Cisco Champion Radio

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. Resources https://meraki.cisco.com/products/switches/models/ Cisco Guests: Nico Darrow, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Meraki Alex Burger, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer Cisco Champion Hosts Len Ledford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/len-ledford-b5956635/) Technical Solutions Architect, Cerium Networks Ryan Harris (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-harris-thisbridgeistheroot/) Sr. Network Engineer, NetCraftsmen Girard Kavelines (https://www.linkedin.com/in/girard-kavelines-b022a5100/) Network/Security Engineer, Aqueduct Technologies, Inc. Moderator Danielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

In this session, learn how to achieve operational excellence through simplified and cohesive experiences across all data center networks minimizing network downtime and risk. Take the next step into enhancing cost-efficiencies and performance with Ethernet, implement top-notch design practices with automation templates for AI/ML networking and drive data center sustainability by gaining insights into real power consumption and carbon footprint, positioning you at the forefront of the net-zero journey. Resources Cisco Data Center Networking https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/cloud-networking/index.html Cisco Nexus Dashboard https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/cloud-networking/nexus-platform/index.html Cisco Data Center Subscriptions https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/software/data-center-networking-subscription/index.html Register for Webinars https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/cloud/webinars.html Cisco Guests Jeff Allen, Global Presales Engineering Director, Data Center Networking, Cisco Carlos Campos Torres, Director of Product Management, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Micheline Murphy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheline-murphy-ba165b53/), Consulting Systems Engineer, WWT Michael Witte (https://www.linkedin.com/in/themikewitte/), Principal Solutions Architect, WWT Len Ledford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/len-ledford-b5956635/),Technical Solutions Architect, Cerium Networks Moderator Amilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

Cisco recently announced a strategic partnership with Nutanix that aims to deliver the industry’s most complete hybrid cloud solution to simplify customer operations, maximize resiliency, and accelerate IT transformation. Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix seeks to accelerate infrastructure and application delivery anywhere through best-in-class cloud operations, unparalleled flexibility, and industry-leading customer support and resiliency. Find out how this new solution helps you: •Simplify infrastructure operations with a cloud operating model providing visibility, control, and consistency for hyperconverged systems across environments. •Address modern applications and use cases with flexible deployment options, SaaS innovations, and GPU accelerators, plus multicloud integration. •Protect systems with an augmented joint-solution support model combined with proactive, automated resiliency and security capabilities Resources Find out more about this solution at cisco.com/go/hci Cisco Guests Brian Everitt, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Bhavik Desai, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Michael Witte (https://www.linkedin.com/in/themikewitte/), Principal Solutions Architect, WWT Mark Sibering (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksibering/), IT Transformation Consultant, SSC-ICT Moderator Danielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Resources https://www.webex.com/products/webex-go.html https://www.webex.com/partnerships/att.html https://www.webex.com/suite/enterprise-cloud-calling.html Cisco Guests Shawn O’Neall, Sr. Product Manager, Webex Calling Cisco Champion Hosts Dustin Gabbett (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustingabbett/), Director, Cisco CX Practice, ScanSource Sijbren Beukenkamp (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbeukenkamp/), Director, 3Corners Chris Cavendish (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercavendish/), Collaboration Engineer, Insight Global Moderator Danielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Resources Industrial security: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/industrial-security/index.html Industrial visibility with Cisco Cyber Vision: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/industrial-security/cyber-vision/index.html Secure remote access with Cisco Secure Equipment Access: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/industrial-security/secure-equipment-access/index.html Cisco Guests Andrew McPhee, Solutions Manager, industrial Security, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Jonathan Mahady (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanmahady/), Senior PCN Network Engineer, BHP Marc Luescher (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcluescher/), Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS Liam Keegan (www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Moderator Danielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Link to 2024 Cisco Champion application: https://smarturl.it/CiscoChampion2024Application

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: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/cloud-networking/application-centric-infrastructure/index.html https://www.cisco.com/go/nexusascode https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/solution-overview-c22-741487.html https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/case-study-infographic.html?oid=ifddnc028959 Cisco Champion Application: smarturl.it/CiscoChampion2024Application Cisco Guests: Jim Mathers, Engineering Product Manager, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts: Michael Witte (https://www.linkedin.com/in/themikewitte/) Principal Solutions Architect, WWT Alexander Deca (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderdeca/) Principal Network Engineer, NTT Liam Keegan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Moderator Amilee, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 (https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/software/crosswork-network-automation/index.html) Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/network-services-orchestrator/index.html) Cisco Hierarchical Controller (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/crosswork-hierarchical-controller/index.html) Cisco Workflow Manager (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/crosswork-workflow-manager/index.html) WAN Automation Engine (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/wan-automation-engine/index.html) Cisco Crosswork Network Controller (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/crosswork-network-controller/index.html) Cisco Traffic Analysis (https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/software/crosswork-network-automation/index.html?socialshare=vod-lightbox-hero) Cisco Crosswork Cloud (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/crosswork-cloud/index.html) Cisco Guests Omar Sultan, Director, Product Management, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/) Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Mark Sibering (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksibering/), IT Transformation Consultant, SSC-ICT Danny Wade (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcwade/), Engineer II, NetCraftsmen Cisco Champion Application: https://smarturl.it/CiscoChampion2024Application Moderator Amilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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: https://meraki.cisco.com/products/cisco-plus-secure-connect/ Cisco Guest Avinash Ramesh, Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader, Cisco Meraki Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamjkeegan/), Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Pierre Besombes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrebesombes/) Principal Engineer, Rakuten Tech Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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 Networks Tim Bertino (twitter.com/timbertino), Principal Data Architect, Nebraska Methodist Health System Ryan Harris(twitter.com/bridgeisroot) Sr. Network Engineer, NetCraftsmen Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Regional and Supplier Information Security, Canon EMEA Moderator Amilee , Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 orchestration Resources https://intersight.com/ Cisco Guests Mohit Vaswani, Senior Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Sho Funatsu, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Joseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Sr. Solutions Architect, Pure Storage Alexander Deca (twitter.com/alexanderdeca_), Principal Network Engineer, NTT Dustin Gabbett, Director (twitter.com/DustinGabbett) Cisco CX Practice, ScanSource Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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 https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/wireless/access-points/catalyst-9100-series/index.html Cisco Champion Hosts Alan Gardner, CEO, Current Technologies Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/Jonathan_mahady), Senior PCN Network Engineer, BHP Mike Bolitho (twitter.com/NetEngMike), Wireless Engineer, CommonSpirit Health Guest Fred Niehaus, Technical Marketing Engineer, Technical Leader, Cisco Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/8000-series-routers/8608-router-ds.html Cisco Guests Eddie Chami, Technical Marketing Expert, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Len Ledford, Technical Solutions Architect, Cerium Networks Alexander Deca, Principal Network Engineer, NTT Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, CCR Program/ Customer Voices

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. Resources Check out Cisco Industrial Ethernet switching portfolio (https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/industrial-switches/index.html?ccid=cc003448&oid=powit024547) and choose the right switch for your use case or schedule a free no obligation consultation with one of our experts. Guests Albert Mitchell, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady), Senior PCN Network Engineer BHP Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), Solutions Architect, 24/7 Networks Matt Haedo, (twitter.com/matthaedo), Enterprise Solution Architect, ITSavvy Moderator Amilee San Juan, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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/nexusdashboard https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/data-center-analytics/nexus-dashboard/datasheet-c78-744371.html?ccid=cc001903&oid=dstdnc023706 You may also be interested in learning about Cisco Refresh https://smarturl.it/CCRS9E45 Cisco AI/ ML Blueprint for DC Networks https://smarturl.it/CCRS10E18 Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/sheldonclimbs), Principal Solutions Architect, Prosimo Joe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Senior Solutions Architect (FlashStack), Pure Storage Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), Principal Architect, WWT Cisco Guests Christopher Liljenstolpe, Chief Architect, Data Center Networks, Cisco Usha Andra, Leader, Product Marketing, Cisco Moderator Amilee San Juan, Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program, Cisco

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 -https://meraki.cisco.com/products/hybrid-cloud/ -https://community.meraki.com/t5/Cloud-Security-SD-WAN/New-to-vMX-Start-here/m-p/202525#M95 -https://community.meraki.com/t5/Cloud-Security-SD-WAN/bd-p/cloud-security -https://meraki.cisco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/vMX-datasheet-20230421-english.pdf Cisco Champion Hosts Len Ledford (linkedin.com/in/len-ledford-b5956635/), Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Alan Gardner (linkedin.com/in/alangard/), Current Technologies, CEO Dustin Gabbett (linkedin.com/in/dustingabbett/), ScanSource, Director, Cisco CX Practice Moderator Danielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Cisco SMEs Pratik Desai (linkedin.com/in/pratiksdesai/), Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Meraki Simarbir Singh (linkedin.com/in/simarbirsingh/), Product Manager, Cisco Meraki

