advancements in 5G cellular, fixed wireless access (FWA) is now a choice method for primary network WAN access.In this episode, Cisco Champions and experts will talk about Cisco Meraki's recently announced first-ever 5G cellular gateways – the MG51 and MG51E – and how Meraki cloud-managed 5G FWA helps business – from retail and food services to financial services and healthcare – scale robust, always-on 5G connected experiences anywhere.Try Meraki 5G FWA for free: meraki.cisco.com/form/trial/Learn more about Meraki cloud-managed 5G FWA:meraki.cisco.com/products/wireless-wan/Learn more about the MG51: meraki.cisco.com/product/cellular…ed-antenna/mg51/Learn more about the MG51E: meraki.cisco.com/product/cellular…l-antenna/mg51e/See MG51 and MG51E in the press: newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en…s-internet.htmlLearn ways businesses can create new customer experiences with Meraki cloud-managed 5G FWA: meraki.cisco.com/blog/2023/02/sim…re-connectivity/Cisco Champion HostsMarc Luescher, (twitter.com/LuescherMarc) Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security ArchitectJian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network ArchitectDan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions ArchitectGuestsPratik Desai,Cisco Meraki, Product Marketing ManagerUnni Ambat Rajagopalan, Cisco Meraki, Technical Marketing Engineering Technical LeaderShankarnarayan Dharmarajan, Cisco Meraki, Product ManagementModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Troubleshooting can be daunting; automating can be hard; and managing a network can be difficult. Experience a new way of addressing your equipment, boosting your Cisco Services and expanding your capabilities with RADKit—a network-wide orchestrator.In this episode, Cisco Champions uncover what you want to know about RADKit, a Software Development Kit (SDK) with a set of ready-to-use tools and Python modules which enables efficient and scalable interactions with local or remote equipment.Resourcesradkit.cisco.com/#AboutCisco Champion HostsAlfred Thyri (twitter.com/phred_at) Axians ICT Austria, Sr. Systems EngineerLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions ArchitectRichard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution ArchitectGuestsFrederic Detienne, Cisco, Distinguished Engineer, CX GC TACModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Transform your network with a secure foundation that unlocks the power of automation, simplicity, and network insights to meet the demands of the future workplace.In this podcast, Cisco Champions and Cisco experts discuss the ever-increasing bandwidth needs being driven by the rapid transition to more and more cloud services and next-generation Wi-Fi technology. We will highlight how the newest offering in the Catalyst 9500 Series—the high density 10/25G/50G C9500X-60L4D model with 400G uplinks—helps network operators take the next steps to meet the demand now and in the future.Learn morewww.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…witches/index.htmlCisco Champion HostsLen Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions ArchitectPat Allen (twitter.com/layer8packet), Customers Bank, Sr. Network EngineerTim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network EngineerGuestsIqbal Syed, Cisco, Product Management Leader, ENB TME PlatformsNinad Diwakar, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB TME PlatformsModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Ninety-four percent of recent survey respondents are concerned that TLS 1.3 will break their existing security controls. With the ever-expanding amount of encrypted network traffic mandated, it’s important to understand how to balance user and customer privacy with security controls. Join experts from Cisco Security and EMA Research as they discuss the rise in compliance mandates, the benefits, and the risks of uninspected encrypted traffic as adoption of TLS 1.3 grows.Join this episode to learn:-Details surrounding the rise of encrypted traffic-Sources and meaning of mandates for internal and external compliance-Different approaches to managing encrypted data/trafficLearn moreCisco Secure Firewall solutions: See, Try, or Buywww.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/s…09&oid=trlsc027054Cisco Champion HostsAdam Hollifield (twitter.com/adambomb1219), Insight Enterprises, ArchitectMarc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security ArchitectGuestsAlex Tatischeff, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineering LeaderModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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As your network evolves into future generations and topologies, it is critical to have an understanding of VXLAN, an underlying technology used in many campus and data center designs.Join Cisco Champions as they discuss:-What VXLAN is,-the evolution of VXLAN,-its purpose in the campus and data center,-the benefits and disadvantages,-and why an organization may want to adopt VXLAN over spanning tree.Resourcesgithub.com/Cat9kEVPN/cat9k-evpn-ansibleCisco Champion HostsDan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions ArchitectJian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network ArchitectLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions ArchitectRyan Harris (twitter.com/bridgeisroot), Presidio, Senior EngineerGirard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems AnalystModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) is a comprehensive networking solution for data centers. It enables businesses to innovate faster and minimize downtime by radically simplifying, optimizing, and accelerating infrastructure deployment and expediting the application deployment lifecycle.Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco ACI delivers a network policy-based framework that extends to the WAN and campus, translating intent into the network constructs necessary to dynamically provision the network, security, and infrastructure services. Hear how it enables building a data center network fabric with up to hundreds of switches automatically, and focusing on communications, through a single point of network configuration.Learn morewww.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…ructure/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…?socialshare=demo1Cisco Champion HostsJian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network ArchitectMicheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems EngineerTim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network EngineerGuestsJim Mathers, Cisco, Engineering Product ManagerTakuya Kishida, Cisco, Technical Marketing EngineeringModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Join the Champions and our industry experts as they dive into Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC)—a database system that allows a standard power access point (AP) to operate both indoors and outdoors in parts of the 6 GHz frequency band that are not used by license holders at their location.In this podcast, you’ll learn how an AP sends a frequency availability request using the format outlined in the Wi-Fi Alliance AFC device to system interface, and the AFC responds with a list of standard power channels that can be used by the APs.Cisco Champion HostsGert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Network and Security SpecialistSam Clements (twitter.com/samuel_clements), Presidio, Engineering Director, Office of the CTO, MobilitySijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ OwnerGuestsMatt MacPherson, Cisco, Sr. Director, CTO WirelessChristopher Szymanski, Broadcom, Director, Product MarketingModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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As IT teams are increasingly challenged to deliver optimally configured infrastructure to meet business demands in an agile manner, automation becomes a necessary IT practice. Automation powered by APIs becomes the building block of integrations across multi-vendor products and Cisco has showcased this capability by providing open platforms like Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Nexus Cloud.This session will cover the diverse set of integration use cases that customers typically deploy in their data center to ease operations and management of their networking infrastructure. This enables ITOps, NetOps and DevOps teams to innovate and meet the business need of infrastructure automation and accelerate a critical part of their application deployment journey.Learn morewww.cisco.com/go/dcecosystemwww.cisco.com/go/nexuscloudwww.cisco.com/go/nexusascodeFollow ustwitter.com/CiscoChampionCisco Champion HostsAlexander Deca (twitter.com/AlexanderDeca_), NTT Limited, Principal Network EngineerMichael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions Architect, (Blog: www.wwt.com/article/examinining…g-new-hands-on-labs)GuestsMayuri Kulkarni, Cisco, Director, Product Management, DC SwitchingWill Zupan, Cisco, Product Manager, DC SwitchingModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion ProgramCisco Champion 2023 Applicationsciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNjQ0G0SJoDWKeW

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Automation is critical to modern network infrastructure. Not everyone is equally far along in their automation journey. In this broadcast you will learn how Cisco’s Nexus-as-Code project simplifies datacenter network automation through an easy-to-use, inventory driven approach based on Terraform.Learn morewww.cisco.com/go/nexusascodeCisco Champion Hosts Jian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network ArchitectLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions ArchitectMichael van Kleij (twitter.com/mvankleij_nl) Axians NL, Technical ConsultantMicheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, ConsultingSystems Engineer GuestsJim Mathers, Cisco, Engineering Product ManagerRob van der Kind, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer ModeratorDanielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion ProgramCisco Champion 2023 Applications: ciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNjQ0G0SJoDWKeW

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AIOps is all the buzz these days. In this podcast, we will debunk some common myths surrounding AIOps and share more insights for network admins to become AIOps power users. Tune in to learn more about how Cisco DNA Center AIOps features help to achieve effective visibility, gain detailed insights and make troubleshooting more efficient.ResourcesLearn more: www.cisco.com/site/us/en/product…latform/index.htmlCisco Champion 2023 application: ciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNjQ0G0SJoDWKeWCisco Champion HostsMichael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions ArchitectMir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Morgan Stanley, Vice President, Cloud DevSecOps EngineeringSijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, DirectorGuestsBhuvi Chopra, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNASukrit Dasgupta, Cisco, Director, Software Engineering, DNA Machine LearningModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Are you studying for an upcoming exam? Could you use some tips on how to study to get that certification?Join the Cisco Champions in this unfiltered episode as they discuss some tricks, tips and habits that they have used to study for exams and certifications.Learn morelearningnetwork.cisco.com/blogs.cisco.com/learning/meet-cisco-u www.netacad.com/ skillsforall.com/ www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…ng-labs/index.html dcloud.cisco.com/ developer.cisco.com/ www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…mulator/index.html community.cisco.com/t5/unified-comp…2c/ta-p/3648177 automatetheboringstuff.com/ www.eve-ng.net/ www.gns3.com/ blog.ipspace.net/2021/09/netsim-t…ls-overview.html www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn www.forestapp.cc/Follow us twitter.com/CiscoChampionCisco Champion HostsBill Masci (twitter.com/billver3), Iridium Communications, Inc., Network AdministratorDan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions ArchitectGirard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems AnalystJian Zhou, PKA Technologies, Inc., Principal Network ArchitectTim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network EngineerModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Connectivity is the basis for the Internet of Things. And wireless connectivity is accelerating the adoption of IoT technologies, driving the digitalization of society with machine-to-machine (M2M) and machine-to-people (M2P) communications on a massive scale. With massive digitization, IoT connectivity management needs a strategy that mitigates the complexity increases as organizations broaden their scope and scale of IoT. This begins with establishing a platform capable of adapting to existing systems and managing devices across geographies, wireless carriers, and connectivity technologies. We call this platform Cisco IoT Control Center – a solution for the diverse and unique connectivity needs of IoT applications demanding nuanced decisions that consider global coverage, intelligent-switching capabilities, service delivery, pricing, and security.In an increasingly digital world, connectivity should be simple, reliable, and without borders. Finding the right IoT connectivity management platform solves many challenges by efficiently monitoring devices, automatically adjusting rate plans, and managing connections across carriers around the world.Learn more Product page: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/…ontrol-center.html S9|E2: smarturl.it/CCRS9E2Follow us twitter.com/CiscoChampionCisco Champion HostsJonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, SolutionArchitect GuestRavi Guntupalli, Director, Software Engineering, Mobility CTOAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Licensing doesn't have to be difficult. Cisco has retooled a significant amount of its licensing processes to make it more user friendly.In this episode, Cisco Champions share their experiences and perspectives around Cisco Licensing. Tune in to receive practical advice, tips and tricks that can help you work smarter with Cisco Licensing.Learn morewww.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/products…rix-switching.htmlFollow ustwitter.com/CiscoChampionCisco Champion HostsJoseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions ArchitectLen Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions ArchitectLiam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions ArchitectGuestShai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNACModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In 2019, Gartner coined the four network management IT personas and, thus, set forth the xOps transformation in many IT Organizations. The four networking IT personas are: NetOps, SecOps, DevOps and AIOps.In this episode, we explore these IT personas, why they are important and how they are enabled in Cisco DNA Center. After listening, you’ll better understand how these personas can help transform and refine IT jobs.Learn moreBlog: blogs.cisco.com/networking/empowe…th-rings-of-powerd-Cloud Demo: dcloud2-sjc.cisco.com/content/instan…y=content-viewFollow ustwitter.com/CiscoChampionCisco Champion HostsLen Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions ArchitectMarc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Network/ Email Security ArchitectGuestsBalaji Venkatraman, Cisco, VP, Product Management, DNAShai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNACModeratorAmilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Data centers continue to evolve to support next-generation applications such as AI/ML that drive massive bandwidth growth in intra datacenter traffic. Demand for faster, higher-density, more sustainable data center, and cloud-scale networks continues. To support this growth and demand, datacenter operators require compact, high-capacity, high-speed, and highly efficient switches. In this episode, we'll learn more about the Cisco Nexus 9232E that transforms cloud-scale Infrastructure.

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Cisco Champion Hosts Alexander Deca (twitter.com/AlexanderDeca_), NTT Limited, Principal Network Engineer Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Morgan Stanley, Vice President, Cloud DevSecOps Engineering

Guests Faraz Taifehesmatian, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer Leader, DC Switching Gerald Richard, Cisco, Director, Product Management, Data Center Switching

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In this episode, Cisco Champions and the Cisco expert explore the affordable world of remanufactured Cisco products. You’ll learn what remanufactured means, how it’s different from refurbished, and where the real value opportunities are for customers that buy remanufactured products.

In addition, you’ll learn where this equipment is sourced, how it’s rehabbed, who can sell it, and the average shipping timeline. We also explore the surprise sustainability upside that remanufactured products bring to the table, and we share a couple of real-world examples of how both large and small companies are putting remanufactured goods to work for maximum upside.

Questions addressed What type of products are available? How does equipment become part of the Cisco Refresh pool? How does a partner or customer know what’s in stock? Do customers need to specifically ask for Cisco Refresh? Is the equipment always older? Or is newer gear available in the program? What happens when equipment is returned? What are some of the assurances consumers receive when going through Cisco Refresh versus some gray market provider? What is the warranty and service contract eligibility? Can you only get equipment that is only supported by Cisco? Or do they sell end-of-life or end-of-service gear? What are the support options? Is it fully supported by SmartNet? What’s on the horizon for Cisco Refresh? What are some of the limitations?

Resources Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/remanufactured.html

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Guest Justin Cashman, Cisco, Global Sales Director - Cisco Refresh

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Is it difficult to keep up with all the fast-paced changes in the network security space these days? At the end of the day, you just want to make sure your network and users are protected but acronym overload is high!

Join Meraki for a network security discussion. Learn where they are headed and how the Cisco MX product—powered by the robust threat intelligence engine, Cisco Talos—can protect your organization.

Questions addressed How does MX firewall play into the cloud? Where do you begin? How do you create a consistent experience for remote and in-office users? How can organizations leverage zero trust? How does ISE, Umbrella, and other security products tie together? (Hint: Cisco SecureX and Meraki Dashboard) Are there different integrations that exist that can be used? How can I leverage systems manager to make sure non-compliant software doesn’t access my firewall/ corporate network? What are the data loss prevention features? How can CASB help with protecting data in cloud-based platforms? How can we begin to use APIs to make our lives easier?

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Is it difficult to keep up with all the fast-paced changes in the network security space these days? At the end of the day, you just want to make sure your network and users are protected but acronym overload is high!

Join Meraki for a network security discussion. Learn where they are headed and how the Cisco MX product—powered by the robust threat intelligence engine, Cisco Talos—can protect your organization.

Questions addressed How does MX firewall play into the cloud? Where do you begin? How do you create a consistent experience for remote and in-office users? How can organizations leverage zero trust? How does ISE, Umbrella, and other security products tie together? (Hint: Cisco SecureX and Meraki Dashboard) Are there different integrations that exist that can be used? How can I leverage systems manager to make sure non-compliant software doesn’t access my firewall/ corporate network? What are the data loss prevention features? How can CASB help with protecting data in cloud-based platforms? How can we begin to use APIs to make our lives easier?

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Guest Chris Weber, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Meraki

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So, you’re a network engineer but you’d like to learn how to automate some of your processes. Maybe you’d like to start thinking like a developer. Or, perhaps, you’d like to become proficient in coding. How do you begin? Where should you start? In this episode, Cisco Champions and our experts discuss and share their perspectives on:

· The definition of automation · How a network engineer becomes a developer · The benefits of understanding how to develop · Whether automation can automate you out of a job · Tools and resources

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At Cisco, the environment and sustainability are more than just important. They are the underpinnings of our vision of an inclusive future that takes everyone into account, including future generations. To fully achieve our goals, we have also focused on redesigning our workspaces globally and applying our own Cisco smart building technology and that of our vast partner ecosystems to drive to net-zero.

The evolution of our networking and operational technologies, what we call Cisco Smart Building Solutions, combines lessons learned from our years of work with our partners and customers with the latest in wireless and wired networking, PoE powered devices, lighting, shades, HVAC controllers, sensors, cameras, screens and building management systems. The goal is to not only connect, but to interconnect IT and OT systems to help respond and react as the use of the space changes.

The foundation of Cisco Smart Building solutions starts with Catalyst 9000 switches and access points. The Catalyst 9000 family powers and securely interconnects the previously unconnected with 90W UPOE+, Wi-Fi 6 and multigigabit technology.

Upon that foundation Cisco Smart Building solutions includes the next level of functionality that puts the "smart" in smart buildings: Cisco Spaces location analytics and wireless and wired indoor IoT services

-ThousandEyes network visibility -Meraki MV for workspace visibility -Cisco Devices, Meraki and Catalyst APs for environmental visibility -SD-Access security with macro and micro segmentation and endpoint trust analytics -Cisco DNA Center control, automation and PoE analytics -Extensive ecosystem of smart building partners that provide LED lighting, shades, motors, controllers, sensors, cameras and management solutions

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Guest Jeremy Witikko, Cisco, Director, Sales Business Development

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Learn how Wi-Fi is changing the way we connect.

Join Cisco Wireless CTO and Cisco Champions as they discuss reliable Wi-Fi for always-on, predictable connectivity; scalable performance; security with software defined segmentation; and mobility with policy-based path selections. We also discuss current and future use cases and how Wi-Fi can address IoT, XR, hybrid work, automation, and more with enhanced experiences.

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Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer

Guest Matt MacPherson, Cisco, Sr. Director, CTO Wireless

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Earning a Cisco certification is no easy task. Preparing for exams, in and of itself, is an investment — the cost of study materials, training, and courses, not to mention the time that candidates devote to building their skills and knowledge — all comes to fruition the moment when they pass the exam, become certified, and reach the next level in their IT career.

But all of that can (somewhat) quickly fade as their recertification deadline approaches. That open window of three years to recertify suddenly begins to close. In retrospect, the window was much smaller than they had anticipated. And until recently, the only way to recertify was via testing.

When Cisco revamped its certification portfolio, new changes to its recertification policy arrived as well. Among several new options to recertify aside from taking exams, the updated policy extends the Cisco Continuing Education Program to certified individuals across all certification levels; previously, an option available solely at the Expert level.

Continuing Education (CE) activities are simply learning activities recognized by Cisco to meet the rigor and standard that demonstrate a level of skill, or proficiency. And while accruing CE credits via training and completing courses is a valid approach to recertification, continuous learning is likely, or rather ideally, innate to the IT professional who understands that keeping their skills and knowledge current amid the rapidly changing landscape of IT is critical for their success.

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Mike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), CommonSpirit Health, Wireless Engineer

Guest Anna Rubin, Cisco, Leader, Associate & Professional Exams

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In this Cisco Champion Radio Unfiltered episode, we have an open discussion with five incredible women who have navigated the male-dominated tech industry and have achieved great success.

Join us to hear more about their personal experiences, including the challenges women face and how they responded, their triumphs and their advice on topics like how to show up with authority and how to be a better ally to your female colleagues.

