Integrator
Integrators build solutions that solve business problems using their unique expertise.
Provider
Providers deliver as-a-service and managed solutions with flexible consumption options, powered by Cisco.
Developer
Developers build unique solutions and applications on Cisco platforms to deliver customer-specific business outcomes.
Advisor
Advisors provide expert market and business consulting services.
Learning
Learning partners enable end-user success through training and education.
Consultants
Consultants provides business and technology consulting capabilities well before the systems integration phase.
Digital solutions integrators
DSIs are niche consulting companies with specialized focus on workflows for industries/critical business processes. They specialize in making digital business transformation a reality. They help integrate digital capabilities across all business operations and are experts at driving those conversations with customers in new buying centers and line-of-business.
Global industry partners
GIPs lead Cisco’s market penetration into industry verticals through their RTM by integrating Cisco technologies into their operational technology solution platforms.
Independent hardware vendors
IHVs specialize in hardware-based solutions. The hardware might be combined with Cisco platforms to provide customers with integrated systems or appliance stack. Typically, this is a meet-in-the-channel model.
Independent software vendors
ISVs specialize in developing and selling software solutions. The software might be integrated with Cisco platforms to enable more capabilities for customers, or it could be that Cisco features are part of the ISV application modernization and re-architecting roadmap. Some ISVs are on the Cisco GPL, but most meet in the channel.
IT resellers
IT resellers partner with a resale contract agreement with Cisco to resell Cisco technology and services.
Service providers
SPs specialize in large-scale deployment of communications and technology solutions built on Cisco platforms.
Systems integrators
SIs create complex information systems that may include designing or building a customized architecture or application, integrating it with new or existing hardware, packaged and custom software, and communications.
Cisco portfolio for government: What can we help you solve today?
Communities reimagined
Mission critical services
Resident services
Cybersecurity and resilient operations
Related industries
- Explore the use cases
- Explore the architectures
- __________
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Communities reimagined
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Mission critical services
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Resident services
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Cybersecurity and resilient operations
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Related industries
Agency collaboration
Enable trusted collaboration experiences for government employees with a platform that combines calling, meetings, messaging, and integrated security. Enable hybrid work and enhanced resident engagement.
Mass-scale Infrastructure for Government
Learn how governments can establish inclusive networks for their citizens through wireless edge technology.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Need to support critical workforce continuity with remote operations, virtual expertise, and telework
- Evolving workforce expectations for flexible work environments
- Communications and data/information sharing across multiple areas of responsibility
- Requirements for privacy and sensitive data compliance
- Increased pressure for government officials to perform their duties from any workspace
- Requirements to mirror in-person experiences, keeping government employees and residents safe
- Develop solutions that can support sustainability goals
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Business needs
- Improved collaboration to ensure mission outcomes
- Employees securely work from anywhere on any device
- Secure access and communications for distributed users
- Secure interactive participation for government officials to conduct hearings, deliberate, vote, host sidebar conversations, and access dynamic translation services
- Conduct legislative processes for business continuity through a virtual, secure, simple, and intuitive workflow
- Support more sustainable business practices
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Capabilities
- Secure communications platforms for cross-agency collaboration
- User identity verification and authorization
- Trust at point of access
- Defend users and devices from threats while on or off the network
- Calling, meetings, and messaging in a single app that works with intelligent Cisco devices and native security tools
- Enable hybrid work and enhanced resident engagement
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Business outcomes
- Connect and share mission-critical information across organizations
- Increased employee productivity
- Better communications and collaboration across organizations and teams
- Use actionable insights to conduct more efficient resident-centric services
- Ensure privacy and regulatory compliance
- Critical service continuity
- Reduced travel can result in lower carbon footprint for travel-related emissions
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Elected leaders
- Agency department heads
- Chief sustainability officer
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Routing |
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Switching |
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Wireless |
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SD-WAN |
Catalyst SD-WAN |
Meraki SD-WAN |
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Data center |
Nexus Switches Portfolio Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall Secure Network Analytics |
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Management |
Catalyst Center |
Meraki Dashboard |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D) Unified Communications Manager Cloud for Government Webex Webex for Government (FedRAMP-authorized collaboration solution) Webex devices |
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Integration services |
DevNet |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
User experience
Build trust and deliver highly reliable digital services over a secure, FIPS-compliant infrastructure. Enable hybrid work and/or user engagement.