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) https://www.webex.com/suite/enterprise-cloud-calling.html 2) https://www.webex.com/gp/wainhouse-future-proof-cloud-calling-now.html 3) https://www.webex.com/content/dam/wbx/us/ebook/webex-calling-ebook-of-innovations_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 Guest Sonu Arora, Cisco, Director, Product Management Moderator Danielle Carter, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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

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 https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/whitepapers/cisco-data-center-networking-blueprint-for-ai-ml-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 Kamenica, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco DC Networking Switching Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 - https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/foryou?utm_campaign=ciscou&utm_source=web-cisco&utm_medium=champion-podcast Cisco U. Login - https://u.cisco.com/?utm_campaign=ciscou&utm_source=web-cisco&utm_medium=champion-podcast Understanding Cisco Network Automation Essentials (DEVNAE) - https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/foryou/devnae?utm_campaign=ciscou&utm_source=web-cisco&utm_medium=champion-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

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: https://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

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. Check out this announcement post on Port Profiles(https://community.meraki.com/t5/Feature-Announcements/New-MS-Feature-Port-Profiles/ba-p/199835) Resources https://meraki.cisco.com/products/switches/ Cisco Champion Hosts Deirra Footman (https://twitter.com/ccieby30), Network To Cloud, Network Engineer Pat Allen (twitter.com/layer8packet), Customers Bank, Sr. Network Engineer Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3), Quaversal, CEO & Founder Guests Tony Carmichael (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonycarmichael/), Cisco Meraki Switching, Product Management Director Digvijay Bora (https://www.linkedin.com/in/digvijaybora/), Cisco Meraki, Senior TME Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/prime-data-center-network-manager/index.html Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Alexander Deca, NTT, Principal Network Engineer Michael Witte, World Wide Technology, Principal Solutions Architect Guest Parth Patel, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer and Product Management Neena Pillai, Cisco, Product Manager, Cloud Networking Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Resources Cisco Live 2023 - Cisco Cisco Champion Hosts David Samuel Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/SheldonClimbs), Prosimo, Senior Solutions Architect Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Customers Bank, Director, Production Infrastructure Joseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions Architect Matt Albrecht, Aqueduct Technologies, Director, Professional Services Tim Harmon (twitter.com/harmont2004), Computers 2 Kids, Information Technology Technician Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Product Marketing Manager, Cisco Champion Program

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

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: https://meraki.cisco.com/form/trial/ Learn more about Meraki cloud-managed 5G FWA: https://meraki.cisco.com/products/wireless-wan/ Learn more about the MG51: https://meraki.cisco.com/product/cellular/integrated-antenna/mg51/ Learn more about the MG51E: https://meraki.cisco.com/product/cellular/external-antenna/mg51e/ See MG51 and MG51E in the press: https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2023/m02/cisco-launches-meraki-5g-gateways-with-t-mobile-to-deliver-simple-and-scalable-business-internet.html Learn ways businesses can create new customer experiences with Meraki cloud-managed 5G FWA: https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2023/02/simplify-and-scale-anywhere-connectivity/ Cisco Champion Hosts Marc Luescher, (twitter.com/LuescherMarc) Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security Architect Jian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network Architect Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions Architect Guests Pratik Desai,Cisco Meraki, Product Marketing Manager Unni Ambat Rajagopalan, Cisco Meraki, Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader Shankarnarayan Dharmarajan, Cisco Meraki, Product Management Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Resources Product page: https://radkit.cisco.com/ Community page: https://community.cisco.com/t5/radkit-discussions/bd-p/disc-radkit Cisco Champion Hosts Alfred Thyri (twitter.com/phred_at) Axians ICT Austria, Sr. Systems Engineer Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Richard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution Architect Guest Frederic Detienne, Cisco, Distinguished Engineer, CX GC TAC Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 more https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/switches/catalyst-9500-series-switches/index.html Cisco Champion Hosts Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Pat Allen (twitter.com/layer8packet), Customers Bank, Sr. Network Engineer Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network Engineer Guests Iqbal Syed, Cisco, Product Management Leader, ENB TME Platforms Ninad Diwakar, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB TME Platforms Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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/traffic Learn more Cisco Secure Firewall solutions: See, Try, or Buy https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/firewalls/get-started.html?ccid=cc000155&dtid=odicdc000509&oid=trlsc027054 Cisco Champion Hosts Adam Hollifield (twitter.com/adambomb1219), Insight Enterprises, Architect Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security Architect Guests Alex Tatischeff, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineering Leader Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Resources https://github.com/Cat9kEVPN/cat9k-evpn-ansible Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions Architect Jian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network Architect Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Ryan Harris (twitter.com/bridgeisroot), NetCraftsmen, Senior Engineer Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 more https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/cloud-networking/application-centric-infrastructure/index.html https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/cloud-networking/application-centric-infrastructure/index.html?socialshare=demo1 Cisco Champion Hosts Jian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network Architect Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems Engineer Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network Engineer Guests Jim Mathers, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager Takuya Kishida, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineering Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 Hosts Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Network and Security Specialist Sam Clements (twitter.com/samuel_clements), Presidio, Engineering Director, Office of the CTO, Mobility Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner Guests Matt MacPherson, Cisco, Sr. Director, CTO Wireless Christopher Szymanski, Broadcom, Director, Product Marketing Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 more www.cisco.com/go/dcecosystem www.cisco.com/go/nexuscloud www.cisco.com/go/nexusascode Follow us twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Alexander Deca (twitter.com/AlexanderDeca_), NTT Limited, Principal Network Engineer Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions Architect, (Blog: https://www.wwt.com/article/examinining-cisco-nexus-dashboard-using-new-hands-on-labs) Guests Mayuri Kulkarni, Cisco, Director, Product Management, DC Switching Will Zupan, Cisco, Product Manager, DC Switching Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Cisco Champion 2023 Applications ciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNjQ0G0SJoDWKeW

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 more www.cisco.com/go/nexusascode Cisco Champion Hosts Jian Zou, PKA Technologies, Principal Network Architect Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Michael van Kleij (twitter.com/mvankleij_nl) Axians NL, Technical Consultant Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems Engineer Guests Jim Mathers, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager Rob van der Kind, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer Moderator Danielle Carter, Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Cisco Champion 2023 Applications: https://ciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNjQ0G0SJoDWKeW

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. Resources Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/dna-center-platform/index.html Cisco Champion 2023 application: https://ciscocx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNjQ0G0SJoDWKeW Cisco Champion Hosts Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions Architect Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Morgan Stanley, Vice President, Cloud DevSecOps Engineering Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director Guests Bhuvi Chopra, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNA Sukrit Dasgupta, Cisco, Director, Software Engineering, DNA Machine Learning Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 more https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/ https://blogs.cisco.com/learning/meet-cisco-u https://www.netacad.com/ https://skillsforall.com/ https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/modeling-labs/index.html https://dcloud.cisco.com/ https://developer.cisco.com/ https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/application-centric-infrastructure-simulator/index.html https://community.cisco.com/t5/unified-computing-system-knowledge-base/ucs-platform-emulator-downloads-ucspe-4-2-2a-ucspe-4-1-2c/ta-p/3648177 https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ https://www.eve-ng.net/ https://www.gns3.com/ https://blog.ipspace.net/2021/09/netsim-tools-overview.html https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn https://www.forestapp.cc/ Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Bill Masci (twitter.com/billver3), Iridium Communications, Inc., Network Administrator Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions Architect Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Jian Zhou, PKA Technologies, Inc., Principal Network Architect Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network Engineer Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/internet-of-things/iot-control-center.html S9|E2: https://smarturl.it/CCRS9E2 Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Jonathan 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, Solution Architect Guest Ravi Guntupalli, Director, Software Engineering, Mobility CTO Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 more https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/products/software/dna-subscription-switching/en-sw-sub-matrix-switching.html Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Joseph Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions Architect Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Guest Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNAC Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 more Blog: https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/empowering-the-four-it-personas-using-cisco-dna-center-with-rings-of-power d-Cloud Demo: https://dcloud2-sjc.cisco.com/content/instantdemo/cisco-dna-center-automation-and-assurance-v2-3-3-instant-demo-preview?returnPathTitleKey=content-view Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Network/ Email Security Architect Guests Balaji Venkatraman, Cisco, VP, Product Management, DNA Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNAC Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

