In all enterprises how to digitize forward at the same time, networking emergence of a large number of innovations, including software-defined network (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), model-driven programming, network coverage, open API, cloud management, orchestration and analysis. Despite these innovations to improve operational efficiency and support digital applications have great potential, but because so many companies can not effectively use new technologies, adoption rates have been at low levels. Markets need a solution to network software key innovations integrated into a context that includes virtualization, automation, analytics, cloud service management, scalable and open programmability, integrated manner with easy to use to realize these potentials.

Cisco today announced Digital Network Architecture (DNA), which is a software driver for digital business architecture, with open and scalable features. Cisco DNA and policy-driven approach to software strategy extends to the entire network (from the park to the branch office, from wired to wireless, from the core to the edge), Cisco's leading infrastructure-based applications to the data center as a center (ACI) technology provides an effective complement. Cisco DNA within Cisco ONE ? software family provides, for enterprises to simplify the software-based licensing model to help achieve strong investment protection and excellent flexibility.

Cisco DNA is built on five guiding principles:

1. Virtualization everything - to provide freedom of choice, to support them to run anywhere any service, regardless of the underlying platform limitations (physical or virtual, cloud or internal) of.

2. Designed for automated design - Support to more easily deploy, manage and maintain the network and service on the network, network management changes radically.

3. ubiquitous Analysis - Provides information about the network operator, in-depth insight into the IT infrastructure and business information only the network can offer.

4. Delivery service management from the cloud - a unified strategy and presentation of the entire network, the security and control capability and agility of cloud solutions inside the perfect combination.

5. In each layer to achieve open, scalable and programmable - Integrated Cisco and third-party technology, open API and developer platform to support rich web applications ecosystem.

Rob Soderbery, senior vice president of Cisco's enterprise products and solutions, said: "Digital network for digital business platform Cisco DNA integrates virtualization, automation, analytics, cloud and programmability to build the platform first digital network architecture. Acronym 'DNA' is not accidental, we are changing the DNA of network technology to fundamentally. "

Cisco DNA News Highlights

Cisco today announced support for automated DNA architecture, virtualization and cloud management capabilities:

DNA automation: APIC- Enterprise Module (APIC EM) platform

APIC-EM platform: the new version of the Cisco Enterprise Controller is now fully listed. APIC-EM has been achieved over 100 customer deployments, the maximum number of devices supported by the Singleton pattern up to 4,000 units. With the most extensive network of service and parts support, APIC-EM can fully meet our largest customers in the enterprise scale and flexibility requirements. In addition, APIC-EM automation platform also supports a wide range of services, including today announced the launch of new services (described in detail below).

Cisco Plug and Play: The automation software without having to set up temporary environments preconfigured or send personnel to remote locations (typically each device alone IT department will need to spend about $ 200 to $ 2,000). Plug and Play installation agent on Cisco routers and switches, the network can directly communicate with the controller, so deployment time from four weeks to a few days, and allows zero-day deployment costs compared with the traditional method of reducing up to 79%.

Easy Quality of Service (EasyQoS): EasyQoS service allows network policy based on the application, dynamically updated quality of service throughout the network settings. With EasyQoS, IT departments can ensure that priority is to support the appropriate application in order to bring the best user experience.

Cisco Intelligent WAN Automation Services

This service automates IWAN deployment and management, providing greater WAN deployment flexibility, and the IT department simply click the mouse 10 times will be able to quickly configure and deploy a complete branch office. IWAN automation eliminates configuration tasks advanced networking features, and can automatically supports Cisco best practices, application priority, path selection, in order to improve the user experience.

DNA virtualization: Evolved IOS-XE and businesses NFV

Evolved Cisco IOS XE is a network operating system for programmable, controller-based automation and serviceability are optimized. The new operating system provides an open API to support third-party model-driven application development, while providing software-defined management, application hosting, margin calculation and the physical infrastructure of abstraction to achieve virtualization capabilities. The system currently supports Cisco Catalyst 3850/3650, ASR 1000 and ISR 4000, the future will continue to be extended to the entire enterprise networking portfolio.

Evolved Cisco IOS XE include enterprise network functions virtualization (enterprise NFV) services, software and hardware to achieve a decoupling allows companies to freely choose to run any function at any location. The solution includes a complete software stack can be virtualized branch office services. The stack, including virtual infrastructure software, virtual networking capabilities (VNFs) such as routing, firewalls, WAN optimization, WLAN controllers, and choreography services. With this solution, we can now streamline their daily operations, without having to send personnel to the scene to deploy new branch-office services, and the flexibility to choose the deployment, such as customization of the Cisco platform, server platform, or any x86 platform.

DNA Cloud Service Management: CMX Cloud

CMX cloud location can be used from Cisco wireless infrastructure and presence information, providing business insight and support the development of personality cooperation. With CMX cloud, enterprises can easily provide Wi-Fi service registration, access to aggregate customer behavior data, and improve customer engagement.

Supporting Quotes

IBM aviation industry and services sector, senior network architect Markus Voegele expressed: "DNA in the enterprise NFV service enables us to open programmability, anywhere, anytime and on-demand hosting and application virtualization capabilities, to achieve accelerated innovation in the network."

Backcountry.com CJ Singh, chief technology officer, said: "Unlike other SDN solutions, such as APIC EM and other DNA innovation can be deployed on existing infrastructure, enabling us to migrate quickly and minimize risk and improve investment protection . "

Product Support Program

Cisco DNA through Cisco ONE software sales model, and will allow customers the flexibility to choose the platform and procurement.

To support Cisco customers and partners network transformation journey, Learning at Cisco and Cisco DevNet developer project is committed to training and support for networking professionals to software-driven network modes.

Network Programmability Expert certification (Network Programmability Specialist Certification) built on the industry award-winning CCIE and CCNP programs. As developers and engineers to build networks in the DNA, Cisco is providing training, hands-on operation and certification needed to develop future talent. Announced the launch of the next generation of CCIE latest project is to create a professional knowledge base to help top-level IT professionals to master the skills for the future. In addition, cloud certification approach also focuses on helping IT professionals to master the choreography and automation skills.

Cisco DevNet web development center has been transformed to enable developers to more easily integrate into the Cisco DNA. Including a new laboratory, including self-promotion conditions for network engineers and application developers to provide a personalized learning path.

Cisco Capital Easy Pay is a dedicated Cisco DNA introduced new products for the world. As an important part of Cisco's DNA, there is provided a three-year zero down payment lease service for all products. Customers pay 90% of the cost of a three-year period, provides a predictable monthly payment and cash flow management. At the end of the three-year period required to pay the appropriate subscription fee, customers have three options: return and update, with 10% of the original purchase price of this asset purchase, or renewal. Please understand the relevant requirements and more information on the local Cisco Capital personnel.