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Technology is driving business strategy as never before, and the competitive landscape is changing with each innovation. Companies need a new approach to IT that can keep pace with the evolution of IoT, automation, augmented reality, virtual reality, massively distributed computing, software analytics — and the vast increases in complexity brought about by these shifts. This week at  Cisco Live in Berlin , I'm meeting with IT professionals from all over the world to talk about how they can future proof their business, build an architecture to handle all this complexity and get ready to innovate. The discussion is focusing on six key imperatives that every company should be thinking about: No. 1: The best digital offense starts with the best security defense. We used to have the illusion that protecting our systems from malware attacks was a finite task. We identified points of entry, locked them down and were done. We thought security was static. Today we know it'

Security What if your network could do it all? Be digital-ready AND secure your business. Dan Stotts - January 23, 2017 - 0 Comments Networks today are supposed to be digital-ready, meaning fast and agile to propel business into a world where everything is connected. Getting there has hit some major speedbumps due to highly publicized hacks. And this has started a virtual arms race, where no expense is spared to deploy numerous, disparate security solutions. Yet somehow, the industry average for detecting a breach is currently over 100 days. It seems the marketplace is overlooking a major component of their security posture – the digital network itself. What if your digital-ready network could not only support capabilities like automation and virtualization, but also effectively detect threats? Yes, the same network you’re enabling today could double as a threat sensor. This means built-in network security that reduces the need for numerous, disparate “bolt-on” solution

Security will be a huge trend in 2017, following a number of high-profile cyber-attacks and hacks last year. With surveillance security continuing to develop as a result of breakthroughs in big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning, a number of surveillance specific security trends will also drive innovation and investments within the industry during 2017. The first of these is cybersecurity because IoT is culminating in hundreds of millions of internet-connected devices the likes of fridges, DVRs and security cameras, becoming possible targets by hackers. Axis has always taken its customers’ security seriously, but we will hopefully see 2017 as the year when all manufacturers make this a priority. The biggest challenge we see with cyber security is to find the right balance between secure devices/systems and complexity/ease of use. We will continue to strengthen our existing offerings and make it easier for our customers to keep their networks and devic

CCNP Data Center Certification The CCNP Data Center certification and training program offers comprehensive certification and Professional-level skills focused on the data center solutions, technologies and best practices to design, implement, and manage a modern data center infrastructure. IT practitioners who are Cisco trained and certified are uniquely qualified for key roles in complex data center environments, with expertise utilizing technologies including policy-driven infrastructure, virtualization, automation and orchestration, unified computing, data center security, and integration of cloud initiatives. CCNP Data Center certified professionals are highly qualified for senior roles chartered with enabling digital business transformation initiatives

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person on the planet to achieve more.  For students, we are committed to enabling better learning and preparation for the future through software and devices built for the modern era. We’ve been investing heavily over the last year in education software to drive a breakthrough in learning outcomes.  We’ve developed technology like  Windows Ink in Windows 10 , which enables students to write on their device as naturally as a piece of paper, delivering up to 36 percent better test scores in math and science.  Office 365  delivers productivity for the modern classroom with  powerful intelligence features  to help students become better writers, presenters and data analysts, while empowering students and teachers to create, edit, share and grade assignments with OneNote. With  OneNote Learning Tools , students can de-clutter screen views to aid concentration, helping those with learning challenges increase reading fluency by 30 percent

I’d like to share some of my favorite things inside  Cisco Digital Network Architecture  (DNA). Before we get going, I thought it would be fun to just spend a moment on what DNA is, from a layman’s perspective. Cisco DNA revolutionizes the way you deploy and manage your network for the digital era through a software-driven architecture focused on automation, security, and analytics. The diagram below may not be perfect, but it should suffice to explain this perspective. Cisco DNA creates a platform that makes it so you can connect everything from the data center to the IoT device, with security and high performance. Furthermore, the parts that are not readily apparent in a network diagram, are actually even cooler than the parts you can see. While all of the networking is handled superbly, in typical traditional Cisco fashion, there’s a few extra really interesting things that I want to talk about: Cisco Mobile Experiences (CMX) Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)