Data centers continue to evolve to support next-generation applications such as AI and ML that drive massive bandwidth growth in intra-data center traffic. Demand for faster, higher-density, more sustainable data centers, and cloud-scale networks continues. To support this growth and demand, data center operators require compact, high-capacity, high-speed, and highly efficient switches. Tune in to this episode to learn how the Cisco Nexus 9232E transforms cloud-scale Infrastructure. Resources Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV491nrm0fs&feature=youtu.be Blog: https://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-nexus-connect-cloud-scale-performance-and-sustainability Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion 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

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 Email your questions: [email protected] Cisco Send It Back app: available for download in the Apple or Google app store Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network Engineer Guest Justin Cashman, Cisco, Global Sales Director - Cisco Refresh Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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? Learn more https://meraki.cisco.com/products/security-sd-wan/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Information Security Manager Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Guest Chris Weber, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Meraki Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 Learn more https://developer.cisco.com/ http://www.MetalDevOps.com https://github.com/Devoteam/CICD-toolbox https://github.com/Devoteam/NetCICD https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), IP Fabric, Solutions Architect Kenny Paula (twitter.com/KennyJPaula666), Reading Community College, IT Instructor Mark Sibering (twitter.com/netcicd), Devoteam, Lead Principal Architect Guest Jason Gooley (twitter.com/Jason_Gooley), Cisco, Technical Evangelist, Enterprise and Networking Software Sales Neelima Parakala, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, MIG Routing Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices

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 Learn more https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/smart-building.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Hosts Richard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution Architect Sebastian Leuser (twitter.com/sleuser), T-Systems International, System Engineer Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner Guest Jeremy Witikko, Cisco, Director, Sales Business Development Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Learn more https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/wireless/index.html Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Hosts Dan Sheldon (twitter.com/SheldonClimbs), Prosimo, Senior Solutions Architect Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer Guest Matt MacPherson, Cisco, Sr. Director, CTO Wireless Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Resources Portal: ce.cisco.com Exam Progress: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications/simple-sign-on-certification-experience.html Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Bill Masci (twitter.com/billver3), Iridium Communications, Inc., Network Administrator Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy), WWT, Consulting Systems Engineer 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

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. Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion 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

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 to 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. (9:20) MX’s ability to scale (15:35) Virtual client (16:58) Are there instances of using an MV and sensors with a MX? (25:47) AnyConnect/ VPN capability Hardware design philosophy (30:45) Data visibility (33:00) All-in-one device Learn more https://meraki.cisco.com/products/security-sd-wan/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Hosts Adam Hollifield (twitter.com/adambomb1219), Insight Enterprises, Architect Dustin Gabbett, ScanSource, Director, Cisco CX Practice Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Guest Nick Joerger, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, Meraki Sam Fansler, Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, Meraki Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Managing Director Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Network and Security Specialist Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Pieter-Jan Nefkens(twitter.com/pjnef,Nefkens Advies, Network Consultant/Owner Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (3:13) What does sustainability mean? (6:23) Tell us about some of the specific sustainability initiatives that go into Cisco 8000 series. (11:33) Do these initiatives cost more money? (15:50) The other components of sustainability around a product. (30:50) Are customers starting to drive sustainability behavior? (35:45) Scope 1, 2 and 3 meaning Learn more 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 Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Hosts Dustin Gabbett, ScanSource, Director, Cisco CX Practice Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner Guest Gurudatt Shenoy, Cisco, VP, Product Management, MIG Routing Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (3:26) Cisco+ Secure Connect introduction (4:58) We need to expand to other regions. How could that product offering help us? (7:45) It is a combination of products - Is it one solution and one dashboard? (10:27) How does it look from a technical and licensing perspective, to get from where they are today to Cisco+ Secure Connect? (15:13) Where is the service available today? (15:52) How are my cloud resources connected to the service? (18:19) What are we doing to identify users as they are connecting? (21:10) What does it provide regarding monitoring and securing for the SOC? (23:10) How does it support the user experience? (26:10) Is there any minimum size to get on the service and how does is scale? (29:30) What do I do if I have small data centers and need to access them? What does that look like? (34:16) What does this look like for branch-to-branch traffic? (36:18 How does the solution protect endpoints? Learn more https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/plus-as-a-service/secure-connect.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Hosts Alfred Thyri (twitter.com/phred_at) Axians ICT Austria, Sr. Systems Engineer Billy Zoellers (twitter.com/billyzoellers), Dean Dorton, IT Infrastructure Services Manager Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fresenius Medical Care, Network/ Email Security Architect Guest Dan Bourbeau, Cisco, Leader, Technical Marketing VB Malik, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (2:56) What does the Emerging Technologies & Incubation team do? (5:49) Introduction of Calisti and Panoptica (15:08) Can you automate gradually steering traffic with Calisti? (18:06) Is Calisti a load balancer or is changing something in the flow? (19:50) Can you talk about how we use Calisti to provide actionable insights? (24:45) Does that include Talos solutions? (26:16) What is Panoptica? (34:30) Do you provide training? (36:50) Regarding Panoptica, is this something that sits in line or is it not on path? (40:30) What are some of the other innovations coming from ET&I? (42:30) When you hear quantum, what do you think of? (43:15) What is quantum networking? Learn more Cisco Emerging Technologies & Incubation: https://eti.cisco.com/ Calisti (Cisco’s Service Mesh Manager): https://calisti.app/ Panoptica (Cisco’s Secure Application Cloud): https://panoptica.app/ Follow us https://twitter.com/CiscoChampion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), Merdian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Richard Atkin (twitter.com/UKRichA), ITGL, Solution Architect Guest Tim Szigeti, Cisco, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, ET&I Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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-in-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. (7:45) Why are there two different code bases? (11:21) What about the MS390? (13:10) Do you see additional models being added to this? Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/802-11ax-solution/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 https://techhouse570.wordpress.com/2022/06/18/techhouse570-cisco-live-2022-highlights-meraki-catalyst-916x-oh-my/ https://meraki.cisco.com/form/instant-demo/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 https://documentation.meraki.com/Cloud_Monitoring_for_Catalyst?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion Hosts Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Sam Clements (twitter.com/Samuel_clements) Presidio, Engineering Director Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), RedEye Network Solutions, Sr. Network Security Engineer Guests Alex Burger, Cisco, Technical Marketing Leader, Meraki Product Management Nicholas Swiatecki (twitter.com/swiatecki), Cisco, Engineering Product Manager Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

