Cisco Champion Radio

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 Gues

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/aboazez9), Gulf Business Machines, Senior Technical Sales Consultant Amr Nasher

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 En

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 Arch

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.ci

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 Sh

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 Securi

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 Solut

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

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-entertain

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

Join us for an informal discussion on why enterprise microservices architectures rely on open source service mesh, such as Istio, to secure, connect, observe and control services with little or no changes to the application code. In addition, how Cisco Service Mesh Manager, an extension of Intersight Kubernetes Service, builds upon the advantages of 100% upstream Istio by adding a powerful UI/API and tooling to manage complex multi-cluster applications and services cross any cloud, any time, and from anywhere. Learn more: https://blogs.cisco.com/cloud/cisco-service-mesh-manager-now-available-on-cisco-intersight?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher, Meridian IT, Inc., Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Joseph Houghes (twitter.com jhoughes), Pure Storage, Senior Solutions Architect Mir Hossein Mirghassemi (twitter.com/packetroute), Morgan Stanley, VP, Cloud DevSecOps Engineering Guest Justin Barksdale (twitter.com/3pings), Cisco, T

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

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.

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 Jua

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.h

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 (twitte

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 workfl

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 Ar

Cisco SD-WAN is trusted by over 40,000 customers to help connect their users to applications while delivering a predictable and secure user experience. As an industry and market share leader, Cisco SD-WAN enables multicloud access while delivering a full stack of integrated security capabilities on premises and in the cloud. In addition to enabling multicloud access and delivering security your way, Cisco SD-WAN arms IT teams with analytics that is based on real-time insights to make actionable decisions to enhance and improve the user experience. Tune in to this episode to hear why Cisco SD-WAN is a critical component of your SASE architecture. Learn more: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/new-landscape-of-networking.html?oid=ebketr024847#experience?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: twitter.com/ciscochampions Cisco Champion Hosts Dan Kelcher, Meridian IT, Enterprise Network and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Girard Kavelines (twitter.com/GKavelines), Helient Systems, L