Doing business in the digital age requires a new set of tools and practices - including the perfect mix of hardware and software.

1. Simplifying
Network Ops
for the New
Era of IT
Natalie Andrusyk

2. It’s a new eraof networking.

3. “
Doing business in the
digital age requires a
new set of tools and
practices.

4. As business
demands are
increasing, often,
budgets are not.

5. “The technology needed today
extends beyond the realm of
traditional IT. IT needs closer
coordination with operational
technology to make and deliver
products”.
-IDC, 2016

6. “If your time to
you is worth
savin’ then you
better start
swimmin’ or
you'll sink like a
stone.”

7. Organizations can either
choose to evolve…

8. Or run the risk of going extinct...

9. ...sort of like what happened to these guys.

10. But how and where
do you begin?

11. Organizations require
the perfect blend of agile
hardware, and software
to stay relevant &
competitive.

12. & by introducing software into
your overall IT strategy, the
business benefits to be gained
are
HUGE...

13. Source: Forrester The Total Economic Impact of Cisco ONE software, 2016

14. But ordering and
managing software can be
a complex undertaking –
ensuring the right features
are in the right places
across the network.

15. Often with network upgrades, licenses expire
and the hardware is no longer useful – and you
can say goodbye to your investment.
…not to mention expensive.

16. But what if…
You were able to access hundreds of
individual features, that carry over to
the latest & greatest device?

17. …minimize box-per-box
complexity and give
time back to IT?

18. …and gain visibility into
encrypted traffic and
threat patterns with
advanced security features?

19. combines a powerful
portfolio that provides data center, WAN and
access domains with a unified strategy for
delivering a customized, highly secure end-to-end
application-centric policy.
Cisco ONE

20. This enables IT and LOB’s
(Lines of Business) to:
• Eliminate manual provisioning with
automation
• Boost business with analytics & insights of
who and what is on the network
• Lower TCO with potential for massive ROI

21. Consider the network your
biggest strategic asset for
digital business.

22. To learn more about how Cisco ONE
Software can help your organization on
its journey, watch the video.