Designing and securing an enterprise network architecture often takes the work of many skilled IT professionals and enterprise solutions, but for your home network, your resources are limited. So how do you bring in some of those same design and security considerations into your home network? Should you even care? Join Cisco Champions as they share their own personal stories of data breaches and how they defend their home network against would-be attackers. Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Amr Nasher (twitter.com/Amr_Nasher), Twaasol, Managing Director Gert-Jan de Boer (twitter.com/gjdeboer), aaZoo Network Solutions, Network and Security Specialist Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, Director/ Owner Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Related links Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/nexus-cloud/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 (4:30) What is the difference between Nexus Cloud and Nexus Dashboard? (9:00) Cisco Intersight (10:40) Can you manage the cloud network with Cisco Product or with the native constructs offered up by AWS? (11:50) Will we see all of this data bubble up to one platform for troubleshooting and visibility? (17:19) What are the cost differences? (18:45) Sustainability efforts (22:09) Can you get basic telemetry from other OEMs? (27:00) What does Nexus Cloud mean for developers? Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines) Helient Systems, Managed Services Systems Analyst Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions Architect Paul Giblin (twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Distinguished Engineer Guest Domenico Dastoli, Cisco, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer Thomas Scheibe, Cisco, VP, Product Management Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Related links Learn more: https://dnaspaces.cisco.com/smart-workspaces/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion (2:58) What is Cisco Smart Workspaces? (4:15) What are the use cases? (9:28) What about the sensors? (13:20) How do we get this started? (18:38) Workspace management system (24:20) Partner ecosystem (26:38) How quickly does data send to DNA Spaces? Is it live? (32:27) Will the sensors raise an alarm? Cisco Champion Hosts Richard Atkin (twitter.com/ukricha), ITGL, Solution Architect Kjetil Teigen Hansen (twitter.com/mrTeigen), Conscia Norge AS, System Engineer Guest Lucas Hanson, Cisco, Director, Product Management Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. Related links Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/securex-platform/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion (3:25) What’s new with SecureX? (5:25) What do you get in SecureX? (10:26) What are the features of SecureX that an organization with existing tooling should leverage? (12:40) How hard is it to get data from other applications? (16:49) How do you get data out of SecureX? (22:40) What else can we do with orchestration and how easy is it to use? (26:10) What learning resources does Cisco offer? (29:20) What are the use cases that are being considered? Cisco Champion Hosts Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Engage, Information Security Manager Zoe Rose (twitter.com/RoseSecOps), Canon EMEA, Regional and Supplier Information Security Guest Matt Vander Horst, Cisco, Technical Leader, Cisco SecureX Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (9:55) Integrations using APIs. How does it make an enterprise more efficient? (14:42) News about Ansible (16:51) What are the options to getting started? (20:26) Do you need to be a full-time developer? (22:11) Programming languages (24:04) What is a good example of the DNA Center application world? (32:00) AIOps and SecOps personas – are they available in DNA Center? (33:30) Are there gaps in APIs? (36:20) What about the security side of it? What secop integrations can be done in DNA Center and what are the benefits? (38:36) What is the best way to get started? (41:26) What changes are the champs seeing in their organization? Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/dna-center-platform/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Jose Bogarin (twitter.com/josebogarin) Altus Consulting, Chief Innovation Officer Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Michael van Kleij (twitter.com/mvankleij_nl) Axians NL, Technical Consultant Guests Gabi Zapodeanu, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, Enterprise Networks Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), Cisco, Engineering Product Manager, DNAC Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (2:59) What are DDoS attacks, and how the solutions evolved? (8:38) Why is Cisco coming out with edge solutions? What was the need in the market? (10:11) Isn’t this a risk regardless of having the word edge in the middle of the product or not? How do you fight against this with the edge and without it? (12:38) Can you provide an example of why IoT devices are vulnerable? (15:57) Are existing solution obsolete? Are the Edge and other solutions mutually exclusive? (17:33) How is Cisco solving this problem with Cisco Secure Edge DDoS? (19:12) Can we run this solution on different platforms? (23:50) Configuring an ASL (26:49) Where is the controller located? (31:25) Can enterprises benefit from this? (37:49) How can you learn more about this? (39:50) Can I try this in Cisco Modeling Labs? Related links Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection White Paper - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/secure-ddos-protection/secure-edge-protection-tech-wp.pdf?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection DevNet Demo Guide - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/secure-ddos-protection/secure-protection-devnet-demo-guide.pdf?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection Datasheet - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/secure-ddos-protection/secure-edge-protection-ds.pdf?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection DevNet Lab Reservation Page - https://developer.cisco.com/learning/labs/secure-ddos-edge-protection-labs/hands-on-with-the-cisco-secure-ddos-edge-protection-sandbox/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Alexander Deca (twitter.com/AlexanderDeca_), NTT Limited, Principal Network Engineer David Samuel Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Guest Rakesh Kandula, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, MIG Routing Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (3:05) What are we seeing in the industry? (3:40) Cyber insurance requirements (6:19) Champions experience with managing cyber insurance (8:40) Where are the cyber insurance requirements coming from? (10:35) Did your rates go up after you file a claim? (15:07) The incident response retainer model (17:58) What does an incident response look like? (21:57) Does Cisco Talos help with the process of logging an incident? (23:18) What is a good starting point for someone who doesn’t have an incident response service? (27:42) Email as the primary attack vector (34:27) Lacking east/ west visibility in networks 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

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. Organizations are rethinking their networking and security strategies to meet the agenda of delivering a secure cloud-first and seamless hybrid work experience. Organizations now require a solution where networking and security functions are completely integrated into a single service. The solution – that intelligently and securely connects their users to the applications they need, regardless of where they are located. These organizations now turn to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to reduce complexity, bring security and connectivity closer together, and optimize experiences for users everywhere. The integration of existing networking, such as software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), and cloud-delivered security technologies (such as SWG, CASB, FWaaS and ZTNA) into a unified cloud-based secure connectivity solution is what constitutes SASE. The essence of a true SASE platform is built on SD-WAN architecture, bringing together SD-WAN’s core benefits with increased cloud security. SD-WAN extends the network perimeter to the end-user and safely connects the distributed users to distributed resources, all without compromising on the application performance. Figuring out the best approach for your network security can be tricky. Which technology should you adopt? How can you reduce costs and complexity, improve user experience, simplify WAN management, and ultimately secure your network better? With over 30 years of experience in networking and security, and recognition as the leader in WAN edge and zero-trust security, Cisco is the trusted partner for your organization wherever you are on your SASE journey. SASE isn’t a one-size-fits-all initiative — and Cisco is uniquely positioned to meet your needs at a pace that is right for you with a complete secure access service edge portfolio. 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. Related links SD-WAN: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/index.html Cisco Plus Secure Connect Now: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/plus-as-a-service/secure-connect.html Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher (twitter.com/ipswitch), Merdian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Michael Witte (twitter.com/themikewitte), WWT, Technical Solutions Architect Ryan Harris (twitter.com/bridgeisroot), Presidio, Senior Engineer Guest Matt Gillies, Cisco, Cisco Fellow and Chief Architect, WW Systems Engineer and Technology Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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 (3:00) History on Cisco Radio Routing (4:56) Real world applications (7:20) Potential applications in the mining sector (8:58) Other than mining, where can this be used? (9:50) How do we configure (11:44) How does this work? Where is the benefit with this routing? (15:11) What devices support this today and going forward? (17:00) In terms of metrics, when we talk about optimization there is a sensitivity of the metric. How long does the solution wait before it starts to make a decision? Which metrics would have a higher rating? (22:18) When will we see everyday use of this technology? (23:25) What can you do to support adoption of this technology? (24:21 Which radio vendors are you guys working with today? And how can we help with those radio vendors- to get them to start using this technology? (27:17) Are we building this technology into APs? (28:13) How does LTE fit in? (31:07) Is there a way to centrally manage this? (32:54) Shouldn’t we see QoE in vManage now? 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 Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (5:35) Champions experience deploying the Cisco Catalyst 9136 AP in their unique network environments (Jonathan = mining, Richard = education, Scott = retail) Champs comments on the Cisco Catalyst 9136 features (12:54) Does anyone have comments on other features of the AP? (15:25) Richard, in your space how are customers balancing redundancy and cost of that extra drop? (19:00) Did the Champs find any deficiency? (21:00) Fred talks about power (PoE, USB port, BLE) (23:50) Design considerations (27:44) What was the Champions experience setting up the AP? (29:27) Client consistencies (32:13) Throughput and reliability data (38:18) Why were the sensors added? 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

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. (3:15) Why did Cisco decide to create the Cisco DevNet Expert certification? (5:04) How do you determine what makes a DevNet Expert? (8:22) Why are there non-Cisco topics in the exam, like Opensource, Ansible and Terraform? (9:59) What does it mean to be a DevNet Expert? (13:35) Danny’s experience with the DevNet Expert exam. (15:27) Logistic question: What do examinees do for lunch? (17:56) Minimal hardware requirements for study prep (22:30) What is the process of building the exam? (26:57) Grading process—automated grading versus manual grading. (27:50) Tips to prepare for the exam. (30:27) Can you skip portions of the exam and go back? (31:27) Design portion versus hands-on portion. (32:27) Resources available to you during the exam. (35:49) Plans to release a DevNet Expert practice exam (37:50) How to rent rack time (40:25) What it takes to be an expert. Related links: Explore the Cisco Certified DevNet Expert Certification: https://cisco.com/go/devnetexpert?dtid=opdcsnc001469 DevNet Expert Certification Blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/devnet-expert-certification?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/CiscoChampion Cisco Champion Hosts Danny Wade (twitter.com/devnetdan), NetCraftsmen, Network Automation Engineer Jose Bogarin, Altus Consulting, Chief Innovation Officer Liam Keegan (twitter.com/liamjkeegan), 24/7 Networks, Solutions Architect Guest Hank Preston (twitter.com/hfpreston), Cisco, Principal Engineer and Lead Architect, Learning at Cisco Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (3:09) What is AI Enhanced RRM? (4:11) What problems is RRM solving? (5:50) How do you make better decisions with more data? (6:39) It feels like part of AI RRM is going to massively reduce the amount of tailoring we need to do to the networks, right? Because the AI will be able to make better decisions then we were ever able to make in the past (10:34) Is there a dashboard? (12:23) How does RRM share insights and make recommendations? (15:04) Do you get analytics after you implement a recommended change (16:25) We talk about RRM making these decisions. Is it worth running it through the other decisions it can make? What can you expect to change when RRM is making these decisions? (18:45) What about 6GHz? (22:32) Dynamic bandwidth selection (25:50) Can the AI RRM disable radios if it believes this will optimize? (26:14) What is the hardware required in our environment? (29:50) Real world examples in big events (33:50) How many RF profiles can a single instance of AI RRM run? 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