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Cisco Champion Hosts Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems Engineer Rita Younger (twitter.com/SDN_Girl), WWT, Solution Manager, Global Engineering Shala Warner (twitter.com/GiftedLane), Cloud Platform Engineer Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security

Guest Denise Donohue (twitter.com/@ladynetwkr), Cisco, Systems Architect

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In this Cisco Champion Radio Unfiltered episode, we have an open discussion with five incredible women who have navigated the male-dominated tech industry and have achieved great success.

Join us to hear more about their personal experiences, including the challenges women face and how they responded, their triumphs and their advice on topics like how to show up with authority and how to be a better ally to your female colleagues.

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Guest Denise Donohue (twitter.com/@ladynetwkr), Cisco, Systems Architect

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cloud-Managed Security and SD-WAN: The Cisco Meraki MX are multifunctional security and SD-WAN enterprise appliances with a wide set of capabilities to address multiple use cases–from an all-in-one device.

Tune in to this episode learn how organizations of all sizes and across all industries rely on the MX to deliver secure connectivity to hub locations or multi-cloud environments, as well as application quality of experience (QoE), through advanced analytics with machine learning.

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Sam Fansler, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Meraki

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cloud-Managed Security and SD-WAN: The Cisco Meraki MX are multifunctional security and SD-WAN enterprise appliances with a wide set of capabilities to address multiple use cases–from an all-in-one device.

Tune in to this episode learn how organizations of all sizes and across all industries rely on the MX to deliver secure connectivity to hub locations or multi-cloud environments, as well as application quality of experience (QoE), through advanced analytics with machine learning.

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Sam Fansler, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Meraki

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Cloud-Managed Security and SD-WAN: The Cisco Meraki MX are multifunctional security and SD-WAN enterprise appliances with a wide set of capabilities to address multiple use cases–from an all-in-one device.

Tune in to this episode learn how organizations of all sizes and across all industries rely on the MX to deliver secure connectivity to hub locations or multi-cloud environments, as well as application quality of experience (QoE), through advanced analytics with machine learning.

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Sam Fansler, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Meraki

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Tune in to the second part of our two-part series on home networks. In the first part (i.e., Episode 32), we discussed our home network security, why you should care and how to make sure your network is secure from bad actors.

In Part 2, join Cisco Champions as they discuss home network design. We dive a little deeper into design principles, home labbing and the overlap between your home network and your office network in this hybrid work world.

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Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Tune in to the second part of our two-part series on home networks. In the first part (i.e., Episode 32), we discussed our home network security, why you should care and how to make sure your network is secure from bad actors.

In Part 2, join Cisco Champions as they discuss home network design. We dive a little deeper into design principles, home labbing and the overlap between your home network and your office network in this hybrid work world.

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Tune in to the second part of our two-part series on home networks. In the first part (i.e., Episode 32), we discussed our home network security, why you should care and how to make sure your network is secure from bad actors.

In Part 2, join Cisco Champions as they discuss home network design. We dive a little deeper into design principles, home labbing and the overlap between your home network and your office network in this hybrid work world.

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The world is marching towards digitization in almost every field. The evolution of mobility and the Internet of Things (IoT) has accelerated digitization. This progress touches nearly every industry and increases efficiency and resilience, but it comes with the cost of increased Greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon (CO2) emissions. Unless technology and products are designed to be sustainable, carbon emissions will destroy our planet. Increased digitization demands and consumes more of our natural resources. To combat this, the majority of technology companies around the World have pledged to meet the Net Zero challenge.

This session introduces the concepts of GHG, the need to make products green, and how Cisco is participating and contributing to make its network products sustainable. The discussion will also cover Cisco’s energy efficient network routers like the 8000 Series highlighting the groundbreaking performance achieved by its Silicon One architecture.

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Guest Gurudatt Shenoy, Cisco, VP, Product Management, MIG Routing

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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The world is marching towards digitization in almost every field. The evolution of mobility and the Internet of Things (IoT) has accelerated digitization. This progress touches nearly every industry and increases efficiency and resilience, but it comes with the cost of increased Greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon (CO2) emissions. Unless technology and products are designed to be sustainable, carbon emissions will destroy our planet. Increased digitization demands and consumes more of our natural resources. To combat this, the majority of technology companies around the World have pledged to meet the Net Zero challenge.

This session introduces the concepts of GHG, the need to make products green, and how Cisco is participating and contributing to make its network products sustainable. The discussion will also cover Cisco’s energy efficient network routers like the 8000 Series highlighting the groundbreaking performance achieved by its Silicon One architecture.

Learn more: CTA https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/green-it-sustainability.html https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/8000-series-routers/index.html

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Guest Gurudatt Shenoy, Cisco, VP, Product Management, MIG Routing

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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The world is marching towards digitization in almost every field. The evolution of mobility and the Internet of Things (IoT) has accelerated digitization. This progress touches nearly every industry and increases efficiency and resilience, but it comes with the cost of increased Greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon (CO2) emissions. Unless technology and products are designed to be sustainable, carbon emissions will destroy our planet. Increased digitization demands and consumes more of our natural resources. To combat this, the majority of technology companies around the World have pledged to meet the Net Zero challenge.

This session introduces the concepts of GHG, the need to make products green, and how Cisco is participating and contributing to make its network products sustainable. The discussion will also cover Cisco’s energy efficient network routers like the 8000 Series highlighting the groundbreaking performance achieved by its Silicon One architecture.

Learn more: CTA https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/green-it-sustainability.html https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/8000-series-routers/index.html

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Guest Gurudatt Shenoy, Cisco, VP, Product Management, MIG Routing

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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In today’s hyper-distributed world, ensuring a secure and flawless application experience for remote workers and offices is now paramount. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), the merging of networking and security architectures, is essential for enabling cloud-first operations that allow IT teams to securely connect users to applications.

Cisco is uniquely positioned to help IT teams deliver secure connectivity regardless of where users, devices, and applications are located by bringing together cloud-enabled networking and advanced security innovations. Learn how Cisco provides a simple turnkey solution to deliver better, more secure experiences.

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VB Malik, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer

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In today’s hyper-distributed world, ensuring a secure and flawless application experience for remote workers and offices is now paramount. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), the merging of networking and security architectures, is essential for enabling cloud-first operations that allow IT teams to securely connect users to applications.

Cisco is uniquely positioned to help IT teams deliver secure connectivity regardless of where users, devices, and applications are located by bringing together cloud-enabled networking and advanced security innovations. Learn how Cisco provides a simple turnkey solution to deliver better, more secure experiences.

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VB Malik, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer

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In today’s hyper-distributed world, ensuring a secure and flawless application experience for remote workers and offices is now paramount. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), the merging of networking and security architectures, is essential for enabling cloud-first operations that allow IT teams to securely connect users to applications.

Cisco is uniquely positioned to help IT teams deliver secure connectivity regardless of where users, devices, and applications are located by bringing together cloud-enabled networking and advanced security innovations. Learn how Cisco provides a simple turnkey solution to deliver better, more secure experiences.

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VB Malik, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer

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Businesses are shifting to microservice-based application architectures, which support rapid development with their flexibility, stability, security, and scale. At the same time, these architectures present new connectivity and security challenges that require us to move away from traditional approaches.

In this session, we’ll show how Cisco is applying its 30 years of networking leadership to cloud-native application architectures with Calisti, Cisco’s new Service Mesh Manager. You’ll also hear about Panoptica, the Cisco Secure Application Cloud, which applies Cisco security leadership to cloud-native architectures. Finally, we will have an open discussion about additional technology development initiatives led by Cisco’s Emerging Technologies & Incubation team.

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Cisco Emerging Technologies & Incubation: https://eti.cisco.com/

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Panoptica (Cisco’s Secure Application Cloud): https://panoptica.app/

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Businesses are shifting to microservice-based application architectures, which support rapid development with their flexibility, stability, security, and scale. At the same time, these architectures present new connectivity and security challenges that require us to move away from traditional approaches.

In this session, we’ll show how Cisco is applying its 30 years of networking leadership to cloud-native application architectures with Calisti, Cisco’s new Service Mesh Manager. You’ll also hear about Panoptica, the Cisco Secure Application Cloud, which applies Cisco security leadership to cloud-native architectures. Finally, we will have an open discussion about additional technology development initiatives led by Cisco’s Emerging Technologies & Incubation team.

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Cisco Emerging Technologies & Incubation: https://eti.cisco.com/

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As today’s IT leaders, you are living the reality of a changing world every day. To adapt, you must build new ways to work and conduct business. Modernizing your infrastructure is the first step, but true IT agility requires a smarter operational model.

Learn how Cisco delivers best-f breedin-class technologies with powerful wireless platforms that are more automated, more intelligent, more secure, more flexible and more sustainable. We’ll demonstrate how you can help your IT team efficiently deliver the most resilient high performance network experiences that rapidly adapt to changing business needs.

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As today’s IT leaders, you are living the reality of a changing world every day. To adapt, you must build new ways to work and conduct business. Modernizing your infrastructure is the first step, but true IT agility requires a smarter operational model.

Learn how Cisco delivers best-f breedin-class technologies with powerful wireless platforms that are more automated, more intelligent, more secure, more flexible and more sustainable. We’ll demonstrate how you can help your IT team efficiently deliver the most resilient high performance network experiences that rapidly adapt to changing business needs.

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Cisco Nexus Cloud gives customers a new way of deploying, managing, and operating their Cisco Nexus networks from the cloud, providing an option to run their network operations as-a-service with simplicity, visibility, and sustainability.

Join us to learn how Nexus Cloud supports our flagship Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) architecture and NX-OS based Nexus deployments, and more about how the Cisco Nexus 400G performance options can transform your enterprise and cloud.

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Cisco Nexus Cloud gives customers a new way of deploying, managing, and operating their Cisco Nexus networks from the cloud, providing an option to run their network operations as-a-service with simplicity, visibility, and sustainability.

Join us to learn how Nexus Cloud supports our flagship Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) architecture and NX-OS based Nexus deployments, and more about how the Cisco Nexus 400G performance options can transform your enterprise and cloud.

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Learn how Cisco Smart Workspaces from DNA Spaces brings together the power of the Cisco portfolio to help enterprises create safer, smarter, and more sustainable workplaces.

Smart Workspaces is a cloud-based solution that provides a 3D map that allows people to visualize real-time occupancy, indoor environmental conditions (air quality and temperature), and makes it easy to locate empty meeting and collaboration spaces.

Employees and guests can use this information to make informed decisions about where they work and collaborate when in the workplace. Whereas IT, facilities, and HR receive analytics to better utilize space, manage energy usage, and quickly act on health and safety concerns.

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No matter the size of your Security Operations team, they’re likely overburdened with the sheer magnitude of alerts and the amount of time they’re spending on routine processes.

Orchestration is a critically important way to drive automation by reducing the number of repetitive tasks so your team can focus on more strategic and future looking initiatives, like threat hunting. Join our experts to explore the detailed ways that SecureX orchestration workflows can be built, customized and activated to maximize your team’s efficiency and response times.

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No matter the size of your Security Operations team, they’re likely overburdened with the sheer magnitude of alerts and the amount of time they’re spending on routine processes.

Orchestration is a critically important way to drive automation by reducing the number of repetitive tasks so your team can focus on more strategic and future looking initiatives, like threat hunting. Join our experts to explore the detailed ways that SecureX orchestration workflows can be built, customized and activated to maximize your team’s efficiency and response times.

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Network automation and orchestration are today’s IT pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. With Cisco DNA Center that pot of gold is within reach. Cisco DNA center delivers a proven reliable, secure, and scalable DevOps platform with mature API’s, and closed-loop integrations to simplify and streamline the enterprise application system integration.

Tune in to the episode to dive into the DevOps persona with Campus Network Programmability & Integrations using Cisco DNA Center. Discover what is possible with the APIs and looks at the power of some of the existing integrations with Cisco products and other popular enterprise application such as ServiceNow.

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The rapid expansion of 5G has led to a diverse threat surface threatening the availability and sustainability of desired low latency outcomes (virtual reality, IoT, 3D video, etc.). One of the newer threats is the attack from rogue IoT and UE (mobile phones, iPads and other 5G attached devices) devices.  The resulting increase in bandwidth consumption and diverse flows increased the overall threat surface at the access layer which can potentially expose the entire network to a much larger DDoS attack.   With the new Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection solution, service providers will now have an efficient DDoS detection and mitigation solution that can thwart the attacks right at the access layer. The solution focuses on 5G deployments, providing an efficient attack detection & mitigation solution for GTP traffic. This will help in preventing malicious traffic from penetrating deeper into the service provider’s network.

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Just as the hybrid workplace has evolved recently, so has the threat landscape. Our suite of proactive and reactive incident response services delivers the visibility and threat intelligence you need to help prepare, respond, and recover from a breach. Access the full breadth of Cisco Talos, a recognized leader in threat intelligence and research.    In this episode, we can dive into Talos Incident response can provide:    ·         Greater visibility: Unmatched security capabilities facilitated by the largest telemetry and partner network in the industry.  ·         Threat intelligence: Access to the full breadth of Talos, backed by the most-trusted responder and analysts, via Insights on Demand.  ·         Faster response: Operational rigor and advanced tooling to apply global threat intelligence targeted at your organization.    Related links  https://talosintelligence.com/incident_response?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts   Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), RedEye Network Solutions, Sr. Network Security Engineer  Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Network and Security Specialist  Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security Architect    Guest  Liz Waddell, Cisco, IR Practice Lead, Talos Incident Response     Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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With applications and users everywhere, the networks are now, more than ever, being tasked with delivering consistent protection while providing an exceptional user experience across multicloud environments (public, private, and hybrid cloud). The accelerated adoption of cloud-based applications and expanded remote workforce have also created significant challenges, including security and connectivity gaps, as well as unprecedented levels of network complexity that NetOps and SecOps teams could not have anticipated.   In this episode, we dive into how Cisco+ Secure Connect Now (a turnkey SASE solution powered by the Cisco Security Cloud and the Meraki platform) brings together our best-in-class networking, client connectivity, security, and monitoring capabilities into a single subscription service that will deliver seamless, secure access to any application, over any network, anywhere users work. This turnkey SASE solution is a great option for organizations who want to transition to a single subscription model where they can pay for what they need. No upfront investment or set-up required – just take it and go to everything you need for SASE now.

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Cisco Radio Aware Routing addresses several of the challenges faced when merging IP routing and radio communications in mobile networks, especially those exhibiting ad hoc (MANET) behavior. This technology has applications in the defense industry as well as state and local government for search and rescue, law enforcement, and disaster assessment.    Our existing routing protocols such as OSPFv3 and EIGRP need to adjust their path metrics very quickly to maintain a cohesive operational network. The routing protocol also needs a way to get information from the radios, requiring a radio to router protocol that is delivered by Cisco Radio Aware Routing in the form of two open protocols, which we will discuss here.    Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco Radio Aware Routing provides capabilities that facilitate:    Optimal route selection based on cross-layer feedback from cooperating radios  Faster convergence when nodes join and leave the network  Flow-controlled communications between the radio and its partner router  Efficient integration of point-to-point, directional radio topologies with multihop routing  Neighbor Up/ Down Status    Related links  https://blogs.cisco.com/internet-of-things/cisco-radio-aware-routing?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts   Alan Gardner, Current Technologies, CEO  Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer  Mike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), CommonSpirit Health, Wireless Engineer    Guest  Frank Columbus, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, IoT Networking  Shawn Jury, Cisco, Systems Architect, Fed SOF Reg    Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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The Wi-Fi 6E Catalyst 9136 access point takes advantage of the 6-GHz band to produce a network that is more reliable and secure, with higher throughput, more capacity, and less device interference. These access points come with built-in environmental sensors and provide a host of features for all your needs.    Join Cisco Champions as they discuss the Cisco Catalyst 9136 access point, and their experience testing this new AP in their unique environments.     Related links  Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/catalyst-9100ax-access-points/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Blog: https://richardatkin.com/post/2022/03/22/Streaming-environmental-air-quality-data-from-the-Cisco-Catalyst-9136-WiFi6e-Access-Point.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion       Cisco Champion Hosts   Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer   Richard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution Architect   Scott Fella (twitter.com/fella5), Microsoft, Sr. Services Engineer   Guest  Fred Niehaus, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer    Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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The Cisco Certified DevNet Expert joins Cisco’s expert-level certification tier and validates candidates’ expertise in network automation and software development—one of the fastest growing fields in networking today. The new DevNet Expert certification allows engineers to distinguish themselves as recognized experts in NetDevOps technologies, as well as their ability to lead the IT teams of the future.

Listen to this episode to learn which skills are tested on the 8-hour lab exam and how you can best prepare.      Related links: Explore the Cisco Certified DevNet Expert Certification: https://cisco.com/go/devnetexpert DevNet Expert Certification Blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/devnet-expert-certification Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion 

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Your network works for you. Your network has all the data it needs to make it a better network. However, with people coming and going, your network environment becomes a living and breathing entity that is dynamic based on the number of users, the demand for bandwidth and other environmental changes that happen over time. If your network does not adjust to these changes, performance suffers for all devices including IoT and user devices. A solution is needed that continually monitors and optimizes the network to these changes providing the best operational efficiency.     Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco has optimized RRM, leveraging Artificial Intelligence to adaptively optimize your wireless network. As a part of Cisco DNA Center AI-Enhanced RRM uses historical data, AP density and other trends to provide the best wireless experience in a dynamic environment.    Related links  https://cisco.com/go/dnacenter.com/?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion      Cisco Champion Hosts   Kjetil Teigen Hansen (twitter.com/mrTeigen), Conscia Norge AS, System Engineer  Mike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), CommonSpirit Health, Wireless Engineer  Richard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution Architect    Guest  Jim Florwick, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB TME Platforms    Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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With over one trillion email scams per year, more than 22 billion records were exposed by data breaches in 2021. Phishing attacks are clearly on the rise, and they’re effectively exploiting human and system weakness to compromise critical and sensitive information.  

Join us to learn more about the latest threat landscape changes, and how the latest innovations in Cisco Secure Email help to mitigate the rise in phishing, business email compromise, malware and ransomware attacks.   Related links  Learn more: https://cisco.com/go/emailsecurity?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion      Cisco Champion Hosts   Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst  Kenny Paula (twitter.com/KennyJPaula666), Reading Community College, IT Instructor  Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security Architect    Guest  Usman Din, Cisco, Principal Product Management Engineer    Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Networks can be complex and often unpredictable. Traffic from over-the-top applications, automated systems, malicious attacks, or variations from simple operational errors can have unforeseen effects on traffic flows. Network providers need effective tools to consume and correlate this critical traffic data at scale and at low operational cost. 

Join Cisco Champions and the experts as they discuss Cisco Crosswork Cloud, a powerful addition to any network operations using always-on, always-up to date, SaaS-based services to help improve routing health, increase network visibility, maintain trustworthy infrastructure, and generate network traffic insights. 

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Reaching the height of your career is no simple feat. It often requires a combination of pursuing the right education, building the right professional network and being bold enough to take the right chances. It takes time and effort. It takes taking yourself out of your comfort zone. 

In the third part of our three-part series, Cisco Champions explore what it means to be an expert—in particular, they discuss tips on becoming an expert, what serves as motivation and how to deal with imposter syndrome, and even share their own personal stories. 

