For the last 30
years, Cisco has been powering the internet, keeping the world connected to
what matters most. Networks have evolved to detect and react to issues to
maintain performance and reliability. The next logical step is for networks to
predict problems before they happen, something that has been difficult until
now.
Today, Cisco is offering a look behind the curtain at how it is
defining the future of connectivity with groundbreaking technology designed to
help IT teams learn, predict and plan, to avoid costly disruptions.
Cisco Predictive Networks
Cisco is bringing together new predictive technologies with its
broad portfolio of observability, visibility and intelligence technologies to
improve reliability and performance across all operational scenarios. For the
past two years, Cisco has been working on a first-of-its-kind predictive
analytics engine that will help IT teams prevent issues and elevate the user
experience. Cisco has tuned and tested predictive models with customers across
a variety of industry segments, incorporating advanced analytics and machine
learning techniques to enable greater precision and ease of use.
How It Works
Cisco predictive networks work by gathering data from a myriad
of telemetry sources. Once integrated, it learns the patterns using a variety
of models and begins to predict user experience issues, providing problem
solving options. Customers can decide how far and wide they want to connect the
engine throughout the network, giving them flexible options to expand as they
need.
“The future of connectivity will rely on self-healing networks
that can learn, predict and plan,” said Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO, Cisco.
“Our research for predictive networks has been tested and developed with
customers, and early adopters are seeing major benefits saving them time and
money. The industry has been waiting for secure, proactive networking and only
Cisco can do it right.”
Why This Is Important
IT teams are struggling to be proactive. Managing cybersecurity
threats, hybrid work, hybrid cloud and more, the stakes are high to ensure the
best networked experiences for employees and customers. 24/7 uptime means
everything. Unplanned downtime and outages can interrupt employee productivity,
customer service and revenue. 45% of IT leaders surveyed cited responding to
disruptions as the top network challenge for 2021[1].
Beyond outages, the experience people get from their network
connections has become business critical. People and businesses use and rely on
applications for just about everything, and often an app is the critical first
impression for customers. 57% of people say brands have one shot to impress
them and that if their digital service does not perform, they won’t use them
again [2]. To deliver on the full promise of digital
business, the industry needs a way to better predict network issues,
proactively avoid issues, and ensure the best possible experience.