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. (2:27) Introduction (6:02) How does the solution help? (9:45) What is this protecting? What is so different about the Cisco solution that Microsoft solution is not already doing? (13:30) How does this solution take the data and start framing it to find consistent patterns and behaviors? (15:45) On one hand cloud mailbox needs to learn behavior in a message pattern of the system, on the other hand we have the ever-shifting piercing attacks. How do you balance that? (17:24) Training exercises: Does this solution have something to help with phishing campaigns? (21:50) How is Marc training his users? (22:45) Are there any integration with Umbrella and Talos? (24:33) There is a shift in phishing attack, using vendor domains. What do we do in such a case? (26:48) What about SecureX? can I manage or monitor my email security solution using SecureX? (29:24) How does the solution handle data loss? (31:37) What about CASB? (32:20) What is Cisco’s plan to combine/ consolidate existing solutions? (35:13) What would you recommend/ what are best practices for security defenders and users? 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

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. (4:18) The elephant in the room: Saas and multitenancy (8:15) From Data Privacy and from compliance perspectives, what are the assurances I can get? Does it make sense for me to go that way when it comes to metric analysis? (12:23) When do I decide as a customer that moving to a SaaS offering will be better? (18:36) Does Cisco Crosswork Cloud federate with common identity providers? (20:30) What happens with the maintenance? (21:01) How difficult is it to maintain? (24:57) What happens when the next thing is released, and all my models are different? (27:45) Data source fatigue phenomenon (30:28) What collaboration platform integrations are supported? (33:49) How do you make the data useful and secure? Related links Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/crossworkcloud?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Contact: [email protected] Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts David Samuel Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Business, Principal Engineer Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Morgan Stanley, Vice President, Cloud DevSecOps Engineering Guest Dan Backman, Cisco, Principal Engineer, SPNAA Product Management Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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. (6:41) What is an expert? (12:26) Tips on becoming an expert (14:25) Is becoming an expert mean you are moving from being reactive to proactive? (17:10) Motivation (28:30) Imposter syndrome (37:40) Imposter stories Related links: Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Artem Tkachov, GAIN Capital, Infrastructure Manager Brad Haynes (twitter.com/GK_bradhaynes),Global Knowledge, Solutions Engineer Daren Fulwell (twitter.com/darenfulwell), ANS Group, Technical Architect Peter Spyrounis (twitter.com/pjspyro), Systems Solution, Inc., Systems 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 Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security

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. (3:37) What's the difference between monitoring, observability, and full-stack observability? (7:23) How does that resonate with the companies you work for? (20:40) What are the main use cases? And what are some of the examples there? (Three categories > then the three main use cases) (28:26) How does the data move in between AppD, ThousandEyes and Intersight? (30:30) Is AppDynamics the central piece? (35:29) Where do you see Full Stack Observability in 12 or 18 mos? (36:48) Where does Nexus Dashboard and Insights fit into that? Why isn't it messaged that way? 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 Did you like this episode? Please comment below. Even one sentence helps! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion

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. (4:30) A story about how counterfeit product infiltrated the US Marines. (7:35) What is considered a gray product? (12:57) What kind of cases could we be looking at in terms of counterfeit products deployment? (14:49) Why should people stay away from the gray market channel? What is the brand protection perspective? (17:10) How to identify if a product is counterfeit? (19:52) What tools should customers use before buying a product or selecting the right source? (23:10) From a security aspect, what is Cisco doing to ensure your traffic and data is secure? (25:03) How is technology like blockchain being used? (27:29) Is reselling a product originally sold to one customer to a different customer considered a gray market product? (30:47) If we identify a counterfeit product, who do we contact? (31: 23) Stranger than fiction: A story about how a counterfeit was caught. (33:53) Does Brand Protection look at small deals or just large ones? (35:24) Does the process apply to refurbished products as it does to new products? (36:40) Is the call coming from inside the house? Do you see issues, like channel stuffing, arising from inside Cisco? 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 Did you like this episode? Please comment below. Even one sentence helps! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion

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. (4:28) What is Private 5G? (7:17) How has this been simplified? (9:48) Is there a big CAPEX or OPEX cost in comparison to a traditional LTE deployment? (12:21) Is the organization or enterprise owning the radios and the hardware and Cisco provides the services over the top? (14:22) Are there integrations with other Cisco solutions? (16:53) What are some of the big use cases in the enterprise network? (18:30) Asset tracking. Is Private 5G enabled on a mobile phone? (21:51) Do you see private 5G pushing the needle to have those manufacturers support 5G bands? (23:37) How does Cisco deploy the radio area network piece? How does the spectrum side of it work? (24:45) Open Roaming movement. Are there capabilities to integrate other providers to where people can be connected outside and move into a facility and jump on to a Private 5G environment? (27:09) In terms of access points and antennas; how does this compare to private 5G solutions specifically around external equipment? (29:00) Is security aspect tricky around Telco networks? How easy to deploy? How do I go off to procure or lease spectrum? (35:10) Do devices need to be 5G or can they be WiFi or 4G LTE? Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/private-5g/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Cisco Champion Hosts Jonathan Mahady (twitter.com/jonathan_mahady) BHP, Senior PCN Network Engineer Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network Engineer Guest Ian Campbell, Cisco, CTO, Mobility & IoT Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program Did you like this episode? Please comment below. Even one sentence helps! Dont forget to follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion

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 in to 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 you 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. Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/hyperflex?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 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

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

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. Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 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

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

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

Maintaining service levels between users and applications anywhere is top of mind for most IT organizations. With the added scale and complexity introduced by hybrid work and multicloud, network issues are harder than ever to isolate and solve for. Enter artificial intelligence (AI). AI is essential to helping under resourced IT teams. With current and emerging AI-enabled analytics tools, networking teams can identify and respond faster to issues and better deliver on service-level objectives. Join our experts to learn more about current use cases where AI-enabled capabilities are saving time and headaches for many organizations today. Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/networking/the-why-and-how-of-ai-enhanced-infrastructure?oid=pstwls028001?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions Cisco Champion Hosts Joe Houghes (twitter.com/jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions Architect Marc Luescher (twitter.com/LuescherMarc), Fesenius Medical Care North America, Networking and Security Architect Vitthal Thutte (twitter.com/Vitthal_Thutte), NTT DATA Services, Network Convergence Advisor Guest Pradeep Kathail, CTO, Enterprise Networking Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

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

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

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

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

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: https://weare.cisco.com/c/r/weare/amazing-stories/my-fear-of-sexist-racist-homophobic-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

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

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 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

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 across 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

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. Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/security/the-value-of-threat-hunting?dtid=opdcsnc001469 https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/endpoint-security/what-is-threat-hunting.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/threat-hunting-workshop.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions 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

Demystify your hybrid cloud network automation and operations. With its “one-view” presentation of all your hybrid cloud network sites, Cisco Nexus Dashboard enables IT operators to use a single, agile platform to operate all network infrastructure in a single place. It also bridges the tools needed by each persona—NetOps, DevOps, CloudOps or SecOps—with a flexible operational model for key use cases on a single platform. Use the same platform, whether on-premises, at the edge and/or in the public cloud. Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco Nexus Dashboard can catapult your infrastructure into the IT high performance zone and simplify hybrid cloud networking with a single platform. 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

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?dtid=opdcsnc001469 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

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 pane 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

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

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 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions 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

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

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/CiscoChampion 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

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

APIClarity is an open source, cloud-native visibility tool for APIs. It utilizes a Service Mesh framework to capture and analyze API traffic and identify potential risks. Tune in to this episode to learn how you can 1) use APIClarity to analyze microservices communications in a cloud service mesh 2) leverage APIClarity to construct an OpenAPI specification in a live environment or compare a 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

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

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

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

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

Sometimes, situations require temporary fixes. Sometimes, the network becomes an afterthought in overall office design and planning. In either situation, it may require network engineers to declare “I’ll fix that later.” In this episode, Cisco Champions draw from their experiences to share some of the craziest technical setups they’ve encountered—from the weirdest AP configurations to the oddest design decisions, showing how often a temporary solution can become a permanent mistake. Their stories will surely 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