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Full-stack observability provided by Cisco solutions moves beyond domain monitoring into full-stack visibility, insights, and actions, transforming siloed data into actionable insights that provide shared context for your IT teams.    Cisco is focused on full-stack observability with business context. Business context is the ability to map service capabilities and quality across digital applications and infrastructure, with insights to the real business impact experienced by the end user, whether internal worker, external partner, or end customer     Join Champions and Cisco Fellow Carlos Perieira as they uncover what it means, how it works and discuss how it helps operations teams via our end-to-end observability approach and deliverables, while minimizing or eliminating issues before they happen.    Related links  Product page: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/full-stack-observability.html  Cisco Live 2022 session (for full conference passes): https://www.ciscolive.com/global/attend/sessions/session-catalog.html?search=BRKCLD-2759#/   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts  Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), Merdian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect  Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), ANS Group, Technical Architect  Eric Chou (twitter.com/ericchou), Network Automation Nerds, Engineer     Guest   Carlos Pereira, Cisco Fellow and Chief Architect     Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Counterfeiting hardware and software is an illegal and lucrative trade which leads to an estimated $100B loss of revenue annually across IT industries. As one of the largest and most reputable brands in the world, Cisco is often a target of counterfeiters.     For all end-users across Cisco’s ecosystem, counterfeiting presents serious risks to network quality, performance, safety, and reliability. It is dangerous because counterfeit products are not designed or built to meet the same safety standard certifications that genuine Cisco products attain.      The Cisco Brand Protection team partners closely with both law enforcement and customs officials around the world to stop counterfeit products at borders, identify counterfeiting operations, and pursue legal actions against infringers of Cisco’s intellectual property rights, including trademarks. Our goal is to actively support our partners and customers in protecting their investment in Cisco solutions.    In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio we’ll talk about how counterfeiting impacts the IT industry, explore how Cisco safeguards against counterfeit products, and explore best practices to consider when purchasing Cisco goods and services.    Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/brand-protection.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts  Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Managing Director   Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect   Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer     Guest   Al Palladin, Cisco, Chief - Global Brand Protection     Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Standing up and operating a mobile 5G network can be a challenging task, but Private 5G doesn’t need to be.  Now, there is a simple solution for enterprises that integrates their existing network systems with their very own Private 5G network.  Cisco Private 5G is delivered as-a-service to eliminate much of the cost and complexity by providing full lifecycle management of the equipment and software.  With Cisco Private 5G, enterprise IT departments can intuitively operate their own Private 5G networks that align and integrate with the way they manage their Wi-Fi networks today.   Industries from mining to manufacturing, education to agriculture, logistics, utilities, and healthcare and more each have their own use cases and applications for Private 5G.  And now Private 5G has arrived, to bring the high bandwidth, low-latency capabilities for new applications that require the speed and reliability of wired networks along with the mobility and security in cellular wireless.   In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio we dive into the Private 5G experience, from ordering to operating and what enterprises should be looking for when considering Private 5G.

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Organizations are undergoing digital transformation like never before.  Global spending on digital transformation of business practices, products, and organizations is forecast to exceed $10 Trillion (with a T!) over the next five years alone. Companies need an operational model that allows them to deploy, manage, and optimize apps and infrastructure regardless of where it is located.  To succeed in a hybrid-cloud world, IT teams must rethink their infrastructure, and change their operating model.     Tune into this episode to learn how Cisco HyperFlex is making the journey to hybrid cloud simpler and more efficient.  It starts with infrastructure that delivers IT real-time cloud like resources that enables the business to provide customers with enhanced digital services that differentiate your from the competition.  It starts with adopting a cloud operating model that allows you to manage your environment from anywhere, and connects teams and technologies enabling them to work better together.  It starts with an infrastructure that can adapt to your ever-changing business needs.    Learn how Cisco HyperFlex is an easy-to-consume, simplified operating model for data center and cloud that we’re constantly improving for hybrid IT.

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Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), Merdian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Mike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), Dignity Health, Network Engineer Ryan Harris (twitter.com/bridgeisroot), Presidio, Senior Engineer   Guest Michael Zimmerman, Cisco, Director, Technical Marketing   Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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You’ve conquered the formative years of your career, somehow navigated the complex world of ever-changing networking technology, and have achieved success. But, as you contemplate the second act of your career, you may realize your needs and ambitions change. How can you approach the next phase with purpose and intention? What should you consider? How can you prepare?   In the second part of our three-part series, join Cisco Champions as they explore what it means to level up in your career—particularly, how it relates to continuing education,  the importance of building a professional network, the soft skills required and how to deal with imposter syndrome.   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion   Cisco Champion Hosts Bill Masci (twitter.com/billver3), Iridium Communications, Inc., Network Administrator Giuliano Barros (twitter.com/giuksbr), Stone, DevOps Network Engineer Michael van Kleij (twitter.com/mvankleij_nl) Axians NL, Technical Consultant Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems Engineer   Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security

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Do you have the responsibility to prepare, plan, design, implement, and operate complex solution environments? If so, you understand the need to leverage any available resources that makes that job easier.   But what is Cisco doing to provide you with the necessary design and implementation documentation you need to be successful?

Join as we discuss 1) what is being done to better enable the engineering community at large, 2) the business transformation that is underway within Cisco, while Cisco continues to focus on interoperability and quality, and 3) the Cisco Validated framework (not to be confused with Cisco Validated Designs) that will unlock the creation of enablement tools and documentation—all to deliver greater value to you. 

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Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/SheldonClimbs), WWT, Principal Systems Engineer Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO and Founder

Guest Andre Laurent (twitter.com/askaccde), Cisco, Sr. Director, Cisco Validated

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Meet, call or brainstorm an idea—that can turn into the next big thing—with purpose-built devices. RoomOS is the powerful, cloud-connected operating system that enables your Webex room and desk devices to deliver intelligent, immersive, and inclusive collaboration experiences.   We want to protect your existing investments, so we teamed up with partners to provide you with agnostic meeting experiences. Web apps and integrations let you customize your device experience with the applications you know and love. Our open platform allows third-party integrations to become native to your workflow. Everything just flows naturally. ​   Tune in to this episode to learn how RoomOS supports every workflow—from the meeting room to the home office. Learn more: https://www.webex.com/content/webex/c/en_US/index/collaboration-devices.html/?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Ahmad Taamneh (twitter.com/Abo_azez9), Gulf Business Machines, Senior Technical Sales Consultant Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Solution Architect/ Business Development Manager Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner 

Guest Rich Bayes (twitter.com/RichBayes), Cisco, Director, Product Management

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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The Catalyst 9000 switching family offers versatile design for more-flexible operations. Help ensure a more secure experience and bring exceptional speed and scale with our new Catalyst 9000X models.   Tune in to learn how this powerful and flexible switch can help deploy a platform to get the bandwidth, speed and scale required to support today’s hybrid work; leverage AI/ ML for continuous zero-trust security anywhere it’s needed; host more applications for a smarter, more agile campus and branch; and optimize energy efficiently and workplace wellness for a smarter, more sustainable building.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/switches/catalyst-9000-switches/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), Merdian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect  Kenny Paula, Reading Community College, IT Instructor Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems Engineer

Guest Shawn Wargo (twitter.com/Shawn_Wargo), Cisco, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 workplaces have its needs met. 

Taking full advantage of this new extension are the brand-new, best-in-class offerings from Cisco and Meraki, the Catalyst 9136 and the Meraki MR57 access points.   Join Cisco Champions and the Cisco experts as they discuss what you want to know about Wi-Fi 6E, as well as the Cisco Catalyst 9136 and the Meraki MR57 access points.  

Learn more:  Catalyst 9136: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/catalyst-9100ax-access-points/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Meraki MR57: https://meraki.cisco.com/product/wi-fi/indoor-access-points/mr57/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Wi-Fi 6E: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/802-11ax-solution/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), WWT, Principal Systems Engineer Mike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), Dignity Health, Network Engineer Richard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution Architect

Guest Ameya Ahir, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, Meraki David Wolf, Cisco, Product Manager 

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 based upon IP, flexible management tools can leverage telemetry and model-driven programmability to streamline lifecycle operations. This simplified architecture integrates open data models and standard APIs, enabling a provider to focus on automation initiatives for a simpler topology.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/routed-optical-networking.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guest  Walid Wakim, Cisco, Distinguished Engineer, Optical Systems 

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 their wisdom, advice, and recommendations for any early-in-career tech professional.  

(This is episode one of a three-part Cisco Champion Unfiltered career series. The next episode will focus on mid-career.)

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/careers/communities/students-and-new-graduates.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Adam Hollifield (twitter.com/adambomb1219), Insight Enterprises, Senior Consultant Bill Burnam (twitter.com/stilgar), Asurion, Sr. Network Engineer Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer Shala Warner (twitter.com/giftedlane), IT Desktop Analyst

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 work. Gain insights into how best to turn hybrid work challenges into opportunities for innovation and transformation on your own journey to making hybrid work, work better.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/hybrid-work.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Deirra Footman (twitter.com/ccieby30), Think Stack, Network Engineer Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), World Wide Technology, Principal Solutions Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests Fabio Gori, Cisco, VP, Customer Solutions Marketing Andre Laurent (twitter.com/askaccde), Cisco, Sr. Director, Cisco Validated   Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 the direction of bias in technology by creating an environment and culture that fosters inclusive innovation through its people, processes and tools.

Learn more: weare.cisco.com/c/r/weare/amazing…hobic-robots.html  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion

Cisco Champion Hosts Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/gkavelines), Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), WWT, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino), Nebraska Methodist Health System, Managed Services Systems Analyst

Guest Maulie Dass (twitter.com/mauliedass), Senior Director, Cisco Innovation Labs

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 school teams, scholarship-supported collegiate teams, and purpose-built arenas to host collegiate competitions to match NCAA and other similar leagues. What is Cisco doing? What technologies are at the forefront of esports? And how can everyone learn from what Cisco is doing for the esport industry?

Join the Cisco expert and Cisco Champions as they discuss the world of esport, the sort of innovation that is being used, how is technology evolving the field of play and what are the best practices that everyone can learn from, even at home!

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/industries/sports-entertainment/esports.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Danny Wade (twitter.com/devnetdan), NetCraftsmen, Network Automation Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services   Guest Neal Tilley, Cisco, Sales Business Development Manager, Public Sector   Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 wireless mobile networks has driven a proliferation of IoT devices.  Now entering the 5G era, IoT will have a major growth spurt, ushering in billions upon billions of new devices for innovative applications, getting real jobs, and solving real-world challenges.  It is expected that 5G and IoT will drive productivity in the way that electricity transformed the American manufacturing industry in the 20th Century – boosting productivity growth by increasing the efficiency of traditional operations. But to harness the potential of IoT, we need ways to manage and teach IoT how to be the productive engines that will power a digitalized industrial revolution.    In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio we’ll explore the growth of IoT applications, the challenges of managing multitudes of devices, and the reasons for why 5G and IoT are the key ingredients for Industry 4.0.

Learn more: https://www.m2m.com/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), WWT, Principal Systems Engineer Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Principal RF Wireless Engineer Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect   Guest Ravi Guntupalli, Cisco Director, Software Engineering, Mobility CTO   Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 and tooling to manage complex multi-cluster applications and services cross any cloud, any time, and from anywhere.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/cloud/cisco-service-mesh-manager-now-available-on-cisco-intersight?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher, Meridian IT, Inc., Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Joseph Houghes (twitter.com jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions Architect Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Morgan Stanley, VP, Cloud DevSecOps Engineering   Guest Justin Barksdale (twitter.com/3pings), Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer Leader, CSPG UCS   Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 environment that needs to be addressed.

In this episode, we’ll discuss the practice of threat hunting and how to transition to remediation once a threat or weakness has been identified.

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Cisco Champion Hosts Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Principal RF Wireless Engineer Kenny Paula, Reading Area Community College, IT Instructor Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Principal Architect Guests

Guest: Matt Olney, Cisco, Director, Threat Intelligence and Interdiction

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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Listen to this episode to learn more about how we can help you focus on business innovation by demystifying your hybrid cloud network automation and operations. Simplify hybrid cloud networking with a single platform, Cisco Nexus Dashboard. With its One View presentation of all your hybrid cloud network sites, your IT operators can use a single agile platform, to operate all their network infrastructure in a single place. The Cisco Nexus Dashboard bridges all the tools needed by each persona (NetOps, DevOps, CloudOps or SecOps) with a flexible operational model for key use cases on a single platform. Use the same platform, whether on-premises, at the edge and/or in the public cloud. Join us today to catapult your infrastructure into the IT high performance zone.

Learn more: http://www.cisco.com/go/nexusdashboard?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion    

Cisco Champion Hosts Guru Bettadapura (twitter.com/betta_guru), Fivelayers, Consultant Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), World Wide Technology, Consulting System Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests  Amit Patel, Cisco, VP of Engineering, Cloud Networking Team Srinivas Kotamraju, Cisco, Sr. Director of Product Management, Cloud Networking Team

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 talk about how to be more proactive with protecting your network.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/security/ransomware-defense/index.html  Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampions   

Cisco Champion Hosts Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO and Network Archeologist Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines), The Wright Center For Primary Care, IT Specialist Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 simplified across all phases of the operational lifecycle.  With pre-integrated management to most IP and optical vendors, you gain unparalleled visibility through a unifying controller.  Through the single pain of glass, intuitively see the status of network services mapped across all layers of your network.  Leverage real-time and historical data to gain insights for assurance and optimization. Then translate the analytics into prescriptive actions that can be fully automated.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/cloud-systems-management/crosswork-network-automation/solution-overview-c22-744695.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions  

Cisco Champion Hosts  Dave Burns (twitter.com/daveburnsie), Cox Communications, Sr. Director  Kenny Paula, Reading Area Community College, IT Instructor  Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO and Founder

Guests Ori Gerstel, Cisco, Sr. Director, Architecture, Sedona Engineering  Phil Bedard, Cisco, Principal Engineer, SPB CTO US

Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 team with a simple, unified defense.

Tune in to this episode to hear Cisco Champions and Cisco experts discuss:

• how Cisco Secure Endpoint can help you protect your organization, • new capabilities and enhancements, and • key use cases and more.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/amp-for-endpoints/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions

Cisco Champion Hosts Blaine Mulligan (twitter.com/mulliganbl), Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Solution Architect Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect

Guests Eric Howard, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer Leader, STG PM Integrations London Eubanks, Cisco, Product Management Engineer, CX PM Architecture Security

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 user experience on the network. It’s definitely time to migrate from your old Cisco Prime Infrastructure, the question is: How do you reduce the cost and time you spend on this migration? More specifically, how can you verify that Cisco DNA Center will support the hardware devices and software currently installed on your network? What about use cases? Will you have to change your company workflows because the use cases in Prime Infrastructure are not supported in Cisco DNA Center? The same for reports, if Cisco DNA Center does not provide the reporting your team is used to, you may have to change your IT Team workflows. And finally, how long will the learning curve be, and what effect will this have on your team’s productivity?

Tune in to this episode to learn more about the migration program that answers these questions and gives you what you need to upgrade to Cisco DNA Center without an excessive investment in cost or time.

Learn more:  Cisco Blogs: https://gblogs.cisco.com/ca/author/lilarousseaux/?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Cisco DNA Center Readiness Tool for Cisco Prime Infrastructure: www.cisco.com/go/primetodnac?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Cisco DNA Center Page: www.cisco.com/go/dnacenter?dtid=opdcsnc001469  

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Cisco Champion Hosts  Adam Hollifield (twitter.com.com/adambomb1219), Insight Enterprises, Senior Consultant  Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), WWT, Principal Systems Engineer

Guest Lila Rousseaux, Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect

Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 community. To state it simply, Cisco Champions are next-level technologists. So, it’s no surprise that giving back to their communities is a source of passion and pride.

Join this episode to hear how Cisco Technical Evangelist Jason Gooley and Cisco Champions Dan Kelcher, Girard Kavelines and Jonathan Mahady like to give back to their professional and personal communities all year long. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/events-webinars/influencer-hub.html  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher, Meridian IT, Inc., Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect  Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines), The Wright Center For Primary Care, IT Specialist  Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Principal RF Wireless Engineer

Guest   Jason Gooley, Cisco, Technical Evangelist, IBN Sales

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 way, Cisco SD-WAN arms IT teams with analytics that is based on real-time insights to make actionable decisions to enhance and improve the user experience.

Tune in to this episode to hear why Cisco SD-WAN is a critical component of your SASE architecture.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/new-landscape-of-networking.html?oid=ebketr024847#experience?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions

Cisco Champion Hosts  Dan Kelcher, Meridian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect  Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines), Helient Systems, LLC, Managed Services Systems Analyst  Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care North America, Networking and Email Security Architect

Guests  Steve Wood, Cisco, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, Enterprise Architecture and Software Defined WAN Darrin Miller, Cisco, Distinguished Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 decreasing operational costs and complexity by automating an on-demand network to sites and to leading cloud provider networks.

In this podcast we’ll cover:

How to create end-to-end connection in minutes versus months How to automate workflows to connect to any cloud and any carrier, so you can connect your branches and users to one another and the cloud How easy ordering, provisioning, and support can be with all provided from a single vendor How you can benefit from cost savings over using traditional connectivity   Learn more: cisco.com/go/onramp Cisco SD-WAN and Equinix white paper: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/white-paper-c11-2373512.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Equinix Global Interconnection Index: https://www.equinix.com/gxi-report  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts Artem Tkachov (twitter.com/ArtemTkachov), GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager David Peñaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests Tahir Ali, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB-TME Jason Lee, Equinix, Sr. Solutions Architect

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 running environment to an existing OpenAPI specification, and 3) leverage APIClarity to improve your API visibility and your applications security posture.

Learn more: https://apiclarity.io/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion  

Cisco Champion Hosts Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fesenius Medical Care North America, Networking and Security Architect Matyáš Prokop (twitter.com/maty0609), Natilik, Principal Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services Zoë Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Lead

Guest Justin Cohen (twitter.com/cantechit), Cisco, Solution Architect, Cisco Innovation Lab

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 running environment to an existing OpenAPI specification, and 3) leverage APIClarity to improve your API visibility and your applications security posture.

Learn more: https://apiclarity.io/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion  

Cisco Champion Hosts Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fesenius Medical Care North America, Networking and Security Architect Matyáš Prokop (twitter.com/maty0609), Natilik, Principal Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services Zoë Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Lead

Guest Justin Cohen (twitter.com/cantechit), Cisco, Solution Architect, Cisco Innovation Lab

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 workspaces with flexibility and style at any scale.

We close with key takeaways on:   Delivering secure, connected experiences anywhere teams work Effective ways to make workplaces smarter and safer Keeping the whole system healthy without the need for house calls

Learn more: https://meraki.cisco.com/experiences/experience-guide/  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion  

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/SheldonClimbs), WWT, Principal Systems Engineer Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO and Network Archeologist

Guest Lee Peterson, Cisco, Product Management – Service Provider, SMB, Meraki

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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: cisco.com/go/ciscochampion  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher, Sleep Number, Senior Network Engineer Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Giuliano Barros (twitter.com/giuksbr) PS Network Experts, Network Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is much more than enhancing the consumer experience, it is poised to reshape industries.  Unlike the previous generations of mobile technology that brought us voice, added data, shared multimedia, 5G’s true impact will be the scale at which it enables innovative new applications. Much of 5G will be invisible to the average consumer, working in the background, in factories and fields, in vehicles and sensors, in machines and monitors. And 5G won’t be doing this alone, Wi-Fi will continue to play a critical role.   In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio we’ll discuss the current state of 5G, the architectural challenges, open standards, and what’s on the horizon.

Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/5g?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion  

Cisco Champion Hosts Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UC Cloud Architect

Guest Bob Everson, (twitter.com/everbo) Sr. Director, 5G Architecture, SPB CTO

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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-term and long-term predictions with high accuracy, avoiding a high number of failures that would significantly impact user experience. 

Tune in to this episode to learn more about the path towards a predictive internet and how—coupled with autonomous networks (i.e., self-learning/healing networks)—this approach could be one of the most impactful technologies for the internet.

Learn more: https://ciscotechblog.com/blog/towards-a-predictive-internet/?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion 

Cisco Champion Hosts: Dan Kelcher, Sleep Number, Senior Network Engineer Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Principal Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guest:  JP Vasseur (twitter.com/jpvasseur), Cisco Fellow (VP), Predictive Application Driven Networking at Cisco

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 Solution Architect Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), Redeye Network Solutions, Sr. Network Security Engineer Dan Kelcher, Sleep Number, Senior Network Engineer Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO and Network Archeologist

Guest:  Denise Donahue (twitter.com/LadyNetwkr), Cisco, Systems Architect 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 they’ve leveraged their developer capabilities to help their customers solve their business problems.

Learn more: https://developer.cisco.com/partner/specialization/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   Cisco Champion Hosts: Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer Matyáš Prokop (twitter.com/maty0609), Natilik, Principal Architect Ryan Wolfe (twitter.com/somewolfe), Iron Bow Technologies, Programmability Architect

Guest:  Chuck Stickney (twitter.com/chuckstickney), Cisco, Business Development Leader, Cisco DevNet

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 connect guests to a secure OpenRoaming SSID across multiple locations • Enable automatic handoff between cellular and Wi-Fi to improve indoor carrier connectivity • Create differentiated experiences for loyalty members through app notifications and captive portals

Learn more: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/…dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion

Cisco Champion Hosts: Dan Kelcher, Sleep Number, Senior Network Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guest: Rishi Bhammar, Cisco, Senior Product Manager

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 to keep several steps ahead of hackers. In many cases, the tools you need to protect your data are already available in your network. With the recent introduction of Continuous Trusted Access and the new Cisco Trust Analytics you can now secure your network from several potential attack vectors.

Trust Analytics is part of Cisco SD-Access, Cisco’s best-of-breed Zero Trust solution for the workplace. Trust Analytics detects traffic from endpoints that are exhibiting unusual behavior by pretending to be trusted endpoints using MAC Spoofing, Probe Spoofing, or Man-in-the-Middle techniques.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/trust-analytics-and-anti-spoofing-protection-its-already-in-your-network?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), ANS Group, Technical Architect Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/EvanMintzer), Ashfield Engage, Information Security Manager Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care North America, Networking and Email Security Architect 

Guest:  Justin Buchanan, Director, Product Management, Security Policy and Access 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 unit software configurable and steerable. This made it possible to increase the distance between the AP and the device.

Tune in to this episode to hear Cisco Champions and Distinguished Engineer Matt Swartz discuss the Cisco Catalyst 9104, how it helps customers reimagine stadium Wi-Fi and other use cases.

Learn more: https://wifinowglobal.com/news-and-blog/as-crowds-return-to-big-sports-cisco-ups-its-game-with-a-rethink-of-high-density-wi-fi/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts: Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), WWT, Network Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services 

Guest:  Matt Swartz (twitter.com/matt13232) Cisco, Distinguished Engineer 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 links to cloud applications that are deployed, managed and monitored in the SD-WAN dashboard.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/catalyst-cellular-gateways/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts Artem Tkachov (twitter.com/ArtemTkachov) GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer 

Guests:  Arpitha Shetty, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Enterprise Routing & SD-WAN Enablement David Roten, Cisco, Engineering TME Leader, ENB-TME Routing Platforms 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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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 they should be communicated and more.

Learn more about the Cisco Champion program: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-e…nfluencer-hub.html Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion

Cisco Champion Hosts: Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/EvanMintzer), Ashfield Engage, Information Security Manager Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO and Network Archeologist John Agunbiade (twitter.com/responficient11), FirstBank Nigeria, Network Security Engineer Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Principal Architect Zoë Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Lead

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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 to accelerate your success with new CX Success Tracks. 

Tune in to this episode to hear how the CX Cloud platform with AI/ML delivers the analytics and actionable insights to solve your problems faster and make your business thrive.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/customer-experience/success-tracks.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts: David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), WWT, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services   Guests: Ronnie Ray (twitter.com/rayronnie), Vice President, Product Management for Customer Experience 

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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 environment can be extremely complex. Attendees expect a high quality and memorable experience, no matter which location or device they’re joining from. Most vendors claim that a one-size-fits-all offering will suffice. However, to truly meet audience expectations, stand out in a crowded webinar and event field, and ensure that messages resonate with attendees, businesses require a robust, intelligent and interactive platform purpose-built for the events of the future.

Tune in to this episode to learn how Webex Events can help you plan your event, engage your audience, follow up and measure event success. 

Learn more: https://www.webex.com/content/dam/wbx/us/documents/pdf/Engage_Audiences_with_High-Impact_Webex_Events_Solution_Overview.pdf?dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   

Cisco Champion Hosts: Ahmad Taamneh (twitter.com/aboazez9), JBS, Technical and Presales Supervisor Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, BDM and Solution Architect Josh Warcop (twitter.com/warcop), Diversified, Solution Architect Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UCS Cloud Architect and Solution Consultant

Guests: Gautam Gupta, Cisco, Director, Product Management, Webex Meetings PM 

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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 requests we’ve seen from small businesses in the past year and a half; how we’ll transition from secure remote work (WFH) to hybrid work environments; and how Cisco Designed technology helps facilitate that for our small business partners, customers and prospects, all the way down to the lone IT person wanting to get the most out of their network needs.

Learn more: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/…dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion

Cisco Champion Hosts: Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), Redeye Network Solutions, Sr. Network Security Engineer  Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, Network & Security Specialist Rodrigo Rovere (twitter.com/rar_21), Sencinet, Sales Engineer

Guests: Nick Chrissos (twitter.com/nchrisso), Cisco, CTO Commercial and Small Business Global

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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 and learn why this smartphone keeps your video, voice and text conversations secure. Every time.

Learn more: www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/c…dtid=opdcsnc001469  Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion

Cisco Champion Hosts: Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/EvanMintzer), Ashfield Engage, Information Security Manager Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Principal RF Wireless Engineer

Guests: David Scott, Technical Marketing Engineer Leader, CTG TME Jerry Vander Voord (twitter.com/cisco_jerry), Engineering Product Manager, UCEBU PM

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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, and highly secure method to interconnect your enterprise sites and cloud workloads.    Learn how, with a single pane of glass, Cisco SD-WAN Cloud Interconnect offers end-to-end network automation between sites and from site to clouds that’s 99.995% reliable. You’ll also hear how Cloud Interconnect with Megaport helps significantly reduce connectivity costs and total cost of operations when compared to other network connectivity options.

Learn more:  (At-a-Glance) https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/at-a-glance-c45-2361868.html?oid=aagetr025526?dtid=opdcsnc001469   (Cisco) https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/cloud-onramp.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469   (Megaport) https://www.megaport.com/services/megaport-virtual-edge/ 

Follow us:  https://twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts: David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Itron, Inc, Principal DevSecOps Cloud Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests: Aaron Royans, Cisco, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB-TME SDWAN James McElvanna, Megaport, Solutions Architect

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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 solving a critical visibility gap for enterprises, who are increasingly leveraging cloud, Internet and SaaS to deliver digital services to its employees and internal systems.   Cisco Catalyst 9300/9400 switches with a DNA Advantage or Premier license can now serve as a vantage point for enterprises to gain a 360-degree view of campus service delivery—with no need to deploy additional hardware or purchase a separate software license.   Learn more: https://blog.thousandeyes.com/campus-service-assurance-cisco-catalyst-9000/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion   Cisco Champion Hosts: Artem Tkachov, GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services   Guests: Prab Singh, Cisco, Product Lead, Internet & WAN, ThousandEyes ENG Primoz Secnik Kolman, Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect, ThousandEyes Sales   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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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 inefficient use of network capital and simplifies operations for the 5G era. Specifically, Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution transforms customers’ financials with up to 35% CapEx and 57% OpEx savings. No one else can deliver anything close. Learn how to evolve your current infrastructure. 

Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/ron?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts: David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Deirra Footman (twitter.com/ccieby30), 14 West, Senior Network Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests: Rana El Desouky Kazamel, Cisco, Product Management Leader, MIG Routing

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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The Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System simplifies your data center, adapting to the unpredictable needs of modern applications while also providing for traditional scaleout and enterprise workloads. It reduces the number of server types to maintain, helping to improve operational efficiency and agility as it helps reduce complexity. Powered by the Cisco Intersight™ cloud operations platform, it shifts your thinking from administrative details to business outcomes—with hybrid cloud infrastructure that is assembled from the cloud, shaped to your workloads, and continuously optimized. Now that hardware can think and change like software, you are free to think like tomorrow. 

Tune in this to podcast to learn how the Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System can help you prepare for a hybrid cloud world—by helping you simplify with a cloud-operated infrastructure, simplify with an adaptable system designed for modern applications and simplify with a system engineered for the future.     Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/go/ucsx?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion       Cisco Champion Hosts: Dan Kelcher, Sleep Number, Senior Network Engineer Joe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Veeam Software, Solutions Architect Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fesenius Medical Care North America, Networking and Security Architect   Guest: Ravi Mishra, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, CSPG UCS TME   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco® Nexus® Dashboard simplifies operations in today’s modern mutlicloud data center environments. 

Tune in to this episode to learn about the operational simplicity realized from Cisco Nexus Dashboard and the powerful capabilities of its operational services. It a multidimensional challenge for IT to keep applications and networks in sync. With the ever increasing scope of the roles NetOps and DevOps, an automation toolset is needed to accelerate data center operations and securely manage the expansion to hybrid and multicloud. Cisco Nexus Dashboard provides a single focal point to unite the disparate views of globe-spanning multicloud data center operations, application deployment, and performance.

Learn more: http://www.cisco.com/go/nexusdashboard?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Related blog: https://packetized.wordpress.com Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts: Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests: Munish Mehta, Cisco, Director, Software Engineering, DCN Srini Kotamraju, Cisco, Director, Product Management, DC Switching

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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In this podcast, we discuss recent features, enhancements, and deployment strategies for Cisco SD-Access.   New features have enabled additional ways to evolve an existing network into a modern, automated, and secure SD-Access network in gradual steps that minimize disruption to business or users. Network Administrators can choose their starting point in the network evolution journey depending on the status of their existing network and decide their destination based on their business needs, adding benefits at each step along the way.    New segmentation capabilities and deployment flexibility have enhanced SD-Access to support Layer 2 switched access networks as a migration step in the journey.   New features also enable use cases that allow flexible routing of traffic from Layer 2 access networks to destinations outside the fabric. This is very useful in multitenant networks.   We also discuss the deep visibility that SD-Access features such as AI Endpoint Analytics and Group Based Policy Analytics bring that helps administrators determine what endpoint devices are on the network and how communication flows between them and other resources. This visibility lets them craft effective and granular access policies, which they can enforce automatically through device configurations that segment the network.   Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/software-defined-access/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion     Cisco Champion Hosts: Artem Tkachov, GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager Dan Kelcher, Sleep Number, Senior Network Engineer Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), WWT, Senior Consulting Systems Engineering   Guest: Jonathan Cuthbert, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become the standard mode of operation for public cloud infrastructure provisioning and modern development practices. However, extending IaC to your on-premises infrastructure can be challenging. Cisco and HashiCorp recently announced a joint solution, Cisco Intersight Service for HashiCorp Terraform that addresses this issue.   In this podcast we will dig into the requirements for bringing IaC on-prem and how the combination of Intersight and Terraform Cloud Business makes it easier and safer.   Learn more: https://developer.cisco.com/iac?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion     Cisco Champion Hosts: Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Consultant  Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), WWT, Consulting System Engineer Jaycee Cockburn, NTT, Network Design & Team Lead

Guest: Mohit Vaswani (twitter.com/momagic123), Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect, CISG Cloud Sales David Soper, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, CPSG UCS    Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Last year, Cisco created the Emerging Technologies and Incubation organization which is on a mission to revolutionize innovation at Cisco. ET&I works on breakthrough, emerging solutions outside of the core business to create new markets and incubate new businesses for Cisco.   Tune in to this episode to hear the Cisco expert, Tim Szigeti, and Cisco Champions discuss how ET&I is different from traditional R&D cutting-edge technology solutions to the latest business and social challenges; future trends; how you can be a part of Cisco’s innovation program; and more. 

Learn more: https://www.ciscotechblog.com/   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion?dtid=opdcsnc001469        Cisco Champion Hosts: Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80) Redeye Network, Network and Cybersecurity Engineer David Macias (twitter.com/dmacias) Contact Center Consultant Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Principal RF Wireless Engineer   Guest: Tim Szigeti (twitter.com/tim_szigeti) Cisco, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer/ Director of Technical Marketing, Emerging Technologies and Incubation    Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1) Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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The ways your IT enables secure, trusted, and flexible collaboration is a major factor in your business’ ability to address, overcome, and even benefit from disruption, especially in these uncertain times. Given the new normal organizations have faced over the last year, it has become evident that it’s not just how your co-workers need to execute their daily operations, but also how your customers must pivot.   It means more than just understanding and managing the span of technologies in use and how to securely enable and interact with them at scale; it means having actionable intel and insights and being able to respond to them without impacting performance. And, to make that environment operate optimally at scale with agility and resilience, you need technological acumen edge-to-edge.   Join Chris Rittler, VP of Product Management for Cisco Business Critical Services and Cisco Champions as they discuss how your organization can take proactive steps to be prepared for an uncertain future and build greater resiliency for your business.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/customer-experience/business-critical-services.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion  

Cisco Champion Hosts: Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UC Cloud Architect Amr Nasher (twitter.com/amr_nasher), Twaasol, BDM & Solutions Architect

Guest: Chris Rittler (twitter.com/chrisrittler), VP, CX Product Management, CX PM BCS   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1) Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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If you’ve ever wondered what a Cisco Champion is, you’ll find the answer in this episode. In our very first episode of the Cisco Champions Unfiltered series—where we feature Cisco Champion on Cisco Champion conversations—we have an informative, yet casual, discussion with five Cisco Champions.   In this discussion, we gain insights into their backgrounds and experiences as technologists and as Cisco Champions. You’ll quickly discover that Cisco Champions are next-level technologists who have a passion for technology and a passion for connecting with their peers and Cisco experts, technology and solutions.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/events-webinars/influencer-hub.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469     Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion      Cisco Champion Hosts: Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Business Development Manager and Solution Architect  David Peñaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer Michael van Kleij (twitter.com/mvankleij_nl), Axians NL, Technical Consultant  Rodrigo Rovere (twitter.com/rar_21), Sencinet, Sales Engineer  Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Now more than ever, sustainable and flexible building designs are at the forefront of every developer, constructor and owner’s next big project. The return on investments for creating dynamic, intelligent spaces can be "funded" by net-zero, or even net-positive designs that are easier to spec, deploy and commission with smart building technology.   You cannot automate that which is not connected, and it is exponentially easier to connect tens of thousands of things using the same design than it is to keep track of duplicate and disparate materials and procedures. A single converged network can power, connect and secure buildings systems with 90W PoE in ways never previously imagined, driving complexity and cost out of projects and simplifying the ongoing operations while creating the smartest and most agile spaces to keep up with the changing world.

Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco Smart Building Solutions create intuitive, trusted facilities that help enhance health, safety and efficiencies to form the foundation to the future of work. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/smart-building.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion    Cisco Champion Hosts: Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/EvanMintzer), Ashfield Engage, Information Security Manager Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Principal Architect Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/PacketRoute), Itron, Principal DevSecOps Cloud Engineer   Guest: Bob Cicero (twitter.com/RobertJCicero), Cisco, Sales Specialist   Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Known as Project Starship when it was introduced in June 2017, Cisco Intersight has come a long way. Intersight is a SaaS based platform that shouldn’t be confused with a monitoring dashboard. Yes, it has a dashboard, but it also has true infrastructure management, application optimization through Intersight Workload Optimizer, a Kubernetes service to deploy and manage consistent production-grade containers, and many ways to do infrastructure as code (IAC) including the Intersight Service for HashiCorp Terraform.   Join long-time Cisco veterans Doron Chosnek and Brandon Beck and Cisco Champions as they discuss the power of the Cisco Intersight API.

Learn more: http://cisco.com/go/intersight?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion     Cisco Champion Hosts: Dan Kelcher, NTT Data Services, Enterprise Architecture Advisor  Joe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Veeam Software, Solutions Architect Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guests:  Brandon Beck (twitter.com/@techBeck03), Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect, DC Compute   Doron Chosnek (twitter.com/@dchosnek), Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect, DC Compute 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco introduced End to End (E2E) Encryption in 2008 as a Webex Meeting option where only the meeting participants—and not the Webex cloud—have access to the meeting encryption key. Since most business over the last 12 months has been conducted virtually, the security and confidentiality of meetings has become a priority for our customers.

Cisco expects that end to end encryption will become a commonplace meeting feature as privacy and confidentiality become a baseline expectation from many customers, and we have been driving the delivery of a set of open IETF standards that will allow multiple vendors to adopt E2E encryption as a standard.   Tune in to this episode to learn more about Webex's new standards-based approach for secure and confidential meetings with Zero Trust Security which covers:   The Webex architecture for Zero Trust End to End Encryption and Identity Verification The IETF standards that Zero Trust End to End Encryption and Identity uses Secure Frame (S-Frame)/ Message Layer Security (MLS)/ Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) Supported Webex Apps and Devices Call and data flows Customer requirements and options

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/collaboration/white-paper-c11-744553.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Ahmad Taamneh (twitter.com/abo_azez9), JBS, Technical and Presales Supervisor  Sebastian Leuser (twitter.com/sleuser), Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions GmbH, System Engineer Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UC Cloud Architect

Guest:  Tony Mulchrone, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cloud Collaboration

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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99% of organizations use certifications to make hiring decisions. The reason is simple: Cisco certifications bring valuable, measurable rewards to certified IT professionals and the organizations that employ them. 

In this episode, we’ll explore all aspects of Cisco certifications, including how Cisco certifications stay relevant in our rapidly changing landscape, insights into test-taking and the various certifications available today and in the future.

Cisco certifications validate the knowledge and skills IT professionals need to connect, secure and automate today’s networks.

Learn more: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/certifications?dtid=opdcsnc001469   

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Cisco Champion Hosts:  Dan Kelcher, NTT Data Services, Enterprise Architecture Advisor Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Wireless Specialist Technical Engineer Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), World Wide Technology, Consulting System Engineer

Guest:  Joe Clarke, Cisco, Distinguished Engineer, DevCX

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Join us as we explore expansions to the Catalyst 8000 Family and the Cisco Cellular Gateway. Learn about the industry forces that drove the need to create more than just a router, including multicloud application access, remote work resiliency, and a rising secure access services edge (SASE) architecture.