Mass-scale Infrastructure for Government
Learn how governments can establish inclusive networks for their citizens through wireless edge technology.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Use advanced analytics and technology to deliver more customized and relevant services
- Manage surge in workload due to COVID-19 and other crises
- Reductions of in-person services by replacing them with new, contactless alternatives
- Exceptional experience that drives value by improving satisfaction, increasing efficiency, and enhancing mission effectiveness
- Safe and efficient vaccine access, administration, and adoption
- Reduced budgets with increased demand for services
- Compliance with regulatory mandates
- Develop solutions that can support sustainability goals
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Business needs
- Provide excellent experience through self-service options
- Manage surging workloads efficiently
- Prioritize resident cases and backlogs
- Increase operational efficiencies
- Reduce costs
- Ease of use
- Secure access to data and critical systems
- Continue to publish necessary guidance and resources to facilitate vaccine distribution and adoption
- Support more sustainable business practices
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Capabilities
- Advanced contact center capabilities with omnichannel services
- AI/ML to prioritize cases based on critical needs
- Self—service options for resident engagement
- Secure collaboration for resident access to ongoing public services
- Equitable access to vaccine education and information tools to help residents make better-informed choices to protect themselves, particularly among vulnerable and underserved communities
- Enable hybrid work and enhanced resident engagement
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Business outcomes
- Decreased reliance on in-person visits
- Improved resident experience through a variety of "self service" options while reducing internal agent workload
- Achieve better outcomes at lower costs
- Efficient management of agency workloads
- Reduction in resident wait times and improved eligibility approval turnaround times
- Increased access to social services
- Government agencies that are more transparent and responsive to resident needs
- Reduced travel can result in lower carbon footprint for travel-related emissions
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Elected and appointed officials
- Agency, ministry, and department directors
- Chief sustainability officer
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Switching |
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SD-WAN |
Catalyst SD-WAN |
Meraki SD-WAN |
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Data center |
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Nexus Switches Portfolio Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Digital signage |
Wipro VisionEDGE |
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Management |
Catalyst Center Cisco Spaces |
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Full-stack observability |
AppDynamics Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
Unified Communications Manager Cloud for Government Webex Webex for Government (FedRAMP-authorized collaboration solution) Webex devices |
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Contact center |
Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) Webex Contact Center |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Community broadband
Deliver reliable application modernization solutions that ensure high availability of key services to residents while managing and minimizing security risks.
Mass-scale Infrastructure for Government
Learn how governments can establish inclusive networks for their citizens through wireless edge technology.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Foundation that supports innovation and the expansion of digital services
- Deliver new applications that are efficient, secure, and can scale to meet residents' demands
- Public funding
- Lack of flexibility of legacy systems
- Seamless integration of legacy and modern IT systems
- Detect, mitigate, and prevent threats
- Secure and inclusive access to healthcare services and education
- Requires digital access to promote hybrid working community services
- Develop solutions that can support sustainability goals
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Business needs
- Leverage data and insights, and provide timely services to residents
- Build modern applications that offer scalability to meet the needs of residents
- Increase business efficiencies and reduce costs
- Reduce complexity of operating in a hybrid and/or multicloud environment
- Assess and adjust community services based on data and metrics
- Support more sustainable business practices
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Capabilities
- Architecture to run, manage, and secure modern applications
- Application and service performance and scalability
- Application management
- Operationalized threat intelligence
- Manage core service capacity and operational performance
- Efficiencies in managing hybrid cloud integration and data center aggregation
- Applications to rapidly scale service access, delivery, and performance for public health needs
- Ensure critical systems are up and running at the required scale for broad service access
- Ongoing monitoring and reporting for public health and service accountability
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Business outcomes
- Meet residents' demands in new and innovative ways
- Expanded community-wide engagement
- Data-driven insights to ensure excellent resident service experience
- Reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Secure applications and data
- Support seamless integration of legacy and modern applications
- Simple hybrid cloud application management
- Inclusive service offerings and capabilities
- Reduced travel can result in lower carbon footprint for travel-related emissions
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city CIO/CTO
- All public health and social service department directors
- Chief sustainability officer
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
| Component | Cisco | Meraki |
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Routing |
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Switching |
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Wireless |
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Optical networking |
Network Convergence System (NCS) Routers |
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Compute |
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Data center switching |
Nexus Switches Portfolio |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Firepower Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics |
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Management |
Catalyst Center Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) |
Meraki Dashboard |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
Unified Communications Manager Webex Webex endpoints |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
|---|---|
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Inclusive connectivity
Cisco’s inclusive infrastructure uses the right technology for the right challenge. 5G, CBRS, private LTE, Wi-Fi 6, or fixed infrastructure are seamlessly integrated providing the foundation for a zero trust architecture based on access control, micro-segmentation, and end-to-end visibility. Resident services are delivered on secure, FIPS-validated/FISMA-compliant solutions.
