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Eric Sommers: 12.01.2025
What an explosion we’ve seen with Artificial Intelligence (AI)! My initial scope for this article was to explain how AI works for network management...
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Eric Sommers: 06.16.2025
Ever stood in front of a switch rack with a box of optics and thought, “Wait… is this the right one?” You’re not alone.
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Eric Sommers: 10.28.2024
Cisco has been making significant changes to its Digital Network Architecture (DNA) offerings, particularly with the rebranding of DNA Center to...
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Eric Sommers: 10.07.2024
DNA Center has been rebranded to Catalyst Center In today’s fast-paced networking world, managing complex systems is no longer just about using the...
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Eric Sommers: 09.23.2024
Cisco has rolled out yet another layer to their support services—Success Tracks. Let's take a look at how it compares with traditional SMARTnet, how...
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Eric Sommers: 09.09.2024
Welcome back, everyone! This blog will quickly outline the differences between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage to help you choose the best option...
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Eric Sommers: 05.24.2024
Like most things that got interrupted when COVID hit in 2020, so too did the supply chain Cisco used to build its products. We saw 4- to 12-week...
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Dylan McKenna: 05.23.2024
For the 15-ish years I’ve been in the TPM (third party maintenance) space, one of the primary objections I’ve heard from potential new customers is,...
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Eric Sommers: 02.07.2024
Did you know that access points can behave differently depending on how much power they are receiving? The addition of a new device drawing the...
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Eric Sommers: 01.25.2024
Interested in adding Catalyst switches to the Meraki Dashboard?
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Eric Sommers: 11.20.2023
It’s easy to use the terms “software update” and “software upgrade” interchangeably, but when it comes to determining what you need to meet your...
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Are you having trouble finding essential network equipment? You're not alone. The factors contributing to longer lead times are multi-faceted, and so...
