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