The Benefits of Cisco ACI in the Data Center

In 2013, Cisco released their Software Defined Networking (SDN) solution for the data center known as Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). For many years, the networking industry has been asking for an approach to configuring networking devices more efficiently than having to individually configure each and every router and switch.

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What’s New with Cisco Data Center Version 6.0 Certifications?

Starting off 2017 the right way, Cisco fully updated and released the new training program for the CCNA and CCNP Data Center certification tracks. The global market share of Cisco Nexus and UCS products continue to expand. Therefore, the traditional data center technologies of Cisco UCS and Nexus switches remain a predominant focus for CCNP Data Center courses.

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Tips for Implementing Network Programmability on Cisco Devices

As the size of data networks and data centers grow, so too does the burden on engineers who have to implement changes.  Many organizations have hundreds and even thousands of networking devices. Managing each one, one at time, is wasteful and cost prohibitive compared to what can be achieved with automation. For those who’ve worked …

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