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Loading... Cloud White PapersWhether you work in networking, data center, security, analytics, or virtualization, your job role most likely involves cloud to some degree. It's a fast-growing technology that could be an important primary or secondary skill in your career picture. |  Collaboration White PapersToday’s collaboration professionals bring voice and video technology together while incorporating tools for messaging, conferencing, file sharing, mobility, social collaboration, knowledge management, project management, and more. It’s all about stepping outside of business silos for a richer exchange of information and improved decision making. |  Cybersecurity/Security White PapersIt's become a truism that security is everybody's business today—no longer solely the province of the IT security department. As these papers demonstrate, if you work with technology—be it in the cloud, the data center, an Internet of Things context, or, of course, with the network itself—you need to understand security. | ||
 Data and Analytics White PapersThe mind-blowing pace of digitization is unleashing a torrent of data—from connected people, devices, machines, and sensors. That torrent is great career news for those who know how to interpret and manage data because businesses are eager to use it to improve customer experience, streamline operations, and uncover new markets. |  Data Center White PapersThe old hardware- and database-centric data center belongs to yesterday. Today's data center leverages automation and incorporates cloud, software-defined technologies, and virtualization. Is it time to learn more about this potent force in digital transformation? |  Internet of Things/Industrial White PapersAs staggering amounts of data and numbers of devices become connected each year as part of the Internet of Things, IoT knowledge is proving indispensable to arenas such as cloud, data center, analytics, cybersecurity, and network programming. Learning@Cisco has made the industrial environment its first area of focus, but all areas will be impacted. | ||
 Network Programmability (SDN) White PapersWith all the changing technologies swirling around the networking professional, the one change with the potentially greatest direct impact is arguably software-defined networking (SDN), or network programmability. If you're still on the sidelines here, it's time to get up to speed. |  Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) White PapersCisco's programmable, virtualized, and software-driven architecture—Cisco DNA—provides the infrastructure foundation to fully embrace digital innovation. Read these papers to understand how Cisco DNA enables the job roles of network engineers and developers. |  Routing and Switching White PapersSoftware-defined networking is not going to make your core routing and switching skills obsolete. That fundamental knowledge will still be crucial to your success as a networking professional. Learn how you, as a network engineer, can adapt in the times ahead to a more software-centric model. | ||
 Customer Success Management/Business Architecture White PapersDon't call customer success management (CSM) and business architecture "soft skills." They are vital life skills that help you move from a focus on selling product to building a relationship with your customer that keeps on yielding value. Read these papers to discover how technical outcomes and business outcomes are converging as part of digital transformation. |  Certifications/Career Growth White PapersOur digital era puts many pathways for business and personal growth in front of us. Our papers in this section will help you stay focused and reaffirm the value of certifications in getting where you want to be. |  White Papers for Technology Decision Makers and Team LeadersToday’s forward-thinking leaders must not only grasp digital technology in its specifics but also understand how it is changing the nature of doing business. They must uproot people from their IT silos and get them skilled to participate in a workplace where IT and business are one. For those guiding teams and organizations engaged in networking technology, the following white papers have been written expressly for you. | ||
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