Cisco Live 2020 Barcelona Showcases Latest Transformative Technologies
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- Cisco welcomes nearly 20,000 attendees to Cisco Live 2020 Barcelona.
-- Cisco unveils the latest transformative technologies focused on IoT
cybersecurity, networking, and collaboration.
-- Tune in here to watch event keynotes, innovation talks, and big idea
talks beginning Tuesday, January 28(th) at 9:00 a.m. CET.
Cisco Live 2020 Barcelona opens today, and runs through January 31, at Fira de Barcelona in Spain, bringing together nearly 20,000 customers, partners, IT professionals and visionaries. The event is designed to help customers realize the full realm of opportunities open to them, and give them the cutting-edge knowledge, skills, and technologies to make it happen.
Throughout the week, innovations across Cisco's cybersecurity, networking and collaboration portfolios, as well as within its DevNet program will be unveiled - all designed to help businesses scale, stay secure, and drive digitization. Keynote presentations from Cisco's President of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR) region, Wendy Mars, and the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Networking and Security Business, David Goeckeler, as well as other Cisco business leaders, will showcase the company's strategy to help partners and customers seize new business opportunities in the era of digital transformation.
"Cisco is central to helping customers achieve business outcomes beyond what was once thought possible, amidst the fastest and largest tech transition in history," said Mars. "Organizations worldwide - small to large and across all sectors - are still in the early days of harnessing the sheer potential of many emerging technologies like AI, 5G, adaptive and predictive cybersecurity, intelligent IoT, and more. We are delighted to welcome our customers and partners to Cisco Live and help them capture the real business value that these exciting new technologies can deliver."
News highlights include:
-- Accelerating Applications in a Hybrid Multicloud World: Cisco's new
multi-domain architecture offering brings together AppDynamics and Cisco
Intersight Workload Optimizer to deliver full visibility within the
application, network and data center, both on-prem and in the cloud.
Cisco HyperFlex Application Platform delivers an integrated
container-as-a-service platform that simplifies provisioning and ongoing
operations for Kubernetes across cloud, data center, and edge.
-- Comprehensive Security Architecture for Industrial IoT: Organizations
need complete visibility into the most disparate of network environments
in order to secure their industrial edge, lower the risk of cyber
threats, and optimize industrial processes. Cisco's new IoT security
architecture provides enhanced visibility across both IT and OT
environments, protecting industrial processes and enabling the
collection and extraction of data from the IoT edge so organizations can
increase efficiencies to make better business decisions and accelerate
digitization projects.
-- Revolutionizing Customer and Agent Experiences with New Contact Center
Enhancements: The world's best brands earn customer loyalty over years,
even decades - only to lose it in a few seconds if the customer
experience is not stellar. While customer needs and expectations have
changed, the ways in which companies respond have not kept pace. Today,
Cisco announced three developments that fundamentally transform the
customer experience with contact centers, for the better: an AI
infusion, a new customer experience solution, and a new cloud contact
center product.
-- Better and More Engaged Meetings Through AI Innovations: New AI-powered
voice intelligence capabilities to Webex Meetings turns talk into
action, turning Webex meetings into a digital treasure trove.
Additionally, Cisco continues its commitment to security and data
privacy by enabling customers with the ability to choose whether their
Webex Teams data will be stored in Europe or the United States. The
company also announced the new Cisco Webex Room USB, an entry-level
video device offering smaller organizations collaboration without
compromise.
Conference highlights include:
-- Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility: Cisco will outline its social
impact agenda, supporting the company's commitment to accelerate global
problem solving through technology and expertise. Cisco is proud to
partner with o3e to improve access to education, medical and other
essential services for refugees and the homeless. At "Build a Bike"
located in The Park area, volunteers can help build 50 bikes which will
be donated to homeless and refugee programs in Barcelona. The initiative
aligns with Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility priorities and the
goal to positively impact 1 billion people by 2025.
-- DevNet Zone: Attendees will get hands-on experience with APIs, develop
coding skills in the coding lab, and learn more about Cisco's new DevNet
certifications (launching February 2020). DevNet is Cisco's software
developer resource community aimed at helping developers and network
engineers innovate using Cisco technologies and platforms.
-- World of Solutions and Cisco Showcase: Attendees are invited to explore
the latest innovations from Cisco and its ecosystem partners in this
experiential space where over 130 exhibitors will be demonstrating their
products and solutions.
-- Innovation Talks: Cisco executives will discuss the latest innovations
in solutions and services and great best practices.
-- Walk-in Labs: Designed to provide a one-of-a-kind, hands-on experience
on a variety of Cisco products and solutions, attendees can work on
pre-designed scenarios, explore features, and access training.
-- Cisco Customer Experience (CX): Attendees can experience the "Digital
Heartbeat" of Cisco Live, Cisco CX, to learn about Cisco's lifecycle
approach to performing and transforming toward better business outcomes.
-- Technical Solutions Clinics: Experts from the Cisco CX Global Center
will be on-hand to troubleshoot any implementation, application, and
integration issues.
-- Network Operations Center (NOC): Visit the NOC, in partnership with
NetApp, to speak with engineers and solutions experts to discuss how
Cisco rapidly builds and centrally manages a secure Cisco Enterprise
Network.
-- Capture the Flag: Learn new technologies and get hands-on experience by
playing the "Capture the Flag" game, designed to solve demanding
challenges. Try your hand at ethical hacking of networks and systems,
design and investigate the Software Defined Campus and WAN networks and
enhance cloud skills learning and exploring Cisco's Meraki platform.
-- Cisco Investments Village: Meet eight of the most prominent start-ups in
the industry and learn about their unique technology solutions and how
they are changing the realm of what's possible.
Additional Resources
-- Live stream for a front row seat at Cisco Live 2020, Barcelona
-- Digital press room
-- Follow @CiscoLiveEurope on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and
LinkedIn, and use #CLEUR to join the fun
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