Cisco commenced Cisco LIVE 2024 by introducing novel AI-driven advancements and initiatives, conveying a definitive message: AI is not merely the most recent pivotal moment in technology. It is a highly effective and intelligent solution for ensuring the digital resilience of whole businesses. It can link and safeguard these organizations, enabling their growth and scalability and fostering an inclusive future for everyone.

At its networking and security event, Cisco introduces AI-enhanced networking, security, and observability solutions across all its products. These products are specifically created to allow consumers to see and understand their digital presence and take measures to safeguard it while developing a strong ability to adapt and withstand digital threats.

Chuck Robbins, Cisco's Chair and CEO, highlighted the company's presentation of remarkable innovation and new AI-powered features to its customers at Cisco Live this week. Cisco has a distinct advantage in transforming how enterprises connect and safeguard their infrastructure and data. We are the ideal strategic partner for our customers in this era of artificial intelligence.

Making AI Easier with AI & Networking

Cisco Nexus HyperFabric AI Clusters:

This new solution, integrated with NVIDIA technology, offers a comprehensive platform for designing, deploying, monitoring, and assuring AI pods and data centre workloads. It provides a guided path from design to validated deployment and ongoing monitoring, ensuring enterprise-ready AI infrastructure.

Cisco Networking Cloud:

Innovations from Cisco ThousandEyes introduce AI-native Digital Experience Assurance, enabling cross-domain assurance. It empowers customers to oversee and manage all aspects of their enterprise, cloud, SaaS, and Internet networks, ensuring exceptional digital experiences for users.

Making AI Safer with AI & Security

Cisco Security Cloud:

New capabilities enhance security by integrating AI into the security infrastructure, offering improved network visibility, new telemetry sources, and an AI-native management architecture. It strengthens the security posture for enterprises in a complex and distributed digital landscape.

Cisco Hypershield:

Building on its recent launch, Cisco Hypershield now supports AMD Pensando DPUs and Intel IPUs. It facilitates an AI-driven, distributed security architecture that spans the cloud to data centres and edge environments, maintaining high performance and energy efficiency.

Making AI Work with AI & Observability

Splunk Acquisition Integration:

Cisco has integrated the Splunk platform with Cisco AppDynamics APM, introducing Splunk Log Observer for Cisco AppDynamics. This integration enables faster troubleshooting across on-premises and hybrid environments. Additionally, the AI assistant for Cisco AppDynamics provides users with actionable insights and guidance for quicker, more accurate decision-making.

Making AI Work with the Future of Work

AI-Powered Contact Center and Hybrid Work Innovations:

New capabilities in the Webex Contact Center include tools for designing conversational self-service experiences and providing an AI Assistant for agents. Integration with third-party virtual agents is also supported. The AI Assistant for Webex Suite will soon be available to customers, offering features like remote device access management and desk reservation through Cisco Spaces.

Enabling AI Skills

AI Fundamentals for Partners:

Cisco introduces the first stage of its AI partner specialization training, aimed at equipping partners with the knowledge to optimize AI infrastructure using Cisco technology. The training covers AI basics, key concepts, AI solutions taxonomy, and an overview of Cisco’s AI strategy and use cases.

New Cisco Certification in AI:

Cisco announces a new certification focused on designing modern AI architecture, enabling organizations to build an AI-ready workforce. This vendor-agnostic certification helps employers, employees, and job seekers gain and validate skills necessary for designing AI/ML compute and networks.

These initiatives collectively position Cisco at the forefront of enabling a connected, secure, and AI-powered future, providing comprehensive solutions across networking, security, observability, hybrid work, and skill development.

Source: CISCO

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