{"id":70252,"date":"2025-06-23T13:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=70252"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:17:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:17:42","slug":"cisco-powers-secure-infrastructure-for-the-ai-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/06\/23\/cisco-powers-secure-infrastructure-for-the-ai-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Cisco powers secure infrastructure for the AI era"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cisco unveiled new\u00a0 innovations to help companies adapt and transform in the AI era. Enterprises are under pressure to\u00a0 accelerate secure AI adoption and drive value from AI investments. To help organizations meet\u00a0 these opportunities, Cisco continues to reimagine the datacenters and workplaces of the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCisco is delivering the critical infrastructure for the AI era\u2014secure networks and experiences,\u00a0 optimized for AI that connect the world and power the global economy,\u201d said Jeetu Patel, President\u00a0 and Chief Product OHicer, Cisco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re witnessing an unprecedented surge in innovation as\u00a0 organizations embrace agentic AI to automate workflows and solve complex problems. Cisco has a\u00a0 rich history of helping companies run their infrastructure; today, we\u2019re building on that foundation\u00a0 to power the next generation of AI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Milligan, chief information security oHicer, Ford Motor Company, noted, \u201cAgentic AI is being  used across Ford\u2019s business, from design to engineering to manufacturing and for customer  support. As we build, deploy, and manage sophisticated AI capabilities at scale, Cisco\u2019s  networking and security solutions are an important part of the overall technology infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Cisco Live, Cisco unveiled a wide range of new products and enhancements to help customers  navigate the shift to agentic AI, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Workplaces for the age of AI<\/u><\/strong>: Creating an intelligent workplace relies on modern network\u00a0 infrastructure that adapts to increased traHic, ensures always-on access, and delivers robust\u00a0 security. Meanwhile, organizations must empower people to work smarter and more eHectively\u00a0 than ever. To meet these demands, Cisco announced new devices to power campus, branch,\u00a0 and industrial networks, and AI-powered unified management to help organizations move past reactive workflows to conducting autonomous, proactive network management. Additionally,\u00a0 Cisco’s AI-powered Room Vision PTZ camera transforms meetings for a more cinematic\u00a0 experience. The Jira Workflow Automation in the Cisco AI Assistant for Webex Suite boosts\u00a0 eHiciency, while the Webex AI Agent streamlines customer self-service with industry-specific templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Simplified Operations for the age of AI with AgenticOps: <\/strong>Cisco is unveiling multiple AI-driven\u00a0 solutions to empower IT teams with simplicity, and automation, including Cisco AI Canvas, an\u00a0 industry-first generative user interface for real-time collaboration between network and security\u00a0 operations teams, and the Cisco AI Assistant, which provides conversational control across the\u00a0 Cisco suite. Core to the new capabilities is Cisco\u2019s Deep Network Model <\/u><\/strong>\u2014 a domain-specific\u00a0 LLM trained on Cisco\u2019s vast knowledge base, including Cisco U. courseware and Certified\u00a0 Internetwork Expert (CCIE) materials. The result is AI that understands networks and helps IT\u00a0 teams work more eHiciently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Data Centers for the age of AI<\/u>: <\/strong>Cisco unveiled continued innovation in its compute and\u00a0 network solutions for datacenters to support agentic AI, <\/strong>which places a premium on network\u00a0 bandwidth, latency, and power eHiciency. To help drive adoption of AI solutions to strengthen\u00a0 the power grid, Cisco is joining the EPRI Open Power AI Consortium. Additionally, Cisco is\u00a0 introducing new capabilities to assist service providers to deliver and monetize new AI services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Security for the age of A<\/u><\/strong>I: Robust security has never been more critical, as enterprises\u00a0 navigate the complexity of a growing number of applications, a highly distributed and mobile\u00a0 workforce, and sophisticated AI-driven threats.Cisco is introducing innovations across its\u00a0 Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) oHerings; announced two\u00a0 new Firewalls, the 6100 series and 200 series, providing customers with best-in-class price\u00a0 performance; and unveiled capabilities across the Cisco Security Cloud to help customers\u00a0 meet the challenges of securing agentic AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Digital Resilience at the Core: <\/strong>Several AI innovations, including enhanced capabilities in\u00a0 Splunk Observability Cloud and Splunk AppDynamics, along with deeper integrations between\u00a0 Cisco and Splunk solutions, are helping customers gain greater visibility into network health\u00a0 and performance. Key updates include a bidirectional integration between Splunk\u00a0 Observability, Cisco ThousandEyes Assurance and Cisco Enterprise Networks, enabling more\u00a0 resilient, insight-driven digital operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Unified Management for the age of AI: <\/strong>The company is previewing Cisco Cloud Control, a new\u00a0 unified management platform spanning Cisco\u2019s networking, security, and observability\u00a0 portfolios. Cisco Cloud Control will oHer a cohesive experience anchored by AI native tools like\u00a0 Cisco AI Canvas, and the Cisco AI Assistant. With Cisco Cloud Control IT will be able to execute cross-product workflows, proactively identify and resolve issues, and manage infrastructure\u00a0with ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cCisco is delivering the critical infrastructure for the AI era\u2014secure networks and experiences,\u00a0 optimized for AI that connect the world and power the global economy,\u201d said Jeetu Patel, President\u00a0 and Chief Product OHicer, Cisco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":70253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[853,410],"class_list":["post-70252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-cisco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70254,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70252\/revisions\/70254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}