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Vinccler: Learn with Cisco at Cisco Live 2025 in San Diego

As a tech professional in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, you know the challenge: staying ahead of the curve while managing your daily responsibilities. The pace of innovation in AI, security, cloud computing, and network automation isn’t slowing down—and neither should your professional growth. That’s why I’m thrilled to share our exciting plans for Cisco […] View Source

Vinccler: Revolutionizing the Partner Training Experience with Cisco Xpert

Cisco’s new unified registration platform revolutionizes the learning experience with streamlined access, personalized invites, and global scalability—empowering learners to connect with the right training at the right time. View Source

Vinccler: How Cisco is closing the gap on accessibility

GenX and Millennials are aging into disability—a dynamic that highlights what millions of disabled users already know: the digital world often remains inaccessible. Here’s what Cisco is doing to close the gap. View Source

Vinccler: Announcing Marketing Velocity ‘Top Activator’ Contest Winner!

Cisco celebrates Tokay Networks as the winner of the 2025 Marketing Velocity Partner Activation Contest, showcasing their innovative campaigns that drove exceptional engagement, pipeline growth, and business success. View Source

Vinccler: Introducing Secure Access – DNS Defense

Cisco Secure Access - DNS Defense is a seamless pathway to our Universal ZTNA solution. Learn how it works in the blog. View Source

Vinccler: AI-Driven Automation for Faster Case Resolution with Cisco’s High-Performance Data Center Stretch Database

Introduction As AI adoption accelerates across industries, businesses face an undeniable truth — AI is only as powerful as the data that fuels it. To truly harness AI’s potential, organizations must effectively manage, store, and process high-scale data while ensuring cost efficiency, resilience, performance and operational agility.  At Cisco Support Case Management – IT, we […] View Source

Vinccler: Room by room, heart by heart: Helping foster youth thrive in college

From foster care to dorm room, Move-in Day Mafia and Cisco give a fresh start to foster youth. View Source

Vinccler: Streamline Operations with Cisco Meraki and Red Hat Ansible Automation

This blog explores streamlining operations with Cisco Meraki and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, highlighting key use cases and opportunities to learn more at Cisco Live. View Source

Vinccler: Bridging the Gap Unlock the Power of OT Skills in the Digital Age

The convergence of OT and IT is transforming industries. Learn about the essential OT skills needed to thrive in this new landscape and how Learning at Cisco is driving awareness of this critical shift. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Country Digital Acceleration: A Decade of Empowering Nations Through Digital Transformation

In every corner of the globe, digital technology is becoming the bridge to opportunity, empowerment, and transformation. Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program is at the forefront of this movement, revolutionizing how communities connect, learn, and grow in today’s digital age. As we celebrate ten years of impactful progress, the CDA program continues to break […] View Source

Vinccler: Striving for Sustainability: Meet Christopher

After years in services and business development, Christopher Weiland is applying his technology expertise to drive sustainability innovation at Cisco. View Source

Vinccler: The 90-5-5 Concept: Your Key to Solving Human Risk in Cybersecurity

Most breaches are caused by everyday human mistakes. The 90-5-5 Concept is a framework that addresses this by shifting the conversation to proactive design. View Source

Vinccler: Agentic AI Poised to Handle 68% of Customer Service and Support Interactions by 2028

New Cisco Research Reveals Overwhelming Demand for Agentic AI to Transform the Way Technology Vendors Deliver Customer Experience With agentic AI reaching a new level of maturity, we’re closer than ever to solving some of the most persistent customer pain points in enterprise environments. For instance, a significant share of network issues stem from misconfiguration, […] View Source

Vinccler: Celebrating 25 Years of Cisco Community: A Quarter Century of Innovation, Collaboration, and Customer Success

A reflection of the milestones and achievements of this vibrant community View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Customer Achievement Awards: Americas 2025 Finalists

  The Cisco Customer Achievement Awards recognize outstanding Cisco customers who are achieving exceptional results through the innovative use of Cisco solutions. Now in its inaugural year under a revitalized brand and enhanced scope, the program builds on seven years of legacy and the success of the Customer Advocate and CX Hero Award programs. We’re […] View Source

Vinccler: Operational and Financial Benefits of Energy Utility Network Digitization

Digitizing and automating the utility network can lead to significant operational and financial benefits by reducing OPEX, CAPEX, human errors and time to deploy. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Welcomes Brett McGurk

In his new role, Brett McGurk will help deepen our longstanding partnerships in the Middle East and globally–helping to ensure our uniquely trusted technology is incorporated in all aspects of the AI revolution, including the infrastructure buildouts ongoing in the U.S. and globally. View Source

Vinccler: Stop Server Message Block (SMB) Exploits and Advance Your Career in Cybersecurity

Knowing how to detect and defend against SMB exploits isn’t just smart cybersecurity—it’s essential for anyone serious about a career in the field. View Source

