This document discusses how network programmability can unlock business value. It provides examples of organizations in Winnipeg that are transforming through new technologies. It then describes scenarios of how a retail store could be improved through network-enabled applications and imagines other possibilities. The document outlines how infrastructure data can be used as a data source and discusses a software framework to support a digitized infrastructure. It promotes Cisco's developer tools and resources to help organizations innovate through applications.

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Unlocking
Business Value with
Network Programmability
Roland Plett
Systems Engineer
May 29, 2018
Cisco
Connect

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“At least 40% of all businesses will
die in the next 10 years… if they
don’t figure out how to change their
entire company to accommodate
new technologies.”
John Chambers, Executive Chairman, Cisco Systems

3. Transformation in Winnipeg
• Great West Life
“Transformation is happening in our industry from small FinTech companies to
very large established companies.” – youtube.com
• Manitoba Public Service
“We can no longer meet the needs of citizens and achieve outcomes defined by
government if we continue to rely on our historical approaches to providing
programs and services.” – www.gov.mb.ca
• Winnipeg Entrepreneurs
“Winnipeg has capitalized on that combination of small-town feel and big-city
resources to become a hub for machine learning companies working on solutions
for industries like agriculture and construction that others have been reluctant to
touch…” – TechCrunch.com

4. When a customer walks in…
• They can navigate using mobile wayfinding
• They can tap a product to add it to their wishlist
or smart cart on mobile app
• They are sent special offers based on interest
• Staffing gets a trigger if there are too many
patrons in one area
• Customers can self-check-out using app
• What else?
Imagine if…
Straight from Customer Conversations

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Apps built for a
digitized infrastructure
IT
Network
Badging
Systems
Automated
Elevators
HVAC
Vending
Machines
Emergency
Services
Fire Alarm
Systems
Security
Cameras
Lighting
Sensors
Manufacturing

6. By monitoring the wifi client activity, UBC can
identify when rooms are being used. Feeding
this information to HVAC systems and room
booking analytics has saved them millions.
Imagine if…
UBC – HVAC & room utilization

7. By tracking assets and vehicles, mining
companies save big in ventilation costs and
asset management efficiency
Imagine if…
mining – Asset Tracking

8. - Equipment Tracking
- Perishables Management
- Predictive Maintenance
Imagine if…
healthcare – inventory management

9. By monitoring people movement during
construction and commissioning Suncor
has been able to save millions of dollars in
personnel safety and labour efficiencies
Imagine if…
Industrial Plant

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Mobile
Gas Detectors
Fixed Detectors
Improper
Connections
Improper Connections can
cause deadly leaks

11. Infrastructure as a Data Source
• Endpoint Location Data
Asset location for inventory and locating
People location for safety analysis
Density of people or assets for customer service purposes
• Endpoint Description
Correlation with ERP, MDM, Directory and other sources
Signature mapping from end device profiles
• Authenticated User Details
Security authentication and authorization provides access to employee data,
customer data, contractor data that can be correlated for service and security
purposes.
• Endpoint Movement Patterns

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Programmable Network
Modern Applications
Network APIs & NetDevOps
Where apps meet programmable network

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Software Framework for a Digitized Infrastructure
Digitized Infrastructure
Analytics and Services
Data and Information
Applications

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Applications
Software Framework for a Digitized Infrastructure
Digitized
Infrastructure
Data and
Information
Analytics
and
Services
Applications
On Prem
Data
Cloud
Data
Applications
Cloud infrastructure
Data analytics
Bots
Video
Indoor
Location
Proximity
CamerasWireless networks
Video
analytics
Location and Proximity
analytics
Places
IoT
sensor
data
IoT
devices
IoT
analytics
ThingsCloud

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Where Apps
Meet People
Where Apps
Meet Things
Where Apps
Meet Places
Cisco CMX

16. Other Business Value
• Security Policy Automation and Mitigation
Consistent access policy enforcement for Firewall, VPN, Wired and Wireless
Indications of Compromise can be isolated automatically according to policy
• Data Center and Cloud Automation
Workload access policy, QoS policy and addressing can stay consistent regardless of Cloud or Data
Center location.
New infrastructure instances can be created automatically in alignment with corporate policy.
• Consistent Enterprise Policy Enforcement
Operations policies regarding DHCP, DNS, Directory sources, protocol configuration, QoS,
segmentation and many other things can be consistently maintained automatically across the whole
infrastructure.
• Orchestrated Crisis Management Policy
Collaboration endpoints, meeting spaces, dashboards, notifications, QoS policy and any other API
based service that needs to accommodate a crisis can be set up with one command or trigger.

17. Coffee Shop Assistant
Demo

18. MapsReal Time Location & Presence
Location history Notification API
Location APIs

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Authentication
The Authorization header is constructed as follows:
Username and password are combined into a string "username:password".
The resulting string literal is then encoded using Base64.
The authorization method, a space and the string "Basic" is then put before the encoded string.

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Data Format
When using the HTTP “Accept” header, the following can be used:
For JSON: application/json
For XML: application/xml
Default response type is JSON

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API Docs <cmx url>/apidocs
21
developer.cisco.com
Forum | Sandbox | API Index | Documentation

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Location API
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23. Client Count JSON Response

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