Kureli Sankar and Cisco Champions explore the Catalyst 8000 and Cellular Gateway capabilities, including its custom silicon, multicore X86 architecture, edge compute and storage, along with Sub 6Ghz 5G connectivity. In addition, they explore the firmware security capabilities found in each platform that verifies device integrity, a critical defensive component as the world adopts cloud-managed SD-WAN.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/cloud-edge/index.html#/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  

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Cisco Champion Hosts:  Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/SheldonClimbs), WWT, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer  David Penaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer  Rodrigo Rovere (twitter.com/rar_21), Sencient, Sales Engineer

Guest:  Kureli Sankar, Cisco, Leader, Technical Marketing Engineer, Routing Platforms

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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What is all this talk about automation? How do you get started? What resources are out there to help you tackle your automation projects?

Join Cisco Champions, and DevNet Developer Advocate Kareem Iskander, as they discuss 1) the DevNet Automation Exchange, 2) its use cases around automation, and 3) a special challenge for Cisco Champion Radio listeners that can earn you some cool DevNet swag. 

To register for the challenge visit http://cs.co/autochallenge. Once you register, you will be redirected to submit your DevNet Automation Exchange Use Case. Then, simply wait by your mailbox for your swag. 

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Cisco Champion Hosts:  Joe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Veeam Software, Solutions Architect  Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Principal Architect  Shala Warner (twitter.com/giftedlane)

Guest:  Kareem Iskander (twitter.com/kareem_isk), Cisco, DevNet Developer Advocate  

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Today, applications are the lifeline of digital businesses and so organizations are under pressure to innovate with speed. But with an unprecedented rise in bad actors and malicious security threats, these organizations must be able to maintain speed while effectively protecting organizational and customer assets.

Organizations must embrace an “application-first” approach to security that embeds security inside the application, continuously protects it, and adapts for the makeup of unique and modern applications.

Tune in to this episode to see how leading organizations are leveraging app-first solutions like AppDynamics with Cisco Secure Application to: identify and manage vulnerabilities within the application in production; correlate vulnerabilities and breaches to business impact; and unify app and security teams.

Learn more: www.appdynamics.com/product/application-security?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion  

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Artem Tkachov, GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager  Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services 

Guest:  Randy Birdsall, Cisco, Director, Technical Marketing, Application Security

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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How do you know for certain that a router in your network has not been altered with since you deployed it? Wouldn’t it be great if you can cryptographically challenge your router to provide its unique identity? In addition to this, what if the underlying OS provides a secure mechanism to detect if the software has been tampered with during boot time and runtime?

Tune in to this podcast to understand the aspects of establishing trust and the security features incorporated in both hardware and software to ensure the trustworthiness of IOS-XR platforms. With 5G deployments gaining traction, networks are being depended on as critical infrastructure. The new security features will ensure customers can validate the authenticity of their devices in both hardware and software.

Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/spsecurity?dtid=opdcsnc00146

Cisco Champion Hosts: David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Principal Architect Michael Rhoades (twitter.com/ciscomikey), North American Hoganas, Manager IT

Guest: Rakesh Kandula (twitter.com/TBD), Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cognitive Collaboration brings together intelligence and context throughout all collaboration experiences. Bridging AI and ML capabilities with insight and the context of the meeting or customer interaction creates more meaningful experiences and outcomes. Cognitive Collaboration fosters human relationships, enhances customer interactions, and builds high-performance teams across boundaries, enabling smarter and faster decisions.   Tune into this episode to learn more about the four pillars of technology that comprise the collaboration landscape: relationship intelligence, multimodal bots and assistants, audio and speech technologies and computer vision.   Learn more: https://www.webex.com/the-future-of-work.html ?dtid=opdcsnc001469  

Cisco Champion Hosts: Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, BDM and Solution Architect David Macias (twitter.com/dmacias), Contact Center Consultant Sebastian Leuser (twitter.com/sleuser), Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions GmbH, System Engineer Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UC Cloud Architect   Guest: Keith Griffin (twitter.com/techkeith), Cisco, Distinguished Engineer, Office of CTO, Webex   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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We are excited to launch Cisco Live as a truly worldwide event for customers and partners around the globe, from the Americas to EMEAR to APJC. This combined global digital event, Cisco Live 2021, will be held on March 30 - April 1, 2021, replacing Cisco Live EMEAR (February) and Cisco Live (June).

With events and conferences continuing to be digital for a large part of 2021, we've reimagined the Cisco Live experience for our customers and partners. Without the barriers of physical location and time, one combined global event enables us to be more inclusive and to reach new audiences, wherever they are.   Join the Cisco Live experts and Cisco Champions as they discuss Cisco Live 2021 and gain insights into how it will bring:   More Expertise: Bringing the best from the regions together, and points of view from all over the globe

More Choice: This global model will allow audiences to choose from a variety of sessions and attend at times which suit them

Bigger Impact: Cisco will be combining a wave of global innovation and announcements to create a unique moment in time

More Access: the digital nature of this event will allow more team members to attend and gain essential skills to help our customers navigate the complexities of our ever- changing landscape   To learn more, visit: https://www.ciscolive.com/2021.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

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Cisco Fastlane+ is a co-developed solution with Apple that significantly improves the experience of any Wi-Fi 6 capable iPhone or iPad connected to a Cisco Catalyst 9130 Access Points. Cisco’s existing Fastlane solution has provided an enhanced user experience on iPhones, iPads, and Mac devices with optimized QoS prioritization of time-sensitive applications.   Tune into this episode to learn how Fastlane+ builds upon this success by enhancing Wi-Fi 6’s powerful OFDMA scheduler,enabling iOS 14 and above Wi-Fi 6 capable Apple devices to stream high-quality voice and video content efficiently under congested RF environments. Together, Fastlane+ and Fastlane ensure users will have the best possible voice and video application experience on Apple devices when connected to a Cisco wireless network.   Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/global-partners/apple.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469           Cisco Champion Hosts: Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), Hospital Sisters Health System. Senior Network Security Engineer,  Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Wireless Specialist Technical Engineer  Michael Rhoades (twitter.com/ ), North American Hoganas, Manager Information Technology   Guests: Jerome Henry (twitter.com/CiscoMikey), Cisco, Principal Engineer, ENB CTO, Innovation Labs, US Wireless      Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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How do you create exceptional customer experiences? Contact centers play an essential role in shaping a company’s direction and have become a strategic imperative to driving customer loyalty, innovation and business growth. No other part of your organization touches customers more closely.   Tune in to this episode to learn more about Cisco Contact Center and hear how the next-generation contact center platform was built for the future of customer experience. Learn more: cisco.com/go/cc?dtid=opdcsnc001469       Cisco Champion Hosts: David Macias (twitter.com/dmacias), Contact Center Consultant Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UC Cloud Architect Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, BDM and Solution Architect 

Guests: Vinod Muthukrishnan (twitter.com/vinod_cc), Cisco, Chief Growth Officer, CCBU    Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Intersight Workload Optimizer is an exciting new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that helps customers solve the critical problem of assuring workload performance while maximizing infrastructure utilization, both on-premises and in the public cloud.   Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer simplifies application resource management across complex, hybrid cloud environments to deliver an exceptional user experience; how it integrates with Cisco and 3rd party solutions such as AppDynamics and Amazon Web Services (AWS); what problems it solves; how it leverages and analyzes telemetry data from a broad third-party ecosystem; executes specific recommendations to assure performance and/or improve utilization (either manually or automatically via policies); and plans for changes to the environment such as adding new workloads, refreshing hardware, or moving given workloads to the public cloud.   Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/intersight-workload-optimizer/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469     Cisco Champion Hosts: Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, Networking and Security Specialist Joseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Veam Software, Solutions Architect Mark Sibering, Devoteam, Principal Architect   Guests: Sean McKeown (twitter.com/sean_m_mckeown), Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect, DC Compute

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Machine Reasoning is a new category of AI/ML that you will soon hear a lot about. It saves your IT team time by automating complex and tedious networking tasks. It can also bridge the skill gap by providing automated workflows that empower your newer engineers to perform complex troubleshooting. Cisco is proud to demonstrate industry leadership with these advanced capabilities in our Enterprise network management system and controller, Cisco DNA Center.

Tune in to this episode to learn how machine reasoning can automate complex networking management tasks and create workflows for complex processes and how the groundbreaking technology in Cisco DNA Center empowers inexperienced engineers and saves time for seasoned IT pros.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/machine-reasoning-is-the-new-ai-ml-technology-that-will-save-you-time-and-facilitate-offsite-netops?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Michael van Kleij (twitter.com/mvankleij_nl), Axians NL, Technical Consultant Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guest: Jeff Scheaffer (twitter.com/jeff_scheaffer), Cisco, VP, Product Management and Strategy, Cloud, Automation and Analytics Kathryn Jetter, Cisco, Product Manager, Network Transformation

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Data helps businesses make sound decisions, and Meraki MV smart cameras have made it easy for organizations of any size to derive additional value from their smart camera deployments. But as powerful as these cameras are, with machine learning technologies and rich analytics, there are simply some physical attributes - like temperature or humidity - that cannot be easily determined by the camera. Lack of visibility can lead to a variety of issues, including premature equipment failure, and network downtime that can lead to costly outages.   Enter Meraki MT sensors. With a unique, simple, and scalable architecture, these new sensors provide organizations with useful information to help them better understand their physical environment. Together, with the visual insight from Meraki cameras, organizations have the information they need to make better decisions, react to events faster, and or take proactive action before an issue arises.   Tune in to hear from Cisco experts and Cisco Champions as they discuss Meraki MV cameras and the new MT sensors, how simple they are to deploy, and how organizations can leverage them not just for monitoring and security, but gain additional value through their intelligent insights.   Learn more: https://meraki.cisco.com/products/smart-cameras/?dtid=opdcsnc001469  https://meraki.cisco.com/products/sensors/?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Cisco Champion Hosts: Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, Networking and Security Specialist Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO and Founder Robinson Roca (twitter.com/robinson_roca), Helient Systems, Practice Lead, Infrastructure Services   Guest: George Bentinck (twitter.com/meraki_se), Cisco, Director, Meraki Product Management   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Traditional approaches were not designed to handle the data volume, velocity, and variety that occurred with the rise of digital transformation. The advent of big data created a need for a different kind of infrastructure architecture. Hadoop distributions became ubiquitous as the volume of data continued to soar.   Now more than a decade after the big data trend started, the market has consolidated behind Cloudera. As part of this big data evolution, the advent of AI and machine learning—as well as the ubiquity of object storage—has shifted architecture demands for big data. New offerings such as Apache Ozone have begun to emerge to meet this need, but infrastructure challenges remain.   Tune in to hear from Cisco experts and Cisco Champions as they discuss 1) how Cisco’s extensive experience with big data infrastructure led to the introduction of the Cisco Data Intelligence Platform to address the evolution of big data, and 2) how Cisco Intersight, a SaaS based hybrid IT operations platform, is reducing the complexity of deploying and operating large compute farms.   Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/data-center-virtualization/big-data/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 

Cisco Champion Hosts: Joe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Veeam Software, Solutions Architect Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, Networking and Security Specialist Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UC Cloud Architect and Solution Consultant   Guest: Sean McKeown (twitter.com/sean_m_mckeown), Cisco, Technology Solutions Architect, Data Center and Virtualization Sales Alan Stearn, Cisco, Technology Solutions Architect, Data Center and Virtualization Sales   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Champion Radio will be on a holiday break until we return to kick off Season 8 on Monday, January 4. We wish you a relaxing and safe holiday season.

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For organizations to thrive in this new reality, they need to be resilient enough to enable growth and innovation in a dynamically changing world. Unfortunately, with cyberattacks on the rise, and more people are working away from the office—stressing digital infrastructures, the need for a secure workplace and workforce has never been more critical. 

In this episode, we’ll explore how Cisco is reimagining security with our new SecureX platform, and how Cisco Business Critical Services enable secure workplaces and workforces. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/customer-experience/perform-transform/business-critical-services.html#~expert-views?dtid=opdcsnc001469 

Cisco Champion Hosts: Matt Ouellette (twitter.com/mattouellette), Presidio, Systems Engineer Mark Sibering, Devoteam, Lead Architect   Guest: Nagendra Murthy (twitter.com/nagenmur) Cisco, Product Manager  Sam Stratchan, Cisco, Solution Architect   Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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SecureX is a cloud-native, built-in platform experience that connects our Cisco Secure portfolio and your infrastructure. It is integrated and open for simplicity, unified in one location for visibility, and maximizes operational efficiency with automated workflows. It radically reduces threat dwell time and human-powered tasks to stay compliant and counter attacks.   Tune in to hear from the Cisco experts and Cisco Champions as they discuss the newest SecureX capabilities — including 1) ribbon, which maintains security context and threat intelligence across your products, and 2) orchestration, which automates workflows and reduces manual tasks. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/securex/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), RedEye Network Solutions, Senior Network Security Engineer   Guests: Ben Greenbaum (twitter.com/secintsight), Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer Fish Fishburne (twitter.com/DeniseFishburne), Cisco, Solutions Architect   Moderator: Lauren Friedman Albert (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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The COVID-19 pandemic set a new high bar for organizations and their need for increased business resiliency. When the pandemic hit, thousands of organizations around the world found themselves forced to rethink how to keep things running while keeping their employees safe and serving customers and the community. Cisco was one of them. 

When work-from-home policies took effect in March, Cisco sent home virtually its entire workforce of 100,000—plus employees, contractors, and partners almost overnight.   Tune in to this episode to hear from Distinguished Engineer, Brian Christensen, and Cisco Champion hosts as they discuss how Cisco continues to enable its workforce to connect and collaborate securely and how it plans to enable a return to the office and hybrid work experience.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/businessresiliencyplan?dtid=opdcsnc001469 

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Michael Rhoades (twitter.com/ciscomikey), North American Hoganas, Manager Information Technology  Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), Triple P, UC Cloud Architect

Guests:  Brian Christensen (twitter.com/brchrist2), Cisco, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco IT 

Moderator: Amilee San Juan, (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion

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Identifying who and what is on the network is a challenge for many organizations. Incomplete visibility makes it difficult to implement advanced security policies and recommendations, and unknown endpoints can increase the threat surface. There is growing evidence that bad actors are taking advantage of these weaknesses.

Cyber-attacks on IoT devices surged by over 300% in 2019, and over 75% of vulnerabilities discovered in 2019 were from IoT devices. It’s clear that organizations must build in the appropriate security as they deploy IoT devices at scale.

Tune into this episode to learn more about Cisco AI Endpoint Analytics and how it provides the insights that administrators need to segment and secure their networks—how it helps identify and verify all devices on the network and builds complete profiles.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/to-secure-your-organization-begin-at-the-end?oid=pstetr022946?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), Redeye Network Solutions, Senior Network Security Engineer Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, Co-Owner/ Network & Security Specialist John Agunbiade (twitter.com/responficient11), FirstBank Nigeria, Network Security Engineer

Guests: Hari Holla (twitter.com/hari_holla), Cisco, Product Manager

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Join this episode, featuring three Cisco partners, as they discuss the ins and outs of DevNet Specialization for partners.   DevNet Specialization is a catalyst for Cisco’s ecosystem partners to build and enhance their software development practices, with a focus on automation and application development with Cisco platforms and APIs. Achieving this Specialization recognizes their expertise and ability to support customers with the right people, tools, and processes.   Listen in and hear experiences from current DevNet Specialized Partners, how new skillsets are changing the networking landscape and how you and your company can get started. Hint: Go get DevNet Certified!   Learn more: https://developer.cisco.com/partner/specialization/?dtid=opdcsnc001469    Cisco Champion Hosts: Matyas Prokop (twitter.com/maty0609), Natilik, Principal Architect Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer   Guests: Chuck Stickney (twitter.com/chuckstickney), Cisco, Business Development Architect, DevNet Ecosystem Ryan Wolfe (twitter.com/somewolfe), Iron Bow Technologies, Programmability Architect    Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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As networks become more complex, automation can tame the complexity and provide agility to meet business requirements for connectivity.  ngena provides this agility and simplicity in deploying Cisco SD-WAN for the as-a-service market.    Tune in to learn how the ngena solution delivers end-to-end automation, and the impact that they can provide for your SD-WAN services, in addition to other services.  We cover overall best practices on how you can successfully implement this agile and automated solution when using Cisco SD-WAN.    Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/how-to-quickly-capture-share-of-the-sd-wan-managed-services-market?dtid=opdcsnc001469 

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, BDM and Solution Architect David Peñaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer  Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO & Founder

Guests:  Inigo Alonso, Cisco, Principal Architect  Madhu Somu (twitter.com/madhusomu), Cisco, Senior Product Manager

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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A critical component of any zero-trust strategy is securing the workplace that everyone and everything connects to. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) enables a dynamic and automated approach to policy enforcement that simplifies the delivery of highly secure network access control. ISE empowers software-defined access and automates network segmentation within IT and OT environments.   Join us as Chris O’Rourke, Cisco Senior Director, and Cisco Champions take a deep dive into the recent ISE 3.0 release, while covering cloud transitions, going agentless for compliance and AI and machine learning's practical use to identify all network endpoints within the zero-trust workplace.    Learn more:  (AAG) http://cs.co/9005H6JFV (Blog) http://cs.co/9008H6J2g 

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Dan Sheldon, World Wide Technology, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Network Consultant Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director of Network Services

Guest:  Chris O’Rourke, Cisco, Senior Director, Security Policy and Access 

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Design thinking is a framework and methodology for creative problem-solving. It helps define problems, design solutions, test and deliver. It can be used by any business or function to achieve extraordinary results.   Tune into this episode to learn more about Cisco Design Thinking principles. Hear how Cisco applies Design Thinking in real-world scenarios and projects with partners and customers to accelerate innovation and product development. You can also get tips and best practices on how to get started with Design Thinking in your team and organization. Learn more: https://developer.cisco.com/site/designthinking/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 

Join the Cisco DevNet Design Thinking Community on Webex Teams: https://eurl.io/#OMLM8kGx-   Cisco Champion Hosts: Jose Bogarin (twitter.com/josebogarin), Altus Consulting Costa Rica, Chief Innovation Officer Matyas Prokop (twitter.com/maty0609), Natilik, Principal Architect  Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer/ Enterprise Architect 

Guest: Edwin Zhang (twitter.com/edwin_zh), Cisco, Senior Director, DevCX   Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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The changing global environment has transformed how enterprise users connect to applications. The SASE architecture delivers important networking and security capabilities to deliver a seamless application experience—irrespective of whether the user is in the office, at home or in a remote location.

The core elements of the SASE architecture are built on a converged SD-WAN and cloud security. Cisco SD-WAN integration with Umbrella delivers end to end networking and security capabilities to address these important cloud transformations for the enterprise. 