Mass-scale Infrastructure for Government
Learn how governments can establish inclusive networks for their citizens through wireless edge technology.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Explosion of devices, bandwidth, and data delivering increased productivity potential
- New business models and outcomes enabled by 5G IoT and mission-critical latency and bandwidth capabilities
- Ability to seamlessly work with existing heterogeneous access investments
- Ability of individuals and organizations to securely connect to corporate resources
- Multiple connectivity solutions creating separate, secure network paths
- Bridge digital divide
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Business needs
- Assured, dynamic access, optimized to better support desired business and mission outcomes
- Seamless integration with existing technologies to optimize those business investments
- Consistent enterprise security policy applied no matter where a workload is or how it is accessed
- Zero trust and least privilege access to protect critical data and ensure resiliency
- Eliminate duplicate network infrastructure
- Create a secure and resilient environment in which services are accessed
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Capabilities
- Cross-domain architectures and integrations for delivering enterprise operations and security
- Seamless service delivery and cross-platform access
- Enablement of automated DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to optimize business and mission performance
- Zero-trust-driven enterprise application, workload, and data security
- Intelligent performance optimization
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Business outcomes
- Assured, resilient access--optimized for every worker’s preferred device--to deliver desired mission and business outcomes
- Anytime, anywhere innovation
- Dynamic access optimization for cost-effective mission and business outcome support
- An integrated, efficient, automated, and flexible access solution providing greater user security and resiliency
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Stakeholders
- Agency/ministry/department leadership
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Local, state, and federal/national leaders
- Users and residents
- Economic development groups
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
| Component | Cisco | Meraki |
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Routing |
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Switching |
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Wireless |
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SD-WAN |
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Industrial switching |
Catalyst Industrial Ethernet (IE) Switches Portfolio |
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Wireless backhaul |
Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (Cisco URWB) |
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Optical networking |
Catalyst PON Series Network Convergence System (NCS) Routers |
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Compute |
Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall Secure Network Analytics |
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Network virtualization |
Catalyst Center Multicloud Portfolio |
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Management |
IoT Operations Dashboard |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
|---|---|
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Enterprise solution delivery
- Overview
- Business overview
- Products and services
- __________
Optimize desired mission and business outcomes through operational delivery effectiveness and financial predictability. Use operations and maintenance (O&M) OpEx monies to modernize and optimize cross-domain enterprise solution delivery.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Technology-enabled transformation
- Accelerating digitization
- Customer/user experience optimization
- Interoperable software solutions across your entire enterprise
- Zero trust security
- Rapid delivery of new features and functions
- Need for budget predictability
- Rapid deployment of equipment/assets
- Modernization to address technical debt
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Business needs
- Interoperable solutions for your entire end-to-end architecture:
- Network
- Data center/cloud
- Collaboration
- Security
- Services
- Easy access to new software capabilities
- Built-in usage and growth allowances (Cisco True Forward)
- Predictable, long-term fixed pricing/budgeting
- License streamlining and simplification
- Interoperable solutions for your entire end-to-end architecture:
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Capabilities
- All software to deliver mission outcomes
- DevOps-driven, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), intent-based infrastructure abilities
- Advanced automation
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Business outcomes
- Cross-architecture interoperability and standardization
- Long-term, predictable pricing and budgeting
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Stakeholders
- IT infrastructure providers at the state/county/city/community level (e.g., CIO, CTO, CISO, etc.)
- Agency, ministry, and department directors responsible for mission outcomes
- Elected and appointed officials
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
| Component | Cisco | Meraki |
|---|---|---|
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Network infrastructure portfolio |
Cisco DNA software for switching Cisco DNA software for SD-WAN and routing Cisco DNA software for wireless Data center networking MDS software |
Meraki MS Switches Portfolio Meraki MR Access Points Portfolio Meraki SD-WAN Meraki MT Sensors |
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Application infrastructure portfolio |
AppDynamics Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Security portfolio Special offers above |
Cisco Duo Cisco Umbrella Cloudlock Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall Secure Network Analytics Secure Web Appliance Secure Workload |
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Collaboration portfolio Special offers above |
Webex Suite: |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
|---|---|
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Critical infrastructure resiliency
In addition to critical infrastructures such as water, power, and roadways, Cisco technologies enable cities, states, bases, installations, and campuses to provide a scalable, reliable, and secure communications infrastructure that assures inclusive connectivity for their communities.
