WWT Experts Identify 'Can't Miss' Sessions at Cisco Live 2021
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Each year, Cisco Live brings together experts, speakers and technology to showcase the best of what the Silicon Valley-based technology company has to offer.
This year's event is completely digital and features over 90 live and on-demand demos. It can be a lot to take in, so we've curated a list of can't miss Cisco Live 2021 sessions, as determined by some of our WWT experts.
To help you get the most out of these sessions, we've also paired each of our can't miss sessions with related articles, e-books, videos or community resources that can help you throughout the conference.
Of course, for all your Cisco Live questions and inquiries, head over to our Cisco Live Coverage Community to engage with WWT experts and tap into our deep portfolio of Cisco labs, demos and trainings.
Innovation channel
- March 30 from 12:30-1 p.m. PT: Optimizing Application Experiences - DLBINT-45- Recommended by WWT's AIOps expert Tanner Bechtel, who also suggests reading the WWT Tea Store Experience.
- March 31 from 10-10:30 a.m. PT: Accelerating the Future of Work - DLBINT-49 - Recommended by WWT Collaboration expert David Rosenblatt, who also suggests the WWT Future of Work e-book.
- March 31 from 2-2:30 p.m. PT: SVP Oliver Tuszik's Between Innovation and Customer Value, There's a Bridge - DLBINT-52 - featuring Todd Finders, CIO of Clayco, a WWT customer. Finders will discuss Clayco's "cultural transformation" during the session.
Leadership channel
- March 30 from 11:11:30 a.m. PT: SVP Susie Wee's Architect for Agility: How DevNet Empowers Your Team with Software and Automation - DLBLDR-11 - Recommended by WWT Automation expert Nick Thompson, who also suggests engaging with these WWT DevNet Study Groups.
- March 30 from 12:30-1 p.m. PT: Be the IT hero in your transformation to the new normal - DLBLDR-23- Recommended by WWT Meraki expert Kait Miller, who also suggests the WWT New Normal on-demand video podcast.
Transform Infrastructure channel
- March 30 from 12:30-1 p.m. PT: 5G Reality Check: What is Hype and Where is Hope - BRKSPG - 2668- Recommended by WWT Mobility expert Obi Egonu, who also suggests taking a look at WWT's Make 5G Work e-book and supporting practical guides.
- March 31 from 10-10:30 a.m. PT: Evolution of Network Infrastructure – Our Crystal Ball - BRKENT-1888- Recommended by Wireless & Mobility expert Jennifer Huber, who also suggests visiting our Next Gen Wireless Network community.
- March 31 from 1:15-2 p.m. PT: Cloud Network Designs Integrating with Modern Compute and Storage in the Data Center - BRKDCN-2453- Recommended by WWT Compute expert Eric D'Lallo, who also suggests reading this WWT Cisco Intersight Primer article.
Reimagine Applications channel
- March 31 from 11:15-12 p.m. PT: Accelerate Data Center Infrastructure Provisioning Using Infrastructure as Code - BRKDCN-2454 - Recommended by WWT Compute expert Eric D'Lallo, who also suggests diving into this WWT IaC overview.
Secure Data channel
- March 30 from 11:15-12 p.m. PT: Zero Trust: Securing Applications and Workloads Using a Cloud Native Approach - BRKSEC-2411- Recommended by WWT Security expert Cody Malloy, who also suggests this WWT Cisco Zero Trust articleas a primer.
- March 30 from 1:45-2:30 p.m. PT: Zero Trust: Protecting Your Modern Workforce with an Intuitive Access Experience - BRKSEC-2413 - Recommended by WWT Security expert Cody Malloy who also suggests this WWT article.
- 3/31, 10:30-11:15 AM PT: Zero Trust: Securing the Evolving Workplace - BRKSEC-2414 - WWT's Security Expert, Cody Malloy, who also suggests this WWT articleon Cisco's holistic approach.
- March 31 from 11:15-12 p.m. PT: The Future of Network Security is in the Cloud with Cisco SASE - BRKSEC-2415 - Recommended by WWT Security and SASE experts Cody Malloy and Jordan Martin, who also suggest catching up with this WWT SASE overview.
Empower Teams channel
- March 30 from 10:30-11:15 a.m. PT: Securing Webex Meetings with Zero Trust Security - BRKCOL-2710 - Recommended by WWT's Collaboration Expert, Michael Prater who also suggest this WWT article.
- March 30 from 11:15-12 p.m. PT: Diagnostics & Troubleshooting for Meetings in Webex - BRKCOL-2711 - Recommended by WWT Collaboration expert Jeff Hillman, who also suggests this WWT Workforce Persona article.
- March 30 from 1:45-2:00 p.m. PT: Getting the Best out of Hybrid Working with the Webex App - BRKCOL-2713 - Recommended by WWT Collaboration expert Jeff Hillman, who also suggests WWT articleon key takeaways from the most recent WebexOne conference.
- March 30 from 10:30-11:15 a.m. PT: Deploying the All New Webex Contact Center - BRKCCT-2012 - Recommended by WWT Contact Center expert Nick Moehle, who also suggests this WWT Webex Contact Center Intro video.
Anytime Sessions
WWT Contact Center expert Patrick Bond suggests watching this WWT Contact Center Agent Experience videobefore attending The New Webex Contact Center Agent Desktop - Architecture and Feature Deep Dive - BRKCCT-2016
WWT Cloud expert Spencer Cuffe suggests watching this WWT Google Cloud Anthos and Service Mesh videoand diving into this ATC Insight on Deploying Hyperflex into UCS Managerbefore attending:
WWT Optical expert Tyler Tappy offers these WWT Optical resourcesbefore attending:
- 8000 Series Architecture - BRKSPG-2033
- Building Faster Networks with Silicon Photonics and Digital Coherent Optics - BRKOPT-1004
- Cisco 400G Optics Applications - BRKOPT-2011
- DCI to Subsea Multi Haul Optical Transport - BRKOPT-2012
- Driving Key Architecture Transitions within Service Provider Networks - PSOSPG-1001
- Managing Your Optical Network Using Open APIs and Cisco NSO - BRKOPT-2007
- Open DWDM Systems and Use Cases - BRKOPT-1003
- Routed Optical Networking Solution - BRKOPT-2010
- The Value of 400G Mass Scale Infrastructure - BRKSPG-2023