Tune into this episode to learn more about SASE and Secure SD-WAN architecture. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/what-is-sase-secure-access-service-edge.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daniel Dib (twitter.com/danieldibswe), Conscia Sverige, Senior Network Architect  Daniel Sheldon, World Wide Technology, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer 

Guests:  Eric Trolan (twitter.com/etrolan), Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect GTM Cloud Security 

Moderator:  Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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We have entered an era where the way people work is forever changed. With a large portion of the world continuing to work from home, many are wondering how the workplace will evolve as the doors open again.   Join us to see how Cisco Webex is transforming the way you operate, respond to change and reimagine how people work together.  From the personal office to the boardroom, learn how Cisco Webex is using automation, AI, sensors, and analytics help to remove friction points throughout the day, provide intelligent alerts and drive changes that will keep workers safe and productive. IT, facilities and HR managers can gain a deeper understanding of environmental conditions and usage to drive workplace optimization and improve employee experience while supporting the unique needs of a hybrid workplace. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collaboration/hybrid-workplace.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469    

Cisco Champion Hosts: Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Business Development Manager Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO and Founder  Sijbren Beukenkamp, Triple P, UC Cloud Architect 

Guests:  Arnaud Caigniet, Cisco, WebEx Product Manager Richard Bayes (twitter.com/collabrich), Cisco, Collaboration Product Manager 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan, (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Managed Detection and Response (MDR) can reduce the mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond to threats from months to hours. MDR combines an elite team of researchers, investigators, and responders with threat intelligence, automation and response capabilities, and defined investigation and response playbooks supported by Cisco Talos® threat research.   Tune into this episode to learn: 

Why and how the security market has evolved, leading to the need for Managed Detection and Response services, How Cisco’s MDR offer helps keep your assets safe, How Cisco’s MDR solution is differentiated from others in the market, How Cisco MDR leverages other Cisco security products  

Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/MDR?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Cisco Champion Hosts:  Evan Mintzer, (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield, Information Security Manager  Mir Hossein, (twitter.com/packetroute), Itron, Inc., Principal Cloud & Network Security Engineer  Sebastian Leuser, (twitter.com/sleuser), Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions GmbH, System Engineer 

Guest:  Sara Matzek, (twitter.com/saramatzek304), Cisco, Sr. Product Manager, Managed Security Services 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan, (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Today, organizations are facing changes so large, so fast, and so many—seeing acceleration of already established trends as well as unprecedented disruption—that’s making their business models highly vulnerable, or more acutely, at risk of extinction.

Tune in to this episode to hear from Cisco CTO, Stephen Smith, and Cisco Champions as they discuss the changes to the way we work today.  And the importance of empowering the workforce to collaborate and get work done from anywhere and ensuring workplaces are always trusted environments.    From flexible remote access to proximity reporting and social density automation; To extending security and performance to remote workers; To asset and facility monitoring for industrial environments.  Hear how Cisco can help organizations rise to new levels of business resiliency with solutions built for change at any scale across the organization, its technology investments and its industry landscape

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/business-resiliency.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469    

Cisco Champion Hosts:   Artem Tkachov, GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager Evan Mintzer, (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield, Information Security Manager   Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Network Consultant 

Guest:  Stephen Smith, (twitter.com/ccie9292), Cisco, CTO, Global Enterprise Segment  

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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What better way to kick off the 2020 IT Blog Awards season than to bring together technical bloggers, vloggers and podcasters to share their unique experiences?

In this episode, you'll gain insights into what inspired some of our Cisco Champion bloggers, vloggers and podcasters to pursue their craft; what challenges they faced (and overcame); and some of the amazing outcomes of pursuing their passion and sharing their unique insights and perspectives.

(The IT Blog Awards, hosted by Cisco, is accepting submissions through October 16, 2020. Apply today.)

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/events-webinars/influencer-hub/blog-awards.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Aaron Weiler (twitter.com/aaronengineered), Comcast, Sales Engineer Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), IP Fabric, Network Automation Evangelist Deirra Footman (twitter.com/ccieby30), 14 West, Senior Network Engineer Kevin Blackburn (twitter.com/theroutingtable), Aultman Hospital, Director of Network and Communication Services

Guest: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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From low data rate wireless, such as low-power-wide area technologies that are designed for small devices running on batteries, to the emergence of high data rate wireless technologies, such as 5G, and Wi-Fi 6, decision makers and network experts face a broad choice of wireless technologies.

But when it comes too industrial wireless technologies, one size doesn't fit all.

Tune into this episode and discover several important criteria and methodologies to consider when selecting industrial wireless technologies to meet connectivity objectives.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/internet-of-things/iot-network-connectivity.html#~stickynav=2?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Networking Archaeologist Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer

Guest: Patrick Grossetete (twitter.com/pgrossetete), Cisco, Distinguished Engineer for Cisco IoT

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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IT organizations that get the most out of their technology investments tend to grow faster than their peers. As a result, they are always exploring enhancements to existing products that can improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.

Listen in as Cisco Champions sit down with the Cisco expert to discuss using HyperFlex as an iSCSI target to address block storage use cases, such as externalized LUNs for Oracle or shared LUNs for Windows failover clusters—or for baremetal, virtualized or containerized applications.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/hyperconverged-infrastructure/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Joseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Veam Software, Solutions Architect Dan Kelcher, NTT DATA Services, Enterprise Architecture Adviser Michael Rhoades (twitter.com/ciscomikey), North American Hoganas, Manager Information Technology

Guest: Ronnie Chan (twitter.com/ronnielchan), Cisco, Product Manager Engineer

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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The IT landscape has become exponentially complex due to rising consumer demand and the insatiable appetite for an always-on environment. We need a simplified way to automate, orchestrate, and secure the infrastructure while leveraging analytics and policy-based models that deliver the best application experience. However, operationalizing multiple domains (e.g. cloud, campus, etc.) is challenging due to heightened network complexity, escalating costs, and the skills gap. Cisco is focused on driving an Intent-based networking strategy, delivering validated multi-domain solutions to help customers accelerate time to market. 

Tune in to learn from the experiences gained, working with Enterprise and Service Provider customers that has shaped Cisco’s multi-domain strategy, automation frameworks and use cases that remove complexity to deliver an agile infrastructure. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/customer-experience/automation.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Bruno Wollmann (twitter.com/wollmannbruno), Terra-Comm Solutions, Sr. Network Architect Jason D’Silva (twitter.com/jdsilva), Shaw Communications, Sr. Network Architect Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, CTO/ Networking Archeologist 

Guests:  Dave Malik (twitter.com/dmalik2), Cisco, Cisco Fellow and Chief Architect, Cisco Customer Experience (CX)

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco Ultra Cloud 5G Core solution is an evolutionary jump delivering advanced 5G features, automation, higher resiliency and deployment simplicity into the Service Provider networks. Tune in as we discuss the new 5G SA Core architecture and associated 5G capabilities (i.e., Slicing, Service Based Architecture, Security) required to deliver new enhanced use cases.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/5g-transformation.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Aaron Weiler (twitter.com/aaronengineered), Comcast, Sales Engineer Josh Warcop (twitter.com/Warcop), Byteworks, Engineer

Guests: Eric Hamel, Cisco, Sales Specialist

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Configuring and maintaining access policies in a network is a challenge. In our increasingly complex and dynamic networks, IP policies are not meeting the needs of many administrators. Access policies need to evolve from static IP based to intent based. Creating policy should be as simple as defining intent, “who” needs to access “what” regardless of where they connect in the network.

With that idea as a backdrop, Meraki is introducing Adaptive Policy, an easy to configure, simple to maintain, scalable policy powered by Secure Group Tags (SGTs). 

Listen in as Cisco Champions and Cisco experts discuss Adaptive Policy and how it lets businesses create intent based policy for users, services and devices based on who you are, not where you connect in the network.   Learn more: https://meraki.cisco.com/webinars/adaptive-policy-set-once-secure-forever/?dtid=opdcsnc001469   Cisco Champion Hosts: Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), WWT, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer  Aaron Weiler (twitter.com/aaronengineered), Comcast, Sales Engineer

Guests:  Rob Watt, Cisco, Product Manager  Alex Burger (twitter.com/aaburger85), Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer  

Moderator:   Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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As organizations increasingly introduce machine learning (ML) capabilities to their existing products, their artificial intelligence (AI) projects and operations complexity grows.  As a result, they rapidly face challenges in managing complex ML workloads. MLOps is a growing field that addresses these challenges. But what is MLOps and how does Cisco support their customers by contributing to Kubeflow?

Listen in as Cisco Champions sit down with Cisco experts to discuss these challenges in Machine Learning operations and how Cisco has enabled solutions to help customers bridge the gaps in MLOPs and manage complex ML workloads with UCS and Kubeflow. 

Learn more: https://developer.cisco.com/kubeflow/?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), ANS Group, Technical Architect Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Network Consultant

Guests:  Debo Dutta (twitter.com/dedutta), Cisco, Distinguished Engineer Elvira Dzhuraeva (twitter.com/elvirafortune), Cisco, Software Engineer 

Moderator:  Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Cisco is on a journey to making networking smarter with artificial intelligence and machine learning. The latest stop in this journey, Cisco AI Endpoint Analytics, helps identify, profile, and group previously unknown endpoints in the network, increasing visibility and enhancing security.

Listen in as the discussion covers the value of AI and ML in the first part of a two-part series. 

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/artificial-intelligence.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469  

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Network Consultant/ Owner   Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services 

Guests:   JP Vasseur (twitter.com/jpvasseur), Cisco, Cisco Fellow 

Moderator:    Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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As many people shifted to remote work over the past couple of months, due to the global pandemic, the world discovered that work can be accomplished from anywhere. Now, with more than 70% of companies planning to shift to remote work permanently, new questions are surfacing around how to prepare a workforce to be successful in the “new normal.”

With Lorrissa’s unique experience in managing a distributed workforce of over 500 people around the world, and given her leadership role with Webex, she is uniquely positioned to share industry knowledge and hands-on experience around effective strategies to build and manage remote teams for long-term success. During this podcast, she goes deeper on 3 critical capabilities:

1) Cultural Transformation  2) Technology planning and adoption  3) Enterprise-grade Security

The discussion also includes how other industries, like Healthcare, are re-imagining what’s possible with technology and virtual patient experiences. A broader transformation that is occurring with the new world of work.

Learn more: https://www.webex.com?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts:  Aaron Weiler, (twitter.com/aaronengineered), Comcast, Sales Engineer Andrew West, (twitter.com/BlueBoxRedBox), Blizzard Entertainment, Lead Telecom Engineer  Josh Warcop, (twitter.com/Warcop), Byteworks, Engineer 

Guests:  Lorrissa Horton, (twitter.com/Lorrissa_horton) Cisco, VP, WebEx Strategy

Moderator:  Lauren Friedman Albert, (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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43% of IT time is spent troubleshooting. Decoding wireless issues, application performance problems, and fixing misconfigurations are challenging problems to remediate.

This discussion covers new assurance and troubleshooting capabilities for cloud-managed Cisco Meraki networks. Topics include leveraging ML to pinpoint SaaS performance problems and using the newly released ‘Meraki Health’ to reduce troubleshooting from hours to minutes.

Learn more: https://meraki.cisco.com/?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Ben Story (https://twitter.com/ntwrk80), Hospital Sisters Health System, Sr. Network Engineer Jason D’Silva (https://twitter.com/jdsilva), Shaw Communications, Sr. Network Architect

Guests: David van Schravendijk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davevan/), Cisco, Product Marketing Manager Nikitha Panasamudra Shashidhar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikitha-p-s-4374a549/), Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (https://twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Securing your organization is becoming increasingly complex. It may seem faster to tack on new point products to address the latest attack or protect yet another threat vector. But this multi-console approach is tedious and error-prone, which you don’t have time for.

In this episode, we reunite with Ben Greenbaum, Technical Marketing Engineer, and Cisco Champions, Evan Mintzer and Ben Story, to talk about the new SecureX platform built into the Cisco Secure portfolio. You’ll hear how Cisco’s Threat Response, Orchestration, Dashboard, and Integrations capabilities provide simplicity, visibility, and efficiency to your security experience.

Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/securex/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Evan Mintzer (https://twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Ben Story (https://twitter.com/ntwrk80), Hospital Sisters Health System, Sr. Network Engineer

Guest: Ben Greenbaum (https://twitter.com/secintsight), Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator: Lauren Friedman Albert (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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As organizations have had to rapidly respond and transition in the face of swift change, Cisco VDI solutions have enabled businesses to empower their workforce to work remotely with ease. In this episode, we sit down with Bryan Hilton, Cisco Technical Solutions Architect and Cisco Champions, Michael Rhoades and Meredith Rose, to discuss how running Cisco HyperFlex in the data center, managed by Intersight, can ease migration of an entire workforce to work remotely in just 24 hours.

For more information on Cisco VDI, visit: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/data-center-virtualization/desktop-virtualization/index.html?dtid=osscdc000283?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Michael Rhoades (https://twitter.com/ciscomikey), North American Hoganas, IT Manager Meredith Rose (https://twitter.com/mer3dithrose), World Wide Technology, Consulting System Engineer

Guest: Bryan Hilton (https://twitter.com/VDI_geek), Cisco, Technical Solutions Architect

Moderator: Amilee San Juan (https://twitter.com/amileesan1), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, you'll hear from Cisco spectrum and policy expert, Mary Brown as well as Cisco Wireless CTO, Matt MacPherson, along with Cisco Champion hosts Sam Clements of Presidio and Shai Silberman from San Jose State University.

In April of this year, the FCC opened the 6 GHz spectrum for unlicensed use. When devices hit the market in the next couple of years, they will allow consumers and businesses to take full advantage of the next generation of wireless technology. This means better video and mixed reality for virtual interactions, more connected devices in healthcare and manufacturing, a more productive and agile remote workforce, and lots more.

Join this important conversation to hear from five passionate experts as they discuss topics ranging from working with the FCC and how we'll take advantage of this new spectrum to how it all works, what it means for the enterprise, wireless security, and more.

For more information on 6GHZ and Mary Brown's work with the FCC, check out her blog at https://blogs.cisco.com/author/marybrown?dtid=opdcsnc001469

Cisco Champion Hosts: Sam Clements (twitter.com/samuel_clements), Presidio, Engineering Director, Office of the CTO, Mobility Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom ), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services

Guest: Mary Brown (twitter.com/MaryBrownindc), Cisco, Director, Public Policy Matt MacPherson (twitter.com/macpherson7), Cisco, CTO, Wireless

Moderator: Lauren Friedman Albert (twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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Listen as our Cisco Champions converse with Cisco’s Darryl Sladden about Cisco DNA Spaces as it expands the range of sensors beyond Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Learn how you can deploy sensors, tags and beacons at scale to drive business outcomes across the enterprise.

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Cisco Champion hosts Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director of Network Services Denise Donohoe (twitter.com/LadyNetwkr), Cisco, Systems Architect

Guests Darryl Sladden (twitter.com/darrylsj), Cisco, Wireless Product Line Manager

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Listen as our Cisco Champions converse with Cisco’s Darryl Sladden about Cisco DNA Spaces as it expands the range of sensors beyond Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Learn how you can deploy sensors, tags and beacons at scale to drive business outcomes across the enterprise.

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Cisco Champion hosts Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director of Network Services Denise Donohoe (twitter.com/LadyNetwkr), Cisco, Systems Architect

Guests Darryl Sladden (twitter.com/darrylsj), Cisco, Wireless Product Line Manager

Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, our Cisco Champions talk to Cisco’s Wireless Product Manager, Ankur Bhasin, about Wireless Resiliency, as in no longer waiting for scheduled down-time to deploy new Access Points or software updates. The discussion also covers the new Cisco DNA Center feature, User Defined Network (UDN), for use cases like dormitories or long-term hospital stays; as well as other Wireless resiliency topics.

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Cisco Champion hosts Dan Kelcher, NTT Data Services, Enterprise Architecture Advisor Samuel Clements (twitter.com/samuel_clements), Presidio, Engineering Director, Office of the CTO, Mobility

Guest Ankur Bhasin, Cisco, Wireless Product Line Manager

Moderator Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Join our Cisco Champions discuss how an SD-WAN assists in the transformation to a Digital Business Model with Marcus Hacke, Founder and CEO of ngena, using an approach of Connectivity Platform as a Service. Due to the new demands and requirements, old network platforms are not scalable to support these new requirements and use cases, the discussion delves into how SD-WAN and ngena’s solution helps in fulfilling the new demands for this digital transformation, as well as challenges that are encountered during the migration and deployment.

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Malcolm Booden (https://twitter.com/malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant

Guests Marcus Hacke (https://twitter.com/MarcusHacke), ngena, Founder and CEO

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program

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Join our Cisco Champions speak with Cisco’s Peter Jones and find out what his Ethernet Dream is, starting with some history on IT and how it relates to a vision of having all OT in the world under Ethernet and why. What problems would it solve that are specific to OT, like preventative maintenance challenges. Peter also discusses where the vision is currently, the latest challenges to move the vision, industry and standards, and whether its current status is a technology or evangelism problem.

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Malcolm Booden (https://twitter.com/malcolmbooden) MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant

Guest Peter Jones (https://twitter.com/petergjones), Cisco, Distinguished Engineer

Moderators Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program Amilee San Juan (https://twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Join our Cisco Champions as they have a conversation with Cisco’s Chuck Stickney of the Cisco DevNet Partner Ecosystem team. They discuss the difference between Partner Specialization vs. Career/Individual Certifications; how Partner Specialization helps partners and what is required to be part of the program; how the three (3) tiers differ; Business vs. Architectural specialization; and do partners need to have an existing software channel? Lastly, we answer the burning questions: Is “Soft Serve referring to Ice Cream or Software? And, will Paul Giblin come out of DevNet Certification retirement?

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Denise Fishburne (https://twitter.com/DeniseFishburne), Cisco, Security Solutions Architect

Guests Chuck Stickney (https://twitter.com/chuckstickney), Cisco, Cisco DevNet Partner Ecosystem

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Join the Cisco Champions as they discuss what’s new with the Cisco Contact Center with Kurt Mey and Carlos Guadamuz. The discussion includes the integration of Voicea and CloudCherry acquisitions; Customer Experience Management; the use of AI/ML to listen, analyze and predict; leveraging of Cognitive Collaboration; the WebEx Contact Center Enterprise; the specialization use cases; and much more.

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (@dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Malcolm Booden (@malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant

Guests Kurt Mey (@kumey99), Cisco, Contact Center Business Development Manager Carlos Guadamuz, Cisco, Contact Center Business Development Manager

Moderator Lauren Friedman (@lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, our Cisco Champion talks to the Cisco Modeling Lab (CML) team about all things CML. The discussion addresses topics such as CML as an orchestration platform; the feedback that motivated the team to re-design CML and how it differs from the prior version; the reliability and robust functionality, as well as the provisions for growth and expansion; security and encryption; and licensing.

Cisco Champion hosts Malcolm Booden (@malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant

Guests Ralph Schmieder, Cisco, VIRL Technical Lead Simon Knight (@eskaytwo), Cisco, VIRL SW Engineer Vernon Palango (@vpalango), Cisco, VIRL/CML Product Manager

Moderator Amilee San Juan (@amileesan1), Cisco, EN Product Marketing Manager

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, our Cisco Champions Radio are joined by Veronika Klauzova to discuss network security and how Cisco’s High Performance Firewall aid in protecting your network. The discussion covers how the firewall handles aspects like Performance, Security, Threat Intelligence, etc.; also what analytics are collected and how they are used; and more specifics and details on how firewall helps protect your network.

Cisco Champion hosts Gert-Jan de Boer (https://twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO Artem Tkachov (https://twitter.com/ArtemTkachov), Philip Morris International, Infrastructure Architect

Guests Veronika Klauzova (https://twitter.com/klauzova_i), Cisco, Security Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Listen to Cisco’s Chris Riviere and BlueCat’s Brian Shorland describe Cisco’s Umbrella and BlueCat’s DNS Edge technology synergistic partnership. The discussion includes how Cisco’s Umbrella and BlueCat’s DNS Edge technology products integrate and enable functionality such as DNS profiling and mining of network information, like phishing emails, adult content, malicious infrastructure, etc., using DNS to add extra layers of security, and more!