Mass-scale Infrastructure for Government
Learn how governments can establish inclusive networks for their citizens through wireless edge technology.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Municipal fiber as a critical infrastructure, utility, and public service
- Enabling government to continue operations under all circumstances
- Enabling business operations and continuity under all circumstances
- Building connected and resilient communities for all neighborhoods
- Cities and communities having the right underlying infrastructure to attract more people and businesses
- Securely continue operations and essential service delivery
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Business needs
- Efficient connectivity for government agencies to improve cross-departmental and remote operations
- Efficient connectivity for businesses to continue operations
- Efficient connectivity for all communities to access information and have remote capabilities for telehealth, education, etc.
- Efficient and secure connectivity for government agencies
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Capabilities
- Enabling government operations and continuity through municipal broadband
- Enabling business operations and continuity through municipal broadband
- Bridge the digital divide in communities through municipal broadband
- Expanded capacity, reliability, flexibility, and speed of connectivity
- Trustworthy systems
- Integrated security
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Business outcomes
- Enhanced resilience for government agencies
- Attracting more businesses and jobs
- Closing the digital divide and enabling digital inclusion/equity
- Creating a foundation for smart cities applications
- More agile and flexible connectivity with 5G
- New source of revenue for cities and communities
- Reduced consumer costs by offering more broadband options
- Simplified networking and network operations
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Stakeholders
- Elected and appointed municipal leaders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Resiliency officer
- Innovation officer
- Department heads (economic development, utilities, transportation, public safety)
- Community program heads
- Economic development groups
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
| Component | Cisco | Meraki |
|---|---|---|
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Routing |
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Switching |
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Wireless |
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SD-WAN |
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Industrial switching |
Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches |
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Wireless backhaul |
Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (Cisco URWB) |
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Optical networking |
Network Convergence System (NCS) Routers |
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Compute |
Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall Secure Network Analytics |
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Network virtualization |
Catalyst Center Multicloud Portfolio |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
|---|---|
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
|
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Application optimization
- Overview
- Business overview
- Products and services
- __________
Discover solutions that drive application optimization, experience, and innovation while providing a secure and sustainable infrastructure that supports a rapid transition to digital services.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Expectation of anywhere, anytime access
- Need to deliver innovative and streamlined services to the community and enterprise
- Demand for a reliable and secure infrastructure that enhances the capabilities of services offered
- Increased compliance and regulatory requirements
- Rapid adoption of remote work access environments
- Reduction of dependency on complex, aging legacy systems while mitigating operational risk
- Managing rapid increase of data consumption and storage requirements
- Optimal application access and user experience
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Business needs
- Secure and scalable applications to better serve the community and enterprise
- Seamlessly migrate existing applications to hybrid cloud-based solutions
- Provide a secure and scalable platform for remote work access
- Build modern applications that offer innovative ways to meet the needs of residents
- Increase business efficiencies and reduce costs
- Reduce complexity of operating in a hybrid and/or multi-cloud environment
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Capabilities
- Provide secure and flexible infrastructure solutions that are scalable and financially sustainable
- Increase productivity to gain competitive advantages
- Efficiencies in managing hybrid cloud integration and data center aggregation
- Improve application performance and availability/reliability, decrease latency, improve bandwidth utilization, and bolster security
- Continuously identify applications on the network, ensuring acceptable business-critical application performance while controlling or eliminating non-critical applications
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Business outcomes
- Maximize infrastructure value and performance while minimizing costs
- Flexible and secure remote work access platform that scales to meet future needs
- Minimize risk while maintaining high uptime and performance
- Data-driven insights to ensure excellent resident service experiences
- Reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Secure applications, data, and infrastructure
- Enable seamless integration of legacy and modern systems
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Application DevOps teams
- Elected and appointed officials
- Agency, ministry, and department directors
- End users
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
| Component | Cisco | Meraki |
|---|---|---|
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Routing |
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Switching |
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SD-WAN |
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Compute |
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Data center switching |
Nexus 9000 Series Switches Nexus 7000 Series Switches Nexus 3000 Series Switches |
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Data center fabric |
MDS Multilayer Directors MDS Fabric Switches |
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Security Special offers above |
Cisco Duo Cisco Umbrella Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics Secure Workload Talos threat intelligence |
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Management |
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Catalyst Center Cisco Nexus Dashboard |
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Full-stack observability |
AppDynamics Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Cisco Services
| Category | Services |
|---|---|
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
|
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Agency networks
- Overview
- Business overview
- Products and services
- __________
Connecting agencies and residents to municipal resources securely, rapidly, and resiliently.