Vinccler: Ignite Innovation Across Industries at Cisco Live 2025

Get ready to explore the future of innovation and collaboration at Cisco Live 2025! From June 8-12 in San Diego—or virtually from anywhere—this premier event brings together thought leaders and forward-thinkers across various different industries. Whether you are driving advancements in government, healthcare, and education, shaping the future of retail, financial services, and hospitality, or […] View Source

Vinccler: Powering Future-Proofed Workplaces with Penn 1 Plaza

Cisco needed to modernize its underutilized and outdated real estate portfolio to support new and future ways of working. By leveraging its own, unique networking and collaboration technologies, Cisco was able to transform its PENN 1 office space in New York City into a smart, data-driven environment that optimizes space utilization, enhances user experience, and serves as a model for Cisco offices worldwide. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Validated at Cisco Live 2025: Your Bridge to Implementation Success

For the first time, the Cisco Validated team will have a dedicated zone at Cisco Live San Diego, June 8–12, 2025. View Source

Vinccler: Connecting a New Generation of Moving Assets with Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul

Aterpa leverages Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) for teleremote operations, ensuring the safe decommissioning of dams. View Source

Vinccler: The future of energy: How innovation and infrastructure are needed to respond to AI growth

Learn how we can meet the rising need for energy, not only from artificial intelligence (AI), but from other digital technologies and the electrification of industries. View Source

Vinccler: Accelerating Success: How Cisco and Partners Drive Cybersecurity Growth

Cisco’s comprehensive security portfolio empowers partners to deliver seamless, innovative solutions that drive customer success. By simplifying security and enabling growth, we help partners achieve greater profitability and competitive advantage. View Source

Vinccler: Simplifying Zero Trust: How Cisco Security Suites Drive Value

Discover how Cisco Security Suites are helping organizations achieve zero trust while realizing significant cost savings, improved productivity, and a 110% ROI. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Welcomes Chuck Graham as Chief Supply Chain Officer

I am excited to welcome Chuck Graham as Cisco’s Chief Supply Chain Officer. Chuck will oversee end-to-end supply chain operations, driving agility, innovation, and resilience across our global network. A champion of energy efficient design and manufacturing, circularity, and ethical sourcing, he will be instrumental in accelerating Cisco’s growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and leading our […] View Source

Vinccler: Developing With Cisco XDR at Cisco Live San Diego ‘25

Join us at Cisco Live San Diego to explore Cisco XDR’s latest innovations, including custom integrations, AI automation, and community features. Don’t miss out! View Source

Vinccler: Explore Cisco IOS XE Automation at Cisco Live US 2025

Cisco IOS XE offers advanced programmability and automation capabilities that simplify network management and reduce complexity. By utilizing open, standards-based APIs such as NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI, network administrators can efficiently provision and configure devices, minimizing manual errors. The integration of Zero-Touch Provisioning with DevOps toolkits accelerates device onboarding, while model-driven telemetry provides real-time data […] View Source

Vinccler: The Future is Coming Faster than You Think

At Cisco, we are building the core infrastructure of the AI era. As new solutions like Codex exemplify, the future of AI will be agentic. We envision a future where billions of AI agents are working together harmoniously on our behalf. View Source

Vinccler: Improving Data Center Sustainability with Cisco MDS 9000 Transceiver Power-Control Capability

The transceiver power-control feature within Cisco MDS 9000 switches contributes to the broader goal of creating more environmentally responsible and cost-effective data center operations. View Source

Vinccler: Level Up: Creating Tech Employment Opportunities in Brazil and Beyond

Logicalis' Level Up program, leveraging Cisco Networking Academy, empowers participants with tech skills, mentorship, and certifications, creating pathways to employment and transforming opportunities across Latin America. View Source

Vinccler: A Look Behind the Glass: How AI Infrastructure Can Empower Our National Labs

Explore how AI infrastructure is transforming DOE National Laboratories, empowering groundbreaking research while tackling challenges in data, security, and implementation. View Source

Vinccler: Market-Inspired GPU Allocation in AI Workloads: A Cybersecurity Use Case

Learn how a self-adaptive GPU allocation framework that dynamically manages the computational needs of AI workloads of different assets/systems. View Source

Vinccler: Updates to Cisco’s Executive Leadership Team

With the announcement of Scott Herren's retirement, Mark Patterson will step into the role as Cisco’s Chief Financial Officer on day one of fiscal year 2026. Jeetu Patel has also been promoted to President and Chief Product Officer. View Source

Vinccler: Simplify and Scale Security With Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall

Modern enterprises face challenges balancing security with the operational needs. Cisco solves this with Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall. View Source

Vinccler: BayLISA and Cisco DevNet – Tech meetups in person and online

What happens when the sysadmin community meets a modern developer movement? BayLISA and DevNet, that’s what😎! What is BayLISA? BayLISA stands for Bay Area Large Installation System Administrators and is a user group of system and network administrators from the San Francisco Bay Area. The user group was founded in the very early 1990s after […] View Source

Vinccler: Building Smarter Cities: Insights and Innovations from Smart City Expo US 2025