Cisco Champion hosts Jody Lemoine (https://twitter.com/ghostinthenet), Tish Co, Network Architect David Penaloza (https://twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer

Guests Chris Riviere (https://twitter.com/rivimont), Cisco, Technical Solutions Engineer Brian Shorland, BlueCat, Director, Product Management

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, Valeria Scribanti discusses Cisco’s Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) with our Cisco Champions. The discussion delves into what is AMP, an Endpoint Security Solution, and the differences between EPP and EDR and how they are related to AMP. Does AMP resolve conflicts with other anti-virus offerings on an endpoint? And, how does AMP address an endpoint that has been compromised or infected and collect data and analytics.

Cisco Champion hosts David Penaloza (https://twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Denise Fishburne (https://twitter.com/DeniseFishburne), Cisco Security Solutions Architect

Guests Valeria Scribanti (https://twitter.com/VaScribanti), Cisco, Security System Engineer

Moderators Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program Ashley Kruger, Cisco EN Product Marketing Manager

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Take a listen as our Cisco Champions have a spirited discussion with Fred Niehaus about the difference between WiFi 5 and WiFi 6, as well as what WiFi 6 is and the problems WiFi 6 is trying to solve. Also, how does the Cisco Catalyst APs address those issues, along with some of the current limitations of WiFi 6.

Cisco Champion hosts Amr Nasher (https://twitter.com/Amr_Nasher) Twaasol, Business Development Manager Sebastian Leuser (https://twitter.com/sleuser), T-Systems International GmbH, Senior System Engineer Pieter-Jan Nefkens (https://twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Consultant

Guests Fred Niehaus (https://twitter.com/ohiofred), Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, our Champions have a discussion with Kevin Egan to discuss UCS Architecture and some of the interesting things going on with the UCS portfolio. Additionally, the discussion covers some of the features and functionality of the UCS Integration that partners and customers are taking advantage of, as well as some cool things Cisco is doing with NVIDIA.

Cisco Champion Hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Malcolm Booden (https://twitter.com/malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant

Guest Kevin Egan (https://twitter.com/BigIrishK), Cisco Director Compute System Group

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, Peter Paluch and Denise Fishburne chat with our Cisco Champions about the new CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Exam. Attempts to get the answers to the exam were unsuccessful, but Peter and Denise did explain the entire process they used to determine and create the new exams, as well as the logic behind those decisions.

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect David Penaloza (https://twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (https://twitter.com/PacketRoute), Itron, Principle Cloud & Network Security Engineer

Guests Peter Paluch (https://twitter.com/Peter_Paluch), Cisco, CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Exam Program Manager Denise Fishburne (https://twitter.com/DeniseFishburne), Cisco, Security Solutions Architect

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this installment of Cisco Champions Radio, Cisco Champions Gert-Jan and Ken discuss the DevNet Sandbox with DevNet Sandbox Architect aka Captain Awesome, Hank Preston. Hank discusses what is the DevNet Sandbox, and how it helps the DevNet development community; how the use of the DevNet Sandbox assisted in the designing of a Data Center deployment, along with the lessons learned from the effort; and much more.

Cisco Champion Hosts Gert-Jan de Boer (https://twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO Ken Partridge (https://twitter.com/kpartridgeone), WTI, Principal Engineer

Guest Hank Preston (https://twitter.com/hfpreston), Cisco, DevNet Sandbox Architect aka Captain Awesome

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, our Cisco Champions speak with Ankur Bhasin from the Cisco Mobility team to discuss the new Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller, including how it differs from Mobility Express, the type of deployments and customer profiles would benefit from the EWC, as well as how hot and cold patching affect the EWC.

Cisco Champion hosts Amr Nasher (https://twitter.com/amr_abari), Twaasol, BDM & Solutions Architect Malcolm Booden (https://twitter.com/malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant Kjetil Teigen Hansen (https://twitter.com/mrTeigen), Conscia, Consultant

Guests Ankur Bhasin, Cisco, Wireless Product Line Manager

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, Tim Szigeti discusses with our Cisco Champions how IoT Security is more than just wearables and smart appliances. Tim discusses Operational Technology (OT) directed cyberattacks and how Cisco Cyber Vision uses Network Visibility, Operational Insights and Anomaly Detection to evaluate and identify potential cyberattacks, as well as other “internetting of things together”.

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Ken Partridge (https://twitter.com/kpartridgeone), WTI, Principal Engineer Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (https://twitter.com/PacketRoute), Itron, Principle Cloud & Network Security Engineer

Guests Tim Szigeti (https://twitter.com/tim_szigeti), Cisco, IoT Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, listen to our Cisco Champions chat with Vish Jakka to find out what Cisco Workload Intersight Optimizer is; the problems it solves; the Eco-System compatibility; it’s limitations when managing multiple solutions; and more.

Cisco Champion Hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Craig Waters (https://twitter.com/cswaters1), Pure Storage, Technical Director, FlashStack and Cisco Solutions

Guest Vish Jakka (https://twitter.com/VishJakka), Cisco Data Center Solutions Product Manager

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, listen to our Cisco Champions speak with Bonny Shapira, the person who makes Cisco Live EMEAR happen. Bonny discusses how he became the person who plans and manages Cisco Live EMEAR, as well as everything that goes into making Cisco Live EMEAR the successful event it is and everything that is considered when selecting a location and venue for Cisco Live EMEAR. It’s a behind the scenes peek into all that goes into Cisco Live EMEAR!

Cisco Champion Hosts Gert-Jan de Boer (https://twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo, CTO Denise Fishburne (https://twitter.com/DeniseFishburne), Cisco, Security Solutions Architect Amr Nasher (https://twitter.com/amr_abari), Twaasol, BDM & Solutions Architect

Guests Bonny Shapira (https://twitter.com/MuyBuenas), Cisco, Leader, Cisco Live EMEAR Melita Kahrmann, Cisco, EN Product and Solutions Marketing

Moderator Amilee San Juan (https://twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, EN Product Marketing Manager

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, listen to our Cisco Champions try to figure out the Future of Wireless with Cisco SMEs Anupam Upadhyaya and Matt MacPherson. They ponder what is WiFi6, what are the latest Wireless trends, and how prior Wireless technologies impact future Wireless technologies, as well as other questions about the Future of Wireless.

Cisco Champion Hosts Pieter-Jan Nefkens (https://twitter.com/pjnef), Nefkens Advies, Consultant Kjetil Teigen Hansen (https://twitter.com/mrTeigen), Conscia, Consultant

Cisco Guests Anupam Upadhyaya (https://twitter.com/anupamu), Cisco, Product Management, Senior Director of Wireless Matt MacPherson (https://twitter.com/macpherson7), Cisco, Wireless CTO

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, listen to our Cisco Champions try to solve Ben Greenbaum’s problems and discuss Cisco Threat Response. The discussion covers topics like how Cisco Threat Response addresses all of the products in the market and provides security insight to all of them; how it works as an API aggregator; compatibility with other security products; and more.

Cisco Champion Hosts Kjetil Teigen Hansen (https://twitter.com/mrTeigen), Conscia, Consultant Jody Lemoine (https://twitter.com/ghostinthenet), Tish Co, Network Architect Denise Fishburne (https://twitter.com/DeniseFishburne), Cisco Solutions Architect Security

Guest Ben Greenbaum (https://twitter.com/secintsight), Cisco Security Integrations Group

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Listen to Matt MacPherson and Bart Brinckman talk to our Cisco Champions about OpenRoaming, who is using it, what are it’s benefits and how it works with WiFi 6. Also, what are the technical requirements, OpenRoaming and the Wireless Broadband Alliance (https://twitter.com/WBAlliance), along with industry partnerships with Samsung, Boingo and others.

Cisco Champion Hosts Mark Sibering, Devoteam NL, Principal Architect Jody Lemoine (https://twitter.com/ghostinthenet), Tish Co, Network Architect

Cisco Guests Matt MacPherson (https://twitter.com/macpherson7), Cisco Wireless CTO Bart Brinckman, Cisco OpenRoaming Engineering Lead

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, Aniket Patankar, Cisco’s HyperFlex PM, talks to our Cisco Champions and is asked what Is HyperFlex, what is hyperconvergence, and what is HyperFlex AP? Learn the use cases of HyperFlex, how Intersight Management works with HyperFlex, what are the customer benefits of using HyperFlex AP, and more.

Cisco Champion hosts Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Malcolm Booden (https://twitter.com/malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant

Guests Aniket Patankar (https://twitter.com/aniketpatankar), Cisco HyperFlex Product Manager

Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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In this episode of Cisco Champions Radio, Cisco SMEs, Adrian Iliesu and Anna Rubin, talk to our Cisco Champions about the updated 2020 Cisco Certifications, including, but not limited to, creating the new consolidated CCNA exam; the new DevNet Certifications; what has changed and what hasn’t; details on the new Certification levels, the new technology topics, why the certifications are changing and more!

Cisco Champion hosts David Penaloza (@davidsamuelps), Verizon, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (@PacketRoute), Itron, Principle Cloud & Network Security Engineer

Guests Adrian Iliesu (@aidevnet), Cisco DevNet Technical Lead on Co-creations Team Anna Rubin, Cisco Certification Exam Developer, CCNA, CCNP and DevNet Exams

Moderator Lauren Friedman (@lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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Cisco SD-Access and Multidomain are discussed in depth in this podcast where Cisco Champions ask Cisco Experts the questions their peers might have.

Discussion Topics: - Why SD-Access and how does it compare to the way things are usually done today? - I’m a CLI Warrior, why do I need SD-Access? - How SD-Access Multi-Domain fits in with other domains - How is Intent the glue? - Multi-Domain success stories - What hardware supports SD-Access? Do I need to forklift the entire network? - How does the security evolution impact SD-Access? - Does it matter where you start with your deployments or systems? - Trust vs threat - Encrypted traffic analytics - Why you should embrace fabric technology - Business drivers for why people invest in learning and migrating into SD-Access Multi-Domain - Need-driven architecture?

Cisco Champions Hosts: Paul Campbell (www.twitter.com/paulmc3), Cisco Champion member, CEO & Founder, Quaversal LLC. Scott McDermott (www.twitter.com/scottm32768) Cisco Champion member, Managing Director, Mostly Networks. Cisco Guest: Victor Moreno, Distinguished Engineer, Technical Marketing. Mike Herbert, Principal Engineer. Moderator: Michelle Trick, Marketing Manager

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Cisco Defense Orchestrator is a cloud-based application to helps you consistently manage policies across your Cisco security products and keep your organization protected against the latest threats. This security-focused podcast dives into what’s new with CDO and gets into the technical details of the why and how.

Discussion Topics: - What is new with Cisco Defense Orchestrator, - What types of customers benefit from Cisco Defense Orchestrator - FTD support - What is the CDO licensing model - Is there a CDO API

Cisco Champions: Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies. David Yarashus (twitter.com/dyarashus), Cisco Champion member, Chief Engineer, Netcraftsmen.

Cisco Guests: Guy Telner (twitter.com/guytelner), Director of Engineering and Developer of Cisco Defense Orchestrator. Adam Bragg (twitter.com/adbragg), Systems Engineer for Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program.

To learn more go to GetCDO.com or cisco.com/go/cdo

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with JP Vasseur about Cisco DNA Center and AI/ML Network Analytics. Interviewing JP are Cisco Champion hosts, Pieter-Jan and Josh Warcop.

Cisco Champions: Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies. Josh Warcop (twitter.com/warcop), Cisco Champion member, Solutions Architect, iVision.

Cisco Guest: JP Vasseur (twitter.com/jpvasseur), Distinguished Engineer.

Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Product Marketing Team.

Discussion Topics: - The various models for processing of the machine learning data - How traffic is anonymized - AI/ML use case - Why we use machine learning - How Cisco DNA comes into play with AI/ML - The UX experience

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Stuart Clark of Cisco DevNet and Rick Sherman of Puppet about network automation. Our Cisco Champion hosts are Daren Fulwell and Pieter-Jan Nefkens.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Various ways to do network integration, it isn’t all Python! - What makes Puppet unique - How the DevOps culture is breaking down silos in the office - How to get started with Puppet - DevNet Learning Labs and Sandboxes - Hooking up Puppet to Cisco DNA Center - What does automation look like in 10-years’ time

Cisco Champion Hosts Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member, Network Architect, ANS Group. Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies.

Cisco Guest Stuart Clark (twitter.com/bigevilbeard), Network Automation Developer DevNet.

Puppet Guest Rick Sherman (twitter.com/shermdog01), Network Automation Czar.

Moderator Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/devnet-integrations-network-automation-with-puppet-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep11

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Adrian Iliesiu about developing with SD-WAN and how you can streamline your workflow with vManage. Interviewing Adrian are Cisco Champion hosts, Daren Fulwell and David Peñaloza.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Components of Cisco’s SD-WAN solution - vManage – your point of interaction with the entire fabric - Rest API interface into the fabric using DevNet - Programming and developing your own features for your fabric - What can you leverage with the SD-WAN API

Cisco Champion Hosts Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member, Network Architect, ANS Group. David Peñaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions.

Cisco Guest Adrian Iliesiu (twitter.com/aidevnet), DevNet Engineer.

Moderator Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/developing-with-sd-wan-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep10

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Darryl Sladden about the evolution of Cisco’s location technologies as well as the operational insights inside Cisco DNA Spaces. Interviewing Darryl is Cisco Champion host, Daren Fulwell.

Podcast Discussion Topics - The evolution of Cisco’s locationing technologies - GDPR compliance and privacy - Operational insights inside Cisco DNA Spaces - Integration capabilities - Cool ways companies are using Cisco DNA Spaces

Cisco Champion Host Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member, Network Architect, ANS Group.

Cisco Guest Darryl Sladden (twitter.com/darrylsj), Senior Product Manager.

Moderator Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/digitizing-the-physical-space-with-cisco-dna-spaces-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep9

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with David Klebanov about the benefits of OMP, Overlay Management Protocol and why OMP is more than a routing protocol. Interviewing David are Cisco Champion hosts, Daren Fulwell and David Peñaloza.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela - Cisco vManage, vSmart and vBond features - What are the benefits of OMP, Overlay Management Protocol - Why OMP is more than a routing protocol - The 3 main policies distributed inside OMP - Cloud Onramp – cloud integrations - ExpressRoute, Direct Connect - Difference between vManage and vAnalytics

Cisco Champion Hosts Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member, Network Architect, ANS Group. David Peñaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions.

Cisco Guests David Klebanov (twitter.com/davidklebanov), Technical Marketing Engineer, EN BU.

Moderator Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/omp-the-secret-sauce-of-ciscos-sd-wan-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep8

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Cisco's Chief Privacy Officer Michelle Dennedy and Robert Waitman, Director of Data Privacy, about the Cisco 2019 Data Privacy Benchmarking Study and the value of data privacy. Interviewing Michelle and Robert are Cisco Champion hosts, Daren Fulwell and David Peñaloza.

Podcast Discussion Topics - What is data privacy and what is Cisco doing about it - The technology aspects of data privacy and data protection - What are the regional differences with privacy law above and beyond GDPR - How investments made in privacy are translating into better security - What benefits do companies get (beyond compliance) from GDPR regulations - Enhancements in the hardening of the data center - Data as an asset - What Cisco is doing to help the industry understand the importance of data privacy

Cisco Champion Hosts Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member, Network Architect, ANS Group. David Peñaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions.

Cisco Guests Michelle Dennedy (twitter.com/mdennedy), VP & Chief Privacy Officer. Robert Waitman (twitter.com/robertwaitman), Director of Data Privacy.

Moderator Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program.

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/maximizing-the-value-of-data-privacy-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep7

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How has Cisco Smart Licensing evolved? Who owns a Smart License and what are the implications? In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Donnie Savage about Cisco Smart Licensing. Interviewing is Cisco Champion host, Daren Fulwell.

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member and Network Architect, ANS Group.

Cisco Guests: Donnie Savage, (twitter.com/diivious), Architect.Engineer, Lead Architect Smart Software Licensing.

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - How Smart Licensing evolved - How you get intelligent data about your inventory - How data privacy concerns are addressed - The 5 methods of communication - What happens with Smart Licensing if connectivity is lost? - Who owns a Smart License and what are the implications? - What you need to enable Smart Licensing

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/cisco-smart-licensing-in-30-minutes-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep6

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Chris Paggen and Lionel Hercot about the Cisco ACI experience on AWS. Interviewing are Cisco Champion hosts, Charlie Greenaway and Mat Jovanovic.

Cisco Champion Hosts: Charlie Greenaway (twitter.com/cciechaz), Cisco Champion member and Principal Architect. Mat Jovanovic (twitter.com/matjovanovic), Cisco Champion member and Cloud CTO.

Cisco Guests: Chris Paggen, TME Lead for ACI. Lionel Hercot, (twitter.com/lhercot), Technical Marketing Engineer.

Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - ACI on AWS – what it is and the value it drives - How ACI is deployed in the cloud - Use cases that inspired the ACI AWS solution - Roadmap for integrations with Azure and other cloud options - How the integrations work when exposing info to a 3rd party - Cost projection model help estimate the running cost of the solution - The 3 elements of the ACI on AWS architecture

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/maintaining-your-cisco-aci-experience-on-aws-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep5

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chat with Darren Williams, EMEAR UCS & HyperFlex Leader about the latest developments with Cisco HyperFlex. Interviewing our Darren are Cisco Champion hosts, Daren Fulwell and Colin Lynch.

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member and Network Architect Colin Lynch (twitter.com/ucsguru), Cisco Champion member and Principal Consultant

Cisco Guest: Darren Williams, (twitter.com/mrhyperflex), Cisco EMEAR UCS & HyperFlex Leader

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - What is Hyperconverged Infrastructure - Better together: HyperFlex with ACI - Cisco’s approach to the network with HyperFlex - What’s in the HyperFlex 4.0 release - Unique HyperFlex deployments - Cisco Intersite advancements - HX220c M5 All NVMe node

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/hyperflex-gets-edgy-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep-4

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chatted with Tim Szigeti about the latest developments with Cisco IoT. Interviewing our Principal Technical Marketing Engineer are Cisco Champion hosts, Daren Fulwell and Bernhard Albler.

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), Cisco Champion member and Network Architect Bernhard Albler (twitter.com/balbler), Cisco Champion member and Technical Lead

Cisco Guest: Tim Szigeti, (twitter.com/tim_szigeti), Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Latest developments in Cisco’s IoT portfolio - The biggest challenges in IoT - Features of the IR1101 router - Compact ruggedized switch - Macro-segmentation and micro-segmentation - Cisco Catalyst IE 3200, 3300, 3400 Rugged Series - Tim shares use cases he's seen in his hometown

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/extending-intent-based-networking-to-the-iot-edge-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep-3

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chatted with Kureli Sankar about the latest developments with Cisco SD-WAN Security. Interviewing our Technical Marketing Manager are Cisco Champion hosts, Pieter-Jan Nefkens and David Peñaloza.

