Cisco exposes five networking trends for business operations in 2021

The company reveals in its report how networks can facilitate the necessary agility, evolution and innovation for the operational continuity of companies and Administrations.

During and in the current pandemic, as well as in adverse weather situations, as has happened recently with the storm Filomena, The networks have guaranteed the continuity of the operations of companies and Administrations.

The report Cisco Global Networking Trends reveals how networks can facilitate the resilience of companies and Administrations by adopting a multi-architecture approach to a hybrid work environment, IT applications and operations.

“Networks must provide organizations with the agility necessary not only to recover, but also to take advantage of opportunities, enable new services and promote new business models”, explains Andreu Vilamitjana, general director of Cisco Spain.

Now, the mission of networks is to facilitate evolution, innovation and growth, generating new business models and services.

Cisco Global Networking Trends: five trends for 2021

• Secure remote access. According to the report, six out of ten organizations have had more than half of their staff teleworking during confinement, and the 37% hope to maintain this trend. However, he 61% has suffered an increase in cyber-attacks greater than 25%. The network will be responsible for extending security policies to guarantee secure remote access.
• Secure offices. Network teams have prepared, and this continues in some companies, a safe return to the office relying on the analytical capabilities integrated into collaboration solutions, like Cisco Webex, and on the WiFi network. This functionality helps control room capacity and facilitates contactless access and collaboration through voice assistants based on artificial intelligence. (IA).
• Multi-coud networking. He 60% of organizations expect the majority of applications to be hosted in the cloud today 2021. IT teams face increased complexity. New WAN Edge solutions will transform the edge of the WAN, providing automated and secure connectivity to applications through the cloud, the data center and the edge of the network.
• Automation. Intent-Based Networking (IBN) will facilitate automated policy-based management from the data center to the cloud, both public and private, responding to the demand for greater agility and lack of ICT staff on site.
• AI-based analytics. Today's networks are complex, scalable and dynamic, which results in a greater number of problems and alerts. AI-based analytics will greatly help network teams. Cisco's AI-powered analytics application (integrated into DNA Center) reduces 'events' or problems by a 99%, according to data provided by the company.