Cisco to Move Beyond BYOD
Released by Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking, the Cisco Connected World Technology Report has revealed the importance of moving beyond ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) connectivity in the workplace. In line with these findings, Cisco has developed a comprehensive, holistic approach that unifies policy, delivers a superior user experience and simplifies management in any work environment.
Based on the Borderless Network architecture, Cisco can assist organizations in delivering a unified policy across wired, wireless local area network (LAN), cellular and VPN via improvements to Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), which allows for self-provisioning of a user’s device. ISE 1.1MR guides users through an accessible process that allows rapid self-provision of their devices without assistance from an IT team. To better protect data and enforce compliance on mobile devices, Cisco is working with several MDM vendors such as AirWatch, Good Technology, MobileIron and Zenprise to integrate their solutions with ISE. With this integration, IT can use Cisco ISE to define policies that ensure that mobile devices are enrolled in MDM, and gain control over endpoint access.
An uncompromised user experience over the entire wired or wireless network is achieved through updates to the wireless LAN infrastructure with Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software 7.2. The software updates allow one controller to support up to 30,000 devices and offer up to double the video scalability for multicast video. In addition, they provide IPv6 support for client devices and enhance the quality of applications including Cisco Jabber and Cisco WebEx, with real-time video over Cisco networks.
Simplified network management is realized with the introduction of Prime Assurance Manager 1.1 and Prime Infrastructure 1.1, which assist IT professionals in understanding application performance from a user perspective. Prime Assurance Manager is a management platform that provides thorough visibility into application performance across wired or wireless networks and end devices. Prime Infrastructure delivers a bundled package for complete lifecycle management across the wired or wireless infrastructure and allows for planning, deployment and on-going management of Cisco infrastructure.
“Mobile communications traffic will continue to grow exponentially. This growth in traffic will strain wireless networks (WLAN and mobile cellular). It will require that enterprises and mobile communication service providers invest capital to improve network capacity, reliability, and manageability. In addition, enterprises have begun to embrace the policy of bring your own device (BYOD) as a way to satisfy user demands, potentially save money, and stop managing end-user hardware. Enterprises should consider a comprehensive approach to BYOD that balances security, user experience, and supportability,” said Paul DeBeasi, Research Vice President at Gartner.
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