Explore how Cisco and industry leaders are transforming urban living with AI, IoT, and sustainable technologies showcased at Smart City Expo US 2025 and beyond. View Source

Vinccler: United Airlines takes flight with Cisco: building a foundation for digital resilience

If you’re a Cisco customer, have you ever wondered if you’re maximizing the full potential of your Cisco investment? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. ‘How I Cisco’ is a new series designed to showcase practical solutions to common business challenges, with the ultimate goal of helping our customers drive more impact […] View Source

Vinccler: A New Frontier for Network Engineers: Agentic AI That Understands Your Network

Learn how to use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to inject structured knowledge into a Large Language Model (LLM) at runtime—automatically and programmatically. View Source

Vinccler: From floods to fires: Investing in technologies that make communities more resilient

Learn how the Cisco Foundation is supporting startups and organizations that are using innovative technologies to help communities adapt and build resilience. View Source

Vinccler: MCP for DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps: Real-World Use Cases and Future Insights

MCP for DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps: Real-World Use Cases and Future Insights In the previous post on MCP for DevOps: Architecture and Components, we discussed what MCP is and is not. We dove into a few architectural components and gently touched on use cases. Now, let’s explore a few possible use cases for MCP in DevOps/NetOps/SecOps. […] View Source

Vinccler: Cloud-Delivered Security Landing in China

Announcing Cisco Secure Access China, Operated by Digital China Cloud Regulatory ambiguity. Compliance Risk. Cybersecurity threats. These daily realities are especially challenging for multinational companies. To support our customers’ growth in Mainland China and comply with the country’s cybersecurity and data protection laws, we are introducing our Secure Access China solution, operated in partnership with […] View Source

Vinccler: How We Leveraged Splunk to Solve Real Network Challenges

What if switching to Splunk could transform your network monitoring overnight? See how our team's unexpected journey led to game-changing discoveries. View Source

Vinccler: Your guide to purpose and impact at Cisco Live San Diego

You’ll see Purpose front and center at Cisco Live San Diego from June 9-12, 2025 – our biggest global customer event that brings together top experts, partners, and customers to experience our innovations firsthand.  View Source

Vinccler: Level Up Your Cisco Partnership with Black Belt Academy

Cisco’s Black Belt Academy equips partners with tailored training, agile updates, and strategic alignment to drive growth, enhance skills, and deliver exceptional value in the Cisco ecosystem. View Source

Vinccler: AI Agent for Color Red

AI can automate the analysis, generation, testing, and reporting of exploits. It's particularly relevant in penetration testing and ethical hacking scenarios. View Source

Vinccler: Building Families: How Cisco’s Supportive Policies Made My Motherhood Possible

Communications Manager Amanda W. shares her journey to motherhood, and how Cisco's support, flexibility, and benefits made her dream of growing her family possible. View Source

Vinccler: Cisco Study Reveals Alarming Deficiencies in European Cybersecurity Readiness

AI is reshaping the world, introducing cyber risks of a magnitude never before encountered. Cisco’s report highlights the critical gaps in Europe's security readiness in the AI era. View Source

Vinccler: Five Reasons Why Network Security Training Should Be Your Next Move

Network security training could be your ticket to a high-paying, in-demand career. Find out why and how you can start learning today for free. View Source

Vinccler: Quantum Networking: How Cisco is Accelerating Practical Quantum Computing

We're now creating quantum networking technology that will be the foundation for the quantum internet, making quantum computing practical years ahead of current timelines – Announcing two milestones: Cisco's Quantum Network Entanglement Chip and Cisco Quantum Labs View Source

Vinccler: Unlocking the Power of Network Telemetry for the US Public Sector – Blog 3

Discover the potential of network telemetry and its wide-ranging applications that enhance security, efficiency, and network performance in part 3 of our blog series. View Source

Vinccler: Network Automation for the AI Era

Everything you need to know about the expanded Cisco Services as Code – in short. View Source

Vinccler: Automate Forensics to Eliminate Uncertainty

Discover how Cisco XDR delivers automated forensics and AI-driven investigation—bringing speed, clarity, and confidence to SecOps teams. View Source

Vinccler: Secure the Network with Cisco AI Defense and Cisco U.

AI skills are critical for any network engineer today. Here’s how to get them for free. View Source

Vinccler: Bringing Quantum Resistance to Cisco MDS 9000 with TrustSec FC Link Encryption

Cisco MDS 9000 switches deliver an unmatched security posture for storage area networks, including quantum-resistant encryption, and are differentiated by advanced ASIC design, superior hardware architecture, and sophisticated software control. View Source

Vinccler: Embracing a Passwordless Future: Cisco’s Journey to Seamless Authentication with Duo Passwordless

Cisco IT needed to secure its workforce in a zero trust, user-friendly way that would allow its 130,000 users to securely work anywhere, from any device, without friction. By leveraging its own Duo Passwordless, the team was able to eliminate phishable multi-factor authentication factors, improve usability and productivity, reduce authentication actions by 93%, and secure its workforce from anywhere.  View Source