In our last DevNet Specialization episode (i.e., S7|E44), we introduced DevNet Specialization—a program that recognizes Cisco partners who have built business practices around software programmability and automation. We also heard from three Cisco partners as they shared their experiences pursuing this certification. In this follow-up session, we check back to hear what they’ve been up to and how their developer capabilities have translated into business value for their teams and customers. 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

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: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/dna-spaces/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://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

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

The goal for stadium and large venue Wi-Fi is to deliver an exceptional, fast, and reliable wireless experiences to tens of thousands of fans, who often push the Wi-Fi networks to their limits. Traditional under-seat AP designs have their challenges. They’re costly to deploy, often requiring expensive retrofitting; are time-consuming to manage; and don’t always provide the best wireless experiences due to a number of factors, including RF interference. That’s why Cisco developed the Catalyst 9104 Integrated Stadium Antenna. The 9104 is an all-in-one Wi-Fi 6 access point and antenna system. it sports a high-gain, software-configurable antenna design that provides the flexibility to steer the RF beam and deliver Wi-Fi at greater distance with more reliability. 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

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

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

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

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 Sijbren Beukenkamp (twitter.com/sijbrenb), 3Corners, UCS Cloud Architect and Solution Consultant Guest: Gautam Gupta, Cisco, Director, Product Management, Webex Meetings PM Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/small-business/solutions.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://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

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: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collaboration-endpoints/webex-wireless-phone/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 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

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 Champion Unfiltered series—where we feature Champion on Champion conversations—we have an informative, yet casual, discussion. 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

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

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

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

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 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion 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

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 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion 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

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) automation use cases, 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. Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion 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), IT Desktop Analyst 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

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: https://www.appdynamics.com/product/application-security?utm_source=cisco&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ciscochampion-podcast_210316 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

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

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

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 Learn more: https://www.ciscolive.com/2021.html Cisco Champion Hosts: Evan Mintzer (twitter.com/evanmintzer), Ashfield Healthcare, Manager Information Security Meredith Rose (twitter.com/mer3dithrose), World Wide Technology, Consulting System Engineer Michael Rhoades (twitter.com/ciscomikey), North American Hoganas, Manager Information Technology Guests: Bonny Shapira (twitter.com/MuyBuenas), Cisco, Leader, Cisco Live EMEAR Laura Simmons (twitter.com/lasimmon), Cisco, Leader, Cisco Live Americas Nesrene O’Connell (twitter.com/nesrene1), Cisco, Leader, Cisco Live APJ Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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/ciscomikey), North American Hoganas, Manager Information Technology Guests: Jerome Henry (twitter.com/wirelessccie), Cisco, Principal Engineer, ENB CTO, Innovation Labs, US Wireless Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

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 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ciscochampion

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 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/CiscoChampion

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 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/CiscoChampion

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

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

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.

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

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), 3Corners, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/wireless-lan-controller/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Cisco Champion hosts Dan Kelcher, NTT Data Services, Enterprise Architecture Advisor Samuel Clements (https://twitter.com/samuel_clements), Presidio, Engineering Director, Office of the CTO, Mobility Guest Ankur Bhasin, Cisco, Wireless Product Line Manager Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/dna-spaces/index.html?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Cisco Champion hosts Shai Silberman (https://twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director of Network Services Denise Donohoe (https://twitter.com/LadyNetwkr), Cisco, Systems Architect Guests Darryl Sladden (https://twitter.com/darrylsj), Cisco, Wireless Product Line Manager Moderator Amilee San Juan (https://twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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

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

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

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 (https://twitter.com/dreamlessod), Presidio, Enterprise Architect Malcolm Booden (https://twitter.com/malcolmbooden), MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant Guests Kurt Mey (https://twitter.com/kumey99), Cisco, Contact Center Business Development Manager Carlos Guadamuz, Cisco, Contact Center Business Development Manager Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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

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

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

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

Take a listen as our Cisco Champions have a spirited discussion with Fred Niehaus about the difference between Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6, as well as what Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Guest Aniket Patankar (https://twitter.com/aniketpatankar), Cisco HyperFlex Product Manager Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

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! To learn more: http://cs.co/podcasts7e1 Cisco Champion hosts 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 Adrian Iliesu (https://twitter.com/aidevnet), Cisco DevNet Technical Lead on Co-creations Team Anna Rubin, Cisco Certification Exam Developer, CCNA, CCNP and DevNet Exams Moderator Lauren Friedman (https://twitter.com/lauren), Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champions Program

In this episode, join Cisco Champion hosts, Jeff Levensailor and Micheline Murphy to understand the different functionalities of data center switching and VXLAN. They also uncover the differences between VPC, VXLAN, and ACI and so much more! Cisco Champion hosts Micheline Murphy (twitter.com/MichyfishMurphy) Jeff Levensailor (twitter.com/levensailor) Cisco Guests Lukas Krattiger (twitter.com/CCIE21921) Robert Parten (twitter.com/greathairengnr) Moderator Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Discussion Topics: 1. What engineers can do to improve the functionalities of VXLAN 2. VXLAN vPC revamp in NX-OS Release 9.0 does away with peer-link. 3. DCNM 11 gets a complete revamp 4. How do the iterations of DCNM differ from version 7 to 11? 5. What are the differences between VPC, VXLAN, and ACI? 6. VXLAN multisite 7. Getting telemetry data using Network Insights

How does the Cisco Investments team handle their day to day routines? Director of Business Development, Phil Kirk sits down with our champions and talks about how Cisco Investments finds start-ups to invest in, how regional differences between the US and Europe affect decisions, and what the Champs think of Cisco Investments in general! Cisco Champions: Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies Paul Campbell (twitter.com/paulmc3) Cisco Champion member, CEO & Founder, Quaversal LLC Cisco Guest: Phil Kirk (twitter.com/TechyPhil), Director of Business Development Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program. Discussion Topics: - What are the daily responsibilities of the Cisco Investments team - How Cisco Investments finds start-ups - What regional difference exists between the US and Europe - AI/ML investment trends - How Cisco Investments makes decisions on where they invest - Trends in collaboration and analytics - How are decisions made on the acquisition side for integrating the new companies into Cisco? - What the Cisco Champion hosts think about Cisco Investments

In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, learn about My Cisco Entitlements and what you can leverage with MCE. Our Cisco guests give us a in-depth view of MCE and the different features MCE has to offer! Cisco Champions: Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies David Peñaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions Matt Ouellette (twitter.com/mattouellette), Cisco Champion member, Systems Engineer, Presidio Cisco Guest: Ali Neemuchawala, Program Lead for MCE Tim Knapp (twitter.com/tweettimk), Business Operations Manager Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore) Cisco Product Marketing Discussion Topics: - What is MCE (My Cisco Entitlements) - What you can do with MCE? - What visibility can you gain with MCE? - What is in a Smart Account? - Smart account vs smart licensing - What are the three things you should know about your products to successfully use MCE? - What is LRP? - What is in the MCE dashboard? To learn more: http://cs.co/90041ugdC

In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we invite Fred Niehaus to uncover and dig into all the elements of Wi-Fi 6. Our champs ask some in-depth questions about different situations about the new generation of access points, operating softwares, the Aironet developer platform, and MORE! Cisco Champions: Francois Verges (twitter.com/vergesfrancois), Cisco Champion member, Wireless Network Engineer, SemFio Networks Inc. Rowell Dionicio (twitter.com/rowelldionicio) Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer, Stanford University. Cisco Guest: Fred Niehaus (twitter.com/ohiofred), Technical Marketing Engineer. Additional Guest: Gurpreet Singh and he works for Bell Canada Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Product Marketing. Discussion Topics: - What Fred is most excited about when it comes to Wi-Fi 6. - What is OFDMA and what does it do? - What is BSS covering and what are the benefits? - Target wakening in Wi-Fi 6 - How IEEE standards and the Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability protocols are integrated into the latest APs. - MU-MIMO - How the new generation of Cisco APs compares to the previous models. - The evolution of Aironet to the Catalyst name. - Details on the Catalyst 9120 Series AP. - Wi-Fi chipsets. - What the Aironet developer program allows you to do? - What’s involved with creating radio hardware and/or access points? - External and DART antennas - WP3 and WUAE support - What gets Fred excited? The RF ASIC! Learn more: http://cs.co/90061Xx9p

