Networking
Cisco goes subscription-based with routing
Cisco announces it will make its routing portfolio available on a subscription basis, and on a promo basis, will make ISR hardware free for customers with a five-year subscription.
Routing
Cloud
Five9 announces major new version of cloud contact centre platform
The Summer Release expands Five9’s global capabilities and expands the number of apps available on their microservices architecture.
Networking
First packet IQ classification enhances Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect
The improvements to the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution also include centralized orchestration of security policies, including the integration of a stateful firewall, and support for BGP routing protocols.
Networking
Nutanix adds native enterprise networking capabilities to enterprise cloud stack
Nutanix is announcing several new networking new capabilities which they believe are critical to their ultimate goal of doing in the private cloud space what AWS did in the public space. Availability of some of this is still a while off, however.
Communications
ShoreTel Mobility 8 adds video, Communicator integration
ShoreTel says the new virtualized router will let their VARs be more aggressive in small 5-15 unit mobile deployments, because eliminating the router cost for a 10 unit deployment cuts the initial investment in getting 10 users live by two thirds.
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Cisco’s Internet of Everything Is Just Too Big
Is Cisco’s $14.4 trillion opportunity the next big thing, or something that’s been here a long time?
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What are Cisco’s top five priorities?
John Chambers’ vision takes Cisco back to its roots
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Partners applaud Chambers’ back-to-basics memo
Two major Cisco Canada partners say networking vendor appears to be on the right track
Data Centre
What a difference a year makes: Cisco’s UCS gains acceptance
But has the company’s Canadian subsidiary caught the same routing and switching doldrums that have challenged the networking vendor recently?
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Cisco revenues up but profits down
Switching disappoints, but data centre, collaboration outperform for second quarter