Cisco Technology Podcast Series

Khaled Marmoush of Telecom Egypt addresses the balancing of data center consolidation and virtualization with improved service levels.

Online Computer Library Center CIO Gene Oliver discusses data center strategies to meet business priorities and deliver superior customer experiences.

Explore the many capabilities of cloud computing, and learn the strategies needed to take full advantage of this technology.

Demand for enterprise cloud-based services is growing. Hear how service provider CIOs are transforming their data centers to meet these needs.

Learn about Cisco Unified Computing, an important advancement in data center technology.

Learn how to manage power consumption with Cisco EnergyWise

Learn how to better manage your LAN with CiscoWorks LMS

A look at 10 years of continuous innovation of Catalyst Switches

Customer examples of using Embedded Event Manager and the online scripting community - Cisco Beyond

Learn about Power over Ethernet technology.

Telecommuters now can work just as they would from their desk with the Cisco Virtual Office solution.

Learn about Cisco IOS embedded management capabilities in Cisco devices.

Discover why Cisco has earned the first ever Miercom Green certification.

Learn how to evaluate the features of a switch to determine whether it is right for your business. Topics include: Power over Ethernet, quality of service, security and ease-of-use.

Hear a brief discussion on the ASR 1000 Series Technical Description Interview

Learn about Cisco's traffic monitoring solution which resides on a blade for the Catalyst 6500 or ISR.

Learn the many things to consider when evaluating switches according to their environmental impact.

Overview of Cisco NX-OS, the data center-class network operating system

Learn more about innovative optical interface modules for core IP routers.

Discover the industry forces that drive the shift toward intelligent core networks.

A technical overview of the Cisco XR 12000 IPSec product offering.

As voice, video and data are combined onto a unified network, a variety of technologies and techniques must provide a comprehensive and systemic approach to secure unified communications. Hear a technical discussion of Unified Communications security and the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances.

Cisco Unified Contact Center Express provides a "contact center in a box" for midmarket, enterprise branch, or corporate departments requiring a sophisticated customer interaction management solution for up to 300 agents.

Servce and support offerings for telepresence include remote help desk support, parts and maintenance, remote monitoring, conferencing help services, and more.

Speech Connect for Cisco Unity is a speech-enabled automated attendant for the enterprise. Internal or external callers speak the name of an employee into the phone and are connected to that employee. Learn more in this discussion with the product managers.

Hear a brief discussion of the evolution of security for wireless networks and how to take an integrated approach for securing wireless networks.

SAN-OS for the Cisco MDS family of storage area network switches now offers advanced encryption and backup capabilities. The discussion also covers integration with EMC and new MDS hardware capabilities.

Cisco's Unified Communications Interoperability Lab can help customers with integration and interoperability between different vendors systems.

How presence technology can improve the operations of a Contact Center.

Techniques for reducing network downtime in branch offices with Cisco Integrated Services Routers.

Malware and botnet-led attacks are one of the biggest threats on the Internet today. Learn how they are formed, how they attack, and how to defend against them using a defense-in-depth approach.

This discussion covers power considerations and options for the Catalyst 6500 and provides an overview of the Cisco Power Calculator, a tool that can help customers plan switch power requirements before purchase.

Data center virtualization, service orchestration, and the network's role in achieving both are becoming critical issues for server, storage, and network managers alike. Learn how the network is facilitating the dynamic, efficient provisioning of virtualized services. The latest technologies, such as Cisco VFrame Data Center, offer applications the same reliability, security, and performance as traditionally deployed physical infrastructures, while facilitating seamless data center virtualization and orchestration.

A technical summary of the recent Cisco Unified Communications System 6.1 release, including new and enhanced products and features that help enhance collaboration through a unified workspace. Host Marlowe Fenne talks with Andy Leong.

How 802.11n builds on previous 802.11 standards to exponentially improve performance and reliability for mobility. It allows Cisco to deliver twice the reliability and twice the predictability in enterprise deployments. Host Ben Gibson talks with guest Chris Kozup.

With Cisco’s acquisition of Latigent LLC, a leading vendor of contact center business analytics and reporting solutions, Cisco adds reporting solutions to its portfolio. Based on Web 2.0 concepts, the Latigent products will improve contact center management performance. Host Bonnie Ho talks with Vince Grove.

A technical summary of the Cisco 3G HWIC offering on the Integrated Services Router, including the card's capabilities, and deployment scenarios and configurations, how the card interfaces with the ISR, and provides both wireless LAN backup and primary solutions. Host Errol Hayward talks with guest Mahbubul Alam.

Automation and management features in Catalyst 6500 switches help you manage the growing complexities of the data center. Hear five ways to simplify operations, including automation, management, and server virtualization. Host: Rob Sloan talks with guest Balaji Sivasubramanian.