How do Cisco Investments differ from VCs? In this episode, the Head of Cisco Investments Portfolio Development, Hitesh Saijpal, gives us details on his work in developing Cisco's investment portfolio - from his daily routine to how Cisco Investments decide between competing companies in the same market. An episode you don't want to miss! Cisco Champion hosts Jeff Levensailor (twitter.com/levensailor), Developer Engineer, Presidio David Penaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Cisco Guests Hitesh (twitter.com/hiteshsaijpal), Head of Cisco Investments Portfolio Development Moderator Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Discussion Topics: • How does Cisco Investments evaluate and determine what to invest in? • What is the five-prong strategy? • What is the IRB and what role do they play in investing in new ventures? • How does Cisco Investments decide between competing companies in the same market? • Organic vs. Inorganic growth • How does Cisco differentiate between Investment vs. Acquisition? • What is the Cisco Investments Village at Cisco Live? • What value do Cisco Investments differentiate themselves from traditional VCs? Click here to learn more: https://www.ciscoinvestments.com/portfolio?ccid=&dtid=osootr000663&oid=pdtxa018042

What’s it like being a nerd in a Cisco Innovation Centre? Dive into this episode of Cisco Champion Radio to learn about where our innovation centers are and the journey our Cisco Guest, Justin Cohen, has embarked on to get to where he is today. Cisco Champions: Ben Story (twitter.com/ntwrk80), Cisco Champion member, Technical Analyst, Hospital Sisters Health System. Matt Ouellette (twitter.com/mattouellette), Cisco Champion member, Systems Engineer, Presidio. Cisco Guest: Justin Cohen (twitter.com/cantechit), Innovation Architect. Moderator: Michelle Trick (twitter.com/trickorydickory), Marketing Manager. Discussion Topics: - How Justin Cohen went from Cisco Champion to working at the Cisco Innovation Centre - Where the Innovation Centres are and how they operate - What the Cisco Innovation Centre does - Products that have started in the Cisco Innovation Centre that have turned into Cisco products - The birth of the Catalyst Digital Building switch - How to get involved with the Cisco Innovation Centre - Failed projects and what the Cisco Innovation Centre learned from them

Dive into Cisco SD-WAN Cloud onRamp and what exactly it is. Our Cisco Champions and Cisco Guests chat about Viptela history, vManager, multi-cloud strategies and MORE! Cisco Champions: Jeff Levensailor (twitter.com/levensailor), Cisco Champion member, Developer Engineer, Presidio. Chuck Keith (twitter.com/networkchuck) Cisco Champion member, Network Engineer, Xceptional Networks. Cisco Guest: David Klebanov (twitter.com/davidklebanov), Technical Marketing Manager. Additional Guests: Tom Davis, Practice Lead Network Solutions, WWT. Bill Thompson, Practice Manager Network Solutions, WWT. Moderator: Teresa Sonal (twitter.com/tsonal) Cisco Product Marketing. Discussion Topics: - What is SD-WAN Cloud onRamp? - The differences in cloud architecting the WAN when it comes to the cloud. - Viptela history - Why vManage is a one-stop-shop - What are the biggest drivers for SD-WAN Cloud onRamp - Security options in SD-WAN Cloud onRamp - Will SD-WAN Cloud onRamp help cloud adoption - Multi-cloud strategies - Evolution of the network engineer - Programmability of VManage - What skills do engineers need to be proficient in SD-WAN Learn more about SD-WAN Cloud onRamp: http://cs.co/90041XQIu

In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we get into what is so important about hardware and the different PSIRT advisories when it comes to vulnerabilities. Cisco Champions: Jeff Levensailor, (twitter.com/levensailor), Cisco Champion member, Developer Engineer, Presidio. Cisco Guest: Kureli Sankar, (twitter.com/jmckg), Technical Marketing Manager. Dan Backman, Portfolio Architect Moderator: Leslie Zan Vee, (twitter.com/storiesbyleslie) Product Marketing Discussion Topics: - The importance of security when it comes to hardware - Cisco PSIRT advisories: Cisco’s communications on vulnerabilities - What is UEFI and where is it used? - What happens if you don’t trust the BIOS? - What is a SUDI certificate? - Zero-touch provisioning

Extending Intent-Based Networking to the IoT Edge, the Sequel! In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, Tim Szigeti comes back to chat with Cisco Champs on how this technology is transforming the customer experience. Cisco Champions: David Peñaloza (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Malcolm Booden (twitter.com/malcombooden) Cisco Champion member, Network & Security Consultant. Cisco Guest: Tim Szigeti (twitter.com/tim_szigeti), Principal Technical Marketing Engineer. Moderator: Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program. Discussion Topics: - What is Intent-Based Networking - What do you do with Intent-Based Networking as it applies to IoT - The strongest use case for Intent-Based Networking and IoT - What kinds of customers benefit from these products and what are the benefits - Cisco IW 6300 - How Emerson, Suncorp, and the city of New Orleans uses this technology - Tim’s Tech Field Day presentation - What does “ruggedizing” mean - How this technology transforms the customer experience Learn more here http://cs.co/90071OhdF

Welcome to another episode of Cisco Champion Radio! In this episode, learn more about what the automation exchange is and the different tools you can use to help with automation and programmability. Cisco Champions: Pieter-Jan Nefkens (twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies. Jeff Levensailor (twitter.com/levensailor), Cisco Champion member, Developer Engineer, Presidio. Cisco Guest: Adrian Iliesiu (twitter.com/aidevnet), DevNet Engineer. Moderator: Michelle Trick (twitter.com/trickorydickory), Marketing Manager. Discussion Topics: - What is the automation exchange? - What automation tools does the Cisco DevNet network automation kit work with? - Distinctions between the various levels of network automation (Day 0, Day 1…) - Network automation around Cisco DNA Center - Other network automation tools: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc. - What is NetDevOps? - What’s next in network automation? - Cisco DevNet certifications For more information vist: developer.cisco.com/networkautomation developer.cisco.com/cocreations

In this episode of Cisco Champion Radio, we sit down with Cisco Champs Malcolm Booden and Jonathan Rhau and Cisco Guests George Bentinck, Simon Tompson, and Matt DeNapoli as they dig into the new features and benefits of the Meraki Smart Camera. Cisco Champion hosts Malcolm Booden (twitter.com/malcolmbooden) MNB Networks Ltd, Network & Security Consultant Jonathan Rhau (twitter.com/nathanrhau), Bell Canada, C20 Specialist; Router Gods Cisco Guests George Bentinck (twitter.com/meraki_george), Cisco Meraki Product Manager, Camera Systems Simon Tompson (twitter.com/MerakiSimon), Cisco Meraki Head of Brand and Experience Matt DeNapoli (twitter.com/theDeNap), Cisco DevNet Developer Advocate focused on Meraki Moderator Lauren Friedman (twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Discussion Topics: • What is the Meraki Smart Camera and how does it differ from other security cameras? • What are some of the features of the Meraki Smart Camera? • How does it use encryption? • How much video can be stored? • What is motion-based retention vs motion-based recording? • How has the Meraki Smart Camera evolved? • How is Machine Learning used by the Meraki Smart Camera? • What is MQTT and how does the Meraki Smart Camera use it? • Can multiple cameras interact with each other say between zones? • First-ever audio VR headset demo! • Where is the Meraki Smart Camera going forward? To find out more, visit https://meraki.cisco.com/products/security-cameras/

How is Edge compute defined? How does Edge Compute fit within your overall network design? How is Panduit doing it? What are some IoT applications? All that and more! Cisco Champions: Jeff Levensailor (twitter.com/levensailor), Cisco Champion member, Developer Engineer, Presidio. Steve Kostyk (twitter.com/lightbulb1), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Engineer, Avangrid. Cisco Guest: Peter Jones (twitter.com/petergjones), Distinguished Engineer. Other Guest: Brian Kelly, Mgr, Network Architecture Research, Panduit. Moderator: Brett Shore (twitter.com/brettshore), Product Marketing Discussion Topics: - Edge Computing defined - Fog – a cloud that’s close to you - Are there extra costs with Edge Computing? - CORD initiative (Central Office Rearchitected as a Data Center) - The concept of Right-Location – think about the value edge compute brings to the assets it’s supporting. - CDNs (The original edge compute location?) - Examples of edge compute (like Amazon’s Outpost) - Reasons you might not want to put some on-prem content on the public cloud. - Panduit’s 4 environments for Edge Computing o Highly Protected Indoor o General Indoor o Harsh Indoor o Outdoor - Panduit’s NEMA devices - What’s a classic example of Edge Compute? Virus scanning! - The key to Edge Compute? Remote management…. dare we say, Single Pane of Glass? [Bingo!] - IoT applications for Edge Computing - What is the cost of unplanned outages? - How is Cisco changing by becoming Customer Zero? Ruthless standardization.

