Cisco Intent-based Networking
End-to-end architecture for the digital business
October 2017
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Cisco Intent-based
Networking
Support a fully automated hybrid IT
environment
Carrier and cloud independence
Comprehensive integrated
security architecture
Proven savings of up to 20-30%
in total networking spend
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IT Trends Impacting the Network
Internet
of Things
CoLo’s
Security and
Compliance
App + I/F
Analytics
BW
Economics
NFV
Mobility
Cloud
Containers
Automation
Policy
Internet vs
MPLS
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Technology innovation
Increased Complexity
Business Impact
Inefficiency
Complexity
Security
Up to 80% of
network changes performed
manually1
3X spend on
network operations2
6 months to
detect breach3
Growth of Shadow
IT Services
Slow and Error
Prone Operations
Unconstrained
Attack Surface
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1,2. McKinsey Study of Network Operations for Cisco – 2016
3. Ponemon Research Institute Study on Malware Detection, Mar 2016
Cloud Adoption Evolution
Private first
Cloud all-in
Hybrid
Data Center
Cloud Edge
Public Cloud
Internet
Public Cloud
Internet
Data Center
Public Cloud
Internet
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Hybrid Cloud Building Blocks
Consumer
Cloud Edge
Provider
Where everything connects
Where access to resources
Where apps are provisioned
is seamless and secure
and data managed
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Effective Protection
Hybrid Cloud Ready Network Topology
As-Is Topology
To Be Topology
Campus/
Branch
WAN
Data
Center
Mainframe/
Server
Network
Perimeter
Internet
SD-Access
SD-WAN
Cloud
Edge
Direct Internet Access
Data Center
Public
Cloud
SAAS
SaaS
Internet
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Centralized
security
and policy
management
Lower cloud
connectivity
charges
Faster
provisioning of
new cloud
based services
Scale for any
multicloud
environment
Cisco Intent-based Networking
Learning
Intent
Context
Security
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Powered by intent. Translate business intent
to network policy
Informed by context. Constant visibility into all
traffic patterns
Constantly learning. Machine learning at scale
to provide increasing intelligence
Constantly protecting. See and predict issues
and threats and respond faster.