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Cisco Networking Subscription: What Changes for Catalyst and Meraki Customers - and What It Means for Your Budget
Eric Sommers: 05.15.2026
Technology Trends
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Is the Cisco Secondary Market Legal, Safe, and Reliable?
Eric Sommers: 03.12.2026
The short answer: buying pre-owned Cisco hardware from the secondary market is legal. Lawful resale of lawfully acquired hardware is protected under...
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Why Companies Should Think Twice Before Adopting Catalyst Center for Access-Layer Switches
Eric Sommers: 02.18.2026
Is Catalyst Center for Access-Layer Switches Worth It? The short answer: Access-layer switches don't benefit from Catalyst Center the way core and...
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AI in Networking
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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Optical Transceiver Types: Use Cases, Compatibility & Buying Tips
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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Cisco Catalyst: Understanding Cloud Monitoring vs. Cloud Management
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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Cisco Catalyst Center vs. the Meraki Dashboard
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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Understanding the Differences: DNA Essentials vs DNA Advantage
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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Cisco Hardware Lead Times Update
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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How often should you update Cisco IOS? How important is it?
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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Want to Manage Catalyst in the Meraki Dashboard?
Eric Sommers: 01.25.2024
Interested in adding Catalyst switches to the Meraki Dashboard?
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What's the Difference Between Software Updates and Software Upgrades?
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...