Showing posts with label DNAC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DNAC. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Cisco SD-Access and the Complexity Monster


A few weeks back, I attended Cisco Live 2017.  The headline announcement for the week was the Catalyst 9k series and DNA Center making up Cisco's SD-Access solution.  This represents a major shift in direction for Cisco’s networking business.  And while it looks very exciting, I am approaching DNAC and the 9k with some skepticism.

Why skepticism?  Because I’m a little nervous about the complexity of technology that this solution brings to bear.  Most of the components have been available in the Cisco portfolio for a while, but few have seen tremendous adoption.