Cisco’s head of Investments & M&A, Rob Salvagno, joined Cisco Champions Radio to discuss why and how Cisco invests in startups, some of the most exciting investments Cisco has made recently, some of our recent acquisitions, and how Todd Nightingale owes him two bottles of scotch. We cover Cohesity, Meraki, Kespry and more! Show Notes: • How does Cisco gets plugged into the startup community? • Cisco sees an opportunity to participate in external innovation through investing. Cisco invests (on average) around 200M+ every year. • Cisco invests at scale, up and down the stack, globally. Global approach to investment strategy as innovation happens everywhere. Cisco is currently invested in companies in about 40 countries and in about 120 companies. • Cisco invests in areas it’s in today (such as security, DC, cloud) and things that are over the horizon (such as AR, ML, Drones, etc.) to get a unique perspective on what may be happening in the future. • COHESITY: One of Cisco’s fastest growing investments. Cisco & Cohesity combined bring a lot to our customers by working with UCS and Hyperflex • How do you decide when to purchase something? Cisco invests to test out interesting new products, usually on the order of $1-5M. When Cisco acquires a company, it is because Cisco has confidence they can bring it to a wider market. • Cisco acquisitions are not one-size fits all. • Meraki is one of the most successful recent acquisitions. Saw saw they had a new approach when they were coming up with cloud management. • Todd Nightingale owes Rob 2 bottles of scotch. I recommend Lagavulin • FUN FACT: Cisco had moved out of SF right before the Meraki acquisition. Meraki was the foundation for Cisco’s resurgence in San Francisco • DRONES: For example, mining companies used drones to change their business. Cisco has invested in drone company Kespry and has created a greater solution for customers by adding drone technology to solutions. • The Cisco Investments team look for people with conviction. • Teams are asked to focus on different areas. US: Sec, Collab, Big Data, Cloud. Teams spend all day in their topic. Half the time with the startups and half the time within the BUs. • APPROACH: Cisco Investments utilizes a structured and unstructured approach. The structured approach includes the approval processes for investments and acquisitions. Cisco has also built muscle and a sense of how to meet and find investments in the many years of investing. • Cisco Investments doesn’t determine the direction of Cisco but is trying to help accelerate the innovation • SaaS: Startups have to build solutions that are most relevant to today’s business. Most of the time they are software-centric companies with subscription business models. Thus, many of the recent acquisitions have SaaS / subscription services-based business models. • LEADERSHIP: Hire the right people and set them free to do their job. • Sometimes companies approach Cisco, we usually have our eyes on people, and we get tips from other VC firms we’ve invested who value Cisco as a strategic partner. • DECIBEL: Cisco investments has been series B and up. However, Cisco also recently launched an independent investment fund for Seed & Series A opportunities, called Decibel. • Surfing: chart uncharted territory. Like investing Cisco Champions: Jeff Levensailor (http://www.twitter.com/levensailor), Cisco Champion member, Developer Engineer, Presidio. David Peñaloza (http://www.twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Cisco Champion member, Lead Network Consulting Engineer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Cisco Guest: Rob Salvagno (http://www.twitter.com/salvagno), VP Corporate Development and Cisco Investments. Moderator: Lauren Friedman (http://www.twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program.

Getting into NetDevOps? Learn how Cisco UCS and DevNet help you automate your data center. Find out what parts of your data center can be automated and what really makes a developer these days. Also, what tools are available from DevNet to help you get into automation? All that and more! Cisco Champions: Jose Bogarin (http://twitter.com/josebogarin), Cisco Champion member, Chief Innovation Officer, Altus Consulting. Joseph Houghes (http://twitter.com/jhoughes) Cisco Champion member, Solutions Architect, Veeam. Cisco Guest: John McDonough (http://twitter.com/johnamcdonough), Technical Leader & Developer Advocate, Cisco DevNet. Discussion Topics: - Cisco’s UCS API - What parts of the Data Center can be automated - What makes a “Developer” these days - Cisco Intersight UCS management in the cloud - How Joe and Jose got started with their automation journeys - The PowerShell library in Cisco UCS - DevNet has both learning labs and sandboxes you can use for learning and testing - APIs vs SDKs - Working with Ansible engineering - DevNet certifications - NetDevOps Live with Hank Preston (https://developer.cisco.com/netdevops/live/) Check out: http://cs.co/ucs20s6e16 Also Mentioned in the recording: • John’s blog post: If you can do it in UCS Manager GUI, you can do it in UCS Manager API! (https://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/if-you-can-do-it-in-ucs-manager-gui-you-can-do-it-in-ucs-manager-api) • Alexa Video: Managing Cisco UCS with Amazon Alexa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpRFo7yEJwY)

What are the reasons behind the new Cisco Certification portfolio? Cisco Champions Wendell Odom and Sam Clements chat with Yusuf Bhaiji and Joe Clark on the new Cisco Certification tracts, DevNet, the new options for Continuing Education, and what hiring managers are looking for in a new CCNA. Discussion Topics: - What are the changes to Cisco’s certification portfolio and what training is available - The new DevNet certification - Why the certification portfolio is changing - Why all the changes are happening at the same time - The 3 driving principles around the certification change process - The migration or transition plan for existing certifications - How can you get more from your certifications? - February 24th! - Yusuf and Joe’s favorite changes - Why is the automation and programmability integration so great? - How the recognition process works - What are the new Continuing Education options? - How many CE credits can you get at Cisco Live? - Advice for people currently in the middle of their certification journey - What do hiring managers look for in a new CCNA? Learn more: http://cs.co/cert20s6e15 People! Cisco Champions: Wendell Odom (http://www.twitter.com/wendellodom), Cisco Champion and Director, Certskills. Samuel Clements (http://www.twitter.com/samuel_clements) Cisco Champion and Mobility Practice Manager, Presidio. Cisco Guest: Yusuf Bhaiji (http://www.twitter.com/YusufBhaiji), Senior Manager for the Global Certifications team. Joe Clarke, Distinguished Services Engineer. Moderators: Jasmine Shah (http://www.twitter.com/Shah__jazzy), Cisco Champion Program Management Team Lauren Friedman (http://www.twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program Management Team To learn more about certification program click here: http://cs.co/90061Xx52

Cisco SD-Access and Multidomain are discussed in depth in this podcast where Cisco Champions ask Cisco Experts the questions their peers might have. Cisco Champions Hosts: Paul Campbell (http://www.twitter.com/paulmc3), Cisco Champion member, CEO & Founder, Quaversal LLC. Scott McDermott (http://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 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? Learn more here: http://cs.co/90061VzkG

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 (http://twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Consultant, Nefkens Advies. David Yarashus (http://twitter.com/dyarashus), Cisco Champion member, Chief Engineer, Netcraftsmen. Cisco Guest: Guy Telner (http://twitter.com/guytelner), Director of Engineering and Developer of Cisco Defense Orchestrator. Adam Bragg (http://twitter.com/adbragg), Systems Engineer for Cisco Defense Orchestrator. Moderator: Lauren Friedman (http://twitter.com/lauren), Cisco Champion Program. To learn more go to GetCDO.com or cisco.com/go/cdo

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 Learn more about Cisco DNA and AI/ML: http://cs.co/90041Xxbp

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 here: http://cs.co/90031nCBN

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. 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. 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 Learn more about Cisco's SD-WAN here: http://cs.co/90051n7Al

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. 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. 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 Learn more about Cisco DNA Spaces here: http://cs.co/90021n74a

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. 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. 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 Learn more about OMP and Cisco's SD-WAN: http://cs.co/90091n72T

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. 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. 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 To learn more about data privacy, click here: http://cs.co/90001n7F8

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: http://cs.co/90061n7vp

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 about Cisco ACI: http://cs.co/90041n7IM

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 about Hyperflex: http://cs.co/90041n7a4

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 Click here to learn more: http://cs.co/90081n7tG

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 about Cisco SD-WAN Security: http://cs.co/90031n7o5

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 Technical 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 about Cisco DNA Center: http://cs.co/90061n7ma

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 More information and resources here:

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

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

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

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

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