Cisco Champion Hosts: Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member and Consultant David Peñaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member and Lead Network Consulting Engineer

Cisco Guest: Kureli Sankar, (twitter.com/jmckg), Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco

Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - The 4 predominant customer use cases for Cisco SD-WAN Security - Cisco SD-WAN Security components - How the Cisco SD-WAN Security URL filtering is different from - FirePower filtering. - Cisco AMP Threat Grid features - IOS XE SDWAN - The 3 network controllers: Vmanage, VSmart and vBond - ASR 1000 series routers and ISR900 routers

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/cisco-sd-wan-security-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep-2

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we chatted with Prakash Rajamani about the latest developments with Cisco DNA Center. Interviewing our Director of Product Management are Cisco Champion hosts, Daren Fulwell and Pieter-Jan Nefkens.

Cisco Champion Hosts: Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell) Cisco Champion member and echnical Architect Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member and Consultant

Cisco Guest: Prakash Rajamani, Director Product Management, Cisco

Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - What is Cisco DNA Center - What sets Cisco DNA Centerapart from previous location services - The new capabilities in the latest release of Cisco DNA Center - The plan for updating Cisco DNA Center - What applications are coming - What has been updated in Assurance - Make a Wish feature

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/dissecting-cisco-dna-center-cisco-dna-center-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s6ep-1

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, our Cisco Champion hosts discuss the Cisco Duo acquisition.

Cisco Champion Hosts Evan Mintzer (https://twitter.com/evanmintzer) Cisco Champion member and Manager, IT Information Security Martin Schönbacher (https://twitter.com/nfvguy), Cisco Champion member and Datacenter Architect

Cisco Guests: Karianne Butler, Product Manager, Duo Umang Burman, Product Marketing Manager, Duo

Moderator: Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Duo history and culture - What Products and services are part of the Duo portfolio - Changes to Duo since the Cisco acquisition - What can Duo customers can expect - What platforms are supported with Duo - How POC work at Duo - Where things are going in the future - Duo’s global footprint - When the Duo products will be added to CCW - The Duo Community - Meraki support

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/multifactor-authentication-comes-together-with-duo-and-cisco-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep27

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, 5 Cisco Champions talk about the Cisco Champion program.

Cisco Champions: - Alex Bisset (https://twitter.com/abisset1) Cisco Champion member and VP Platform Strategy - Amr Nasher (https://twitter.com/amr_abari), Cisco Champion member and Solutions Architect - Gert-Jan de Boer (https://twitter.com/gjdeboer) Cisco Champion member and CTO - Peter Onipe (https://twitter.com/c0dell) Cisco Champion member and Systems Engineer - Tony Cuevas (https://twitter.com/cuevas27) Cisco Champion member and Practice Lead

Cisco Moderators: - Kim Austin (https://twitter.com/ciscokima), Cisco Champion Program Management - Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Why each of our Champion hosts joined the program - What is the Cisco Champion Program and its benefits - What the Champions have gotten out of the Cisco Champion program and did it meet expectations - What has surprised the Champions about being in the program - The Cisco Champion Blogging Club - How being a Cisco Champion has impacted careers - What kind of time commitment is required for the Cisco Champion Program - Nerd gossip! - Advice for potential Cisco Champions

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/cisco-champions-share-their-deepest-thoughts-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep26

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, our Cisco Champion hosts discuss Cisco DevNet Code Exchange.

Cisco Champion Hosts Jeff Levensailor (https://twitter.com/levensailor ), Cisco Champion member and Sr Collaboration Engineer Paul Giblin (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Cisco Champion member and Sr. Solutions Architect

Cisco Guests: Casey Bleeker (https://twitter.com/geekbleek), DevNet

Podcast Discussion Topics - What is Code Exchange - How Code Exchange is different from Ecosystem Exchange and Solutions Plus - How to submit code to Code Exchange and what the approval process is - What core components DevNet looks for in code submissions - What level of coding experience you need - What technologies have the greatest code samples - What is the language distribution inside DevNet Code Exchange - How Code Exchange is driving business value - What Ansible and Puppet are doing on Code Exchange - How data scientists are using Code Exchange

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/devnet-code-exchange-making-developers-lives-easier-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep25

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, our Cisco Champion hosts discuss the Cisco Meraki MX with the product team.

Cisco Champion Hosts Ben Story (https://twitter.com/ntwrk80), Cisco Champion member and Network Engineer Lee Badman (https://twitter.com/wirednot), Cisco Champion member and Wireless Architect

Cisco Guests: David van Schravendijk, Product Marketing Manager MX SDWAN Security Appliance Line Rahul Ramakrishnan, Product Manager MX SDWAN Security Appliance Line

Podcast Discussion Topics - Recent Meraki product announcements (MX line) - New LTE modems branch security and SDWAN appliances - Teleworker device for remote workers - MX Licensing model - Global carrier portfolio for the MX devices with LTE - LTE Data plan threshold alerts - Client and throughput features on the MX (Meraki MX sizing guide) - Make A Wish function (including Easter eggs!) - Synergies and Integrations between Cisco and Meraki portfolios - Implications of being a cloud managed architecture

Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/cisco-meraki-mx-sdwan-and-security-at-the-branch-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep24

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, our Cisco Champion hosts discuss the Cisco-Cohesity relationship.

Cisco Champion Hosts Joel Sprague (https://twitter.com/joelwsprague), Cisco Champion member, Solution Architect. David Peñaloza (https://twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Technical Architect.

Guest Damien Philip (https://twitter.com/pdamien58), Principal Solutions Architect, Cohesity.

Podcast Discussion Topics - How Cohesity is related to Cisco - The Cohesity technology portfolio, then and now - The benefit of hyper-convergence - How Cohesity helps data sprawl - How Cohesity helps coverged-stack customers - How Cohesity operationalizes back-ups - APIs with Cohesity - Why the Cisco investment is important to Cohesity - Cohesity’s work with cloud providers

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/cohesity-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep23

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In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, our Cisco Champion host Jose Bogarín discusses Cisco DevNet Express.

Cisco Champion Host Jose Bogarín (https://twitter.com/josebogarin), Cisco Champion member, Chief Innovation Officer.

Guest Ashley Roach, Developer Evangelist.

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management.

Podcast Discussion Topics - What is a DevNet Express - DevNet Express curriculum - What coding language and technologies DevNet uses and why - Where you can find DevNet Express sessions - DevNet Express Training Program - What the DevNet organization is like and how they got to 500k developers - How DevNet got started - What the sandbox environment is like - What is DevNet Create - How Meraki ties into DevNet Create

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/cisco-devnet-express-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep22

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Cisco Champion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, our Cisco Champion host Denise Donohue discusses Stealthwatch with TK Keanini and Sandeep Agrawal.

Cisco Champion Host Denise Donohue, (https://twitter.com/LadyNetwkr) Cisco Champion member, Business Architect.

Cisco Guests TK Keanini, (https://twitter.com/tkeanini) Distinguished Engineer, Advanced Threat Group. Sandeep Agrawal, (https://twitter.com/nextmousetrap) Product Line Manager, Integrations.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Stealthwatch overview - The impact of Stealthwatch - How threats get into encrypted traffic - How cognitive intelligence works in Stealthwatch - Stealthwatch integration with DNA Center - Stealthwatch Cloud - The future of security

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/stealthwatch-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep21

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In this episode, Cisco Champion host Patrick Nefkens discusses 80211.ax with Cristian Raducanu and Bill Rubino.

Cisco Champion Host Patrick Nefkens (https://twitter.com/dutch_fi), Cisco Champion member, Lead Consultant.

Cisco Guests Bill Rubino (https://twitter.com/dohnjoe), Wireless Marketing Manager. Cristian Raducanu (https://twitter.com/c_raducanu), Product Marketing Manager.

Podcast Discussion Topics: - 80211.ax specs and reliability - Emerging standard timeline - Adoption rate of new client – where and when - 80211.ax use cases - 80211.ax pillars - OFDMA - Compatibility with other Wi-Fi standards - Outdoor Wi-Fi - Power over Ethernet

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/80211-ax-a-cisco-champion-radio-podcast-s5ep-20

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In this episode, Cisco Champion Tony Cuevas and Steve Kostyk interview Fish Fishburne on Security topics at Cisco Live in Orlando.

Cisco Champion Hosts Tony Cuevas (https://twitter.com/cuevas27), Cisco Champion member, Practice Lead. Steve Kostyk (https://twitter.com/lightbulb1), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Engineer.

Cisco Guest Denise “Fish” Fishburne (https://twitter.com/denisefishburne), Solutions Architect.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Sharkfest and WireShark - Fish’s history with Cisco - What’s in Fish’s bag that makes her a security-focused engineer - Where the nickname Fish came from - Living up to the Fish Fishburn legend - Keeping up with vendors in the security space - The importance of security - Stealthwatch - The top 3 things companies can do now to increase their security - Fish’s Top 3 Security go-to people

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/infosec-fun-fear-fables-denise-fishburne-ciscochampion-radio-s5ep19

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In this episode, Cisco Champion Scott Hogg discusses IPv6 with Tim Martin and Shannon McFarland and others at Cisco Live in Orlando.

Cisco Champion Host Scott Hogg (https://twitter.com/scotthogg), Cisco Champion member, CTO.

Cisco Guests Tim Martin (https://twitter.com/bckcntryskr), Product Sales Specialist, Hall of Fame Distinguished Speakers. Shannon McFarland (https://twitter.com/eyepv6), Distinguished Consulting Engineer, Hall of Fame Distinguished Speakers.

Other Guests Ed Horley (https://twitter.com/ehorley), IPv6 Center of Excellence – Technical Advisory Board. Tom Coffeen (https://twitter.com/ipv6tom), Chief IPv6 Evangelist and Distinguished Architect.

Podcast Discussion Topics - 6th anniversary of the IPv6 launch - Status of IPv6 - Where enterprise are at in deploying IPv6 - Gaps that prevent successful adoption in the enterprise space - Facebook and T-Mobile’s role in v6 - Use cases for a v6 native installation - The importance of education in IPv6 adoption - The IoT opportunity - Routing and addressing planning - Cost savings of IPv6 - Horley math - Traffic steering and service chaining with IPv6 - Segment routing, SRV6 - IPv6 header structure

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep18-ipv6-are-we-there-yet

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Cisco Champion host Joel Sprague discusses Cisco UCS with James Leach.

Cisco Champion Host Joel Sprague, (https://twitter.com/joelwsprague) Cisco Champion member, Principal Systems Engineer.

Cisco Guest James Leach, (https://twitter.com/jamesatcisco) Director of Product Management, UCS.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Dense compute: C4200 and C125 - AMD epyc CPU -Cisco Intersight - Cisco Hyperflex - Working with the Cisco internal IT team - UCS Manager 4 - Gen4 FIs (6454)

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep17-nerding-out-on-ucs

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Ben Story and Jeff Levensailor discuss Meraki with Cisco Devnet’s Matt DeNapoli and Kareem Iskander.

Cisco Champion Hosts Ben Story (https://twitter.com/ntwrk80), Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer. Jeff Levensailor (https://twitter.com/levensailor), Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer.

Cisco Guests Matt DeNapoli (https://twitter.com/denapom11), Developer Evangelist, Cisco DevNet (@CiscoDevNet) and DevNet Create. Kareem Iskander (https://twitter.com/kareem_isk), Advanced Engineering Team DevNet.

Podcast Discussion Topics - Meraki zero-touch deployment script - Connected cities and IoT - Where to start your network programming journey - The language DevNet recommends you start with Meraki dashboards - Meraki/DevNet use cases - DevNet Create event - DevNet’s Code Exchange - Leveraging Meraki APIs - The most underutilized feature of Meraki

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep16-devnet-meraki

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Pieter-Jan Nefkens and Rowell Dionicio discuss DevNet with Susie Wee and Hank Preston.

Cisco Champion Hosts Pieter-Jan Nefkens (https://twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member. Rowell Dionicio (https://twitter.com/rowelldionicio), Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer.

Cisco Guests Susie Wee (https://twitter.com/susiewee), VP & CTO of Cisco DevNet (https://twitter.com/CiscoDevNet) and DevNet Create. Hank Preston (https://twitter.com/hfpreston), Principle Engineer DevNet.

Podcast Discussion Topics - DNA Center APIs and programmability - Driving Intent at the system level - DevNet and Cisco Engineering collaboration - Test driving SDKs, APIs using DevNet sandboxes - What is Code Exchange and how to use it - DevNet Create events - Preview for DevNet and DNA Center for the coming year

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep15-devnet

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Aaron Kirk discuss the NOC  at Cisco Live with Joe Clarke.

Cisco Champion Host Aaron Kirk (https://twitter.com/amkirk), Cisco Champion member, Technical Marketing Engineer

Cisco Guest Joe Clarke, Cisco Distinguished Services Engineer

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - The importance of automation in the NOC - The numbers behind the NOC - What the Cisco Live NOC team looks like in terms of size and roles - What equipment is used to build the NOC - Preparing for a Cisco Live event - What the NOC team does once Cisco Live starts - How and why the MetroCluster are set-up for Cisco Live - Cisco Live stories, surviving worse case scenarios and tools that the team created and uses - How Webex Teams comes into play - The most important lesson Aaron and Joe have learned - What Aaron and Joe would change for future shows

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep14-noc

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Mat Jovanovic and Luc Robalo discuss Cisco ACI with John Weston & Juan Lage.

Cisco Champion Hosts Mat Jovanovic (https://twitter.com/matjovanovic), Cisco Champion member, European SDDC Chief Technologist Luc Robalo (https://twitter.com/lucrobalo), Cisco Champion member, Senior Network Engineer

Cisco Guests John Weston, Technical Marketing Engineer, Data Center Business Unit Juan Lage (https://twitter.com/juanlage), Technical Marketing Engineer, Data Center Business Unit

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Brief history of ACI - Deploying and scaling ACI - MultiPod, MultiSite and MultiCloud - Overview of NAE - White listing model - Compatibility matrix for various hypervisors - Brownfield vs greenfield - Programming the fabric - VMware and other 3rd-party integrations - VXLAN/VLAN encapsulation

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Rowell Dionicio and Robert Boardman discuss Cisco WiFi Troubleshooting and Optimization with Jerome Henry.

Cisco Champion Hosts Rowell Dionicio (https://twitter.com/rowelldionicio), Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer Robert Boardman (https://twitter.com/robb_404), Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer

Cisco Guest Jerome Henry, (https://twitter.com/wirelessccie) Principal Engineer, Technical Marketing, WiFi Business Unit

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Tools for trpubleshooting wifi - Packet analysis – MIMO considerations - Using Excel to troubleshoot - Access point coverage - Most common issues - Jerome’s process for optimizing a wireless network

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep-12-wifi-troubleshooting-and-optimization

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Mat Jovanovic and Luc Robalo discuss Cisco MultiCloud with Pete Johnson.

Cisco Champion Hosts Mat Jovanovic (https://twitter.com/matjovanovic), Cisco Champion member, European SDDC Chief Technologist Luc Robalo (https://twitter.com/lucrobalo), Cisco Champion member, Senior Network Engineer

Cisco Guest Pete Johnson (https://twitter.com/nerdguru), Technical Solutions Architect

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Use cases for Multicloud - Trends for cloud adoption and usage - How the ubiquity of software has changed the world - Security concerns of the cloud - ACI Anywhere - Cisco workload optimization - Metrics for moving workloads around

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep11-cisco-multicloud

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Rowell Dionicio and Francois Vergès discuss Cisco RRM with Jim Florwick.

Cisco Champion Hosts Rowell Dionicio (https://twitter.com/rowelldionicio), Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer Francois Vergès (https://twitter.com/vergesfrancois), Cisco Champion member, Wireless Network Engineer

Cisco Guest Jim Florwick, Technical Marketing Engineer, Enterprise Networks

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - Most common misconceptions of RRM - Channel management - Initiating a DCA restart - Designing for RRM - How to validate your designs - Tips for doing a site survey - FRA and RRM - What to consider when configuring and placing APs - New RRM features Cisco is working on - Setting intervals and thresholds - Default global RRM TPC settings - dBm TX power in the RRM GUI - RRM data collection - Jim’s 3 big things for working with Cisco RRM

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep-10-cisco-rrm

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Wendell Odom and Pieter-Jan Nefkens discuss Getting Published with guest Brett Bartow.

Cisco Champion Hosts Wendell Odom (https://twitter.com/wendellodom), Cisco Champion member, Cisco Press Author Pieter-Jan Nefkens (https://twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Lead Consultant

Guest Brett Bartow, Product Line Manager, IT Professionals Group, Pearson Education (Official Publishing Partner of Cisco Press)

Moderator Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - How to approach a publisher - Pitfalls, best practices and keys to success for first time authors - How many pages should an author target for a book - What is in the publisher’s head when reading pitches - The complexities of publishing technical content - What should have in place before approaching a publisher - The process leading up to signing a contract - Tools and techniques to get your topic organized and/or solidified - Timeline for getting a book and other formats published - Should you self-publish - Can you create a book out of the blog series - How Pearson uses technical reviewers - Benefits and drawbacks of working with co-authors

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep9-getting-published

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In this episode, Cisco Champions Martin Schönbacher and Håvard Staub Nyhus discuss Cisco Tetration with Cisco guest Jothi Prakash Prabakaran.

Cisco Champion Hosts Martin Schönbacher (https://twitter.com/nfvguy), Cisco Champion member, Datacenter Architect Håvard Staub Nyhus (https://twitter.com/hnyhus), Cisco Champion member, Senior Consultant

Cisco Guest Jothi Prakash Prabakaran, Product Marketing Manager

Moderator Breana Jordan, Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics - The idea behind Cisco Tetration - Cisco Tetration use cases - Cisco Tetration deployment models and options - All about the software sensor - On-prem versus SaaS - Policy enforcement and sensor security - 3rd party hardware sensors - 3rd party integrations - Multi-layering

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep8-cisco-tetration

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re Susie Wee, VP & CTO of Cisco DevNet, for International Women's Day.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champion Daniel Larsson discusses certifications with Cisco Champion David Samuel Penaloza Seijas and Cisco guest Peter Pal�ºch.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champions Tony Cuevas interviews Paul Giblin regarding the latest trends in the collaboration space.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champion John Welsh discusses enhancing the Video Everywhere with Cisco guests Mark Miller.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champion Daniel Larsson discusses enhancing the CMX Customer Experience with Cisco guests Daryl Coon.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champions Paul Giblin and Tony Cuevas are joined by Ben Johnson and Matt Spool to discuss the Cisco Spark Ambassadors Program.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champion Pieter-Jan Nefkens discusses operational insights with Cisco guests Pushkar Sharma and Daryl Coon.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Peter Jones (father of the 3850 platform UADP Doppler chip and now UADP 2.0) about The Network Intuitive.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to David Reeckmann about Cisco Spark in VR and Cisco Emerge.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Ivor Diedricks about the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Scott Hogg about IPV6 Security.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Lauren Friedman about the Cisco Champions program.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Brandon Carroll and Shawn Wargo about SDA.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Stephen Foskett about Tech Field Day.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking about the Spark Depot with Chloe Kauffman.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to Sue-Lynn Hinson about the Cisco TacOps Team.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to John Yost on Collaboration Endpoints.

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CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode weâ??re talking to David Zacks, the importance of flexible infrastructure.

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Cisco Champions Radio Podcast CCNA Cyber Ops Book Discussion with authors Omar Santos and Joey