Mass-scale Infrastructure for Government
Learn how governments can establish inclusive networks for their citizens through wireless edge technology.
Business overview
-
Industry drivers
- Connectivity between municipal agencies
- Collaboration and shared cost for state, county, and city agencies
- Scalable cost and consumption model
- Increase in data consumption
- Increasingly aggressive regulatory environment driving compliance standards
- Applications are moving to the cloud (private and public)
- Decrease digital divide
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Business needs
- Establish a secure and resilient foundation for government operations
- Connectivity within and between community agencies
- Shared municipal data centers
- Ultra-high-speed cloud access from any device on the network
- Compliance standards such as NIST
- Predictable cost structure
- Visibility and application-based routing
- Hybrid WAN (primary and secondary ISPs)
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Capabilities
- Better application and service performance
- More visibility and control
- Digital agility
- Cloud-connect Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
- Network analytics and visibility
- Micro-segmentation
- Centralized license management
- Faster resolution with shared visibility
- Redundant and resilient infrastructure
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Business outcomes
- Open and inclusive networks
- Connectivity--internally and collectively--with community agencies
- Increased economic development and business attraction
- Simplified central licensing
- Rapid setup of new locations to securely connect to infrastructure
- Cost savings by centralizing services
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- EDC/economic developers
- Elected and appointed officials
- Agency, ministry, and department directors
- Community business leaders
- Service providers/data centers
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
| Component | Cisco | Meraki |
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Optical networking |
Network Convergence System (NCS) Routers |
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Compute |
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Data center switching |
Nexus Switches Portfolio |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Firepower Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics |
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Management |
Catalyst Center Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) |
Meraki Dashboard |
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Unified Communications Manager Webex Webex endpoints |
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Advanced Services Transactional |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Network infrastructure transformation
- Overview
- Business overview
- Products and services
- __________
Integrate security and network visibility with policy, automation, and orchestration controls that strengthen both domains.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Increased network reliance
- Inherent risks associated with manually configuring networks
- Cloud-based applications
- Demand for security and segmentation for mobile devices, BYOD, and access
- Wireless-first connectivity
- Increasingly aggressive regulatory environment driving compliance standards
- Advanced AI/ML capabilities trained on the largest, most comprehensive data sets
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Business needs
- Automate network deployment, management, and access control
- Meet compliance standards such as NIST, StateRAMP, HIPAA, and FedRAMP
- Predictable cost structure
- Reliability and resiliency demands
- High-quality user experience
- Ultra-high-speed cloud access from any device on the network
- Deploy devices faster
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Capabilities
- Prioritize and secure traffic with granular control
- Reduce costs and lower operational complexity
- Simplify troubleshooting with root cause analysis
- Provide a consistent, high-quality user experience
- Implement end-to-end security and segmentation
- Deploy devices faster
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Business outcomes
- Faster device deployment with no operational interaction
- Enterprise control and managed deployments of network equipment
- Complete end-to-end network segmentation for enhanced security and privacy
- Increased LAN performance
- Seamless host mobility
- Better user experience
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- EDC/economic developers
- Elected and appointed officials
- Agency, ministry, and department directors
- Community business leaders
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Firepower Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics |
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Management |
Catalyst Center |
Meraki Dashboard |
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Full-stack observability |
AppDynamics Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
Unified Communications Manager Webex Webex endpoints |
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Secure government hybrid clouds
Efficiently realize better outcomes with expertise- and AI-driven insights to maximize your business and mission success.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Resident need for anywhere anytime access
- Increased data consumption
- New compliance standards
- Budget restrictions demand cost effective solutions
- Unified operations, security, and governance
- Continuity of operations and delivery of service
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Business needs
- Establish private, public hybrid balance
- Secure multi-cloud connectivity and validate design sustainability
- Address security and threat management concerns throughout the lifecycle
- Make informed decisions and continually optimize visibility to multi-cloud infrastructure
- Scalability to handle unpredictable system workloads
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Capabilities
- Move applications from on-premises to public cloud SaaS and cloud-native environments
- Run containerized applications on-premises or in the public cloud
- Deliver application and workload management (including application monitoring, deployment, and cost optimization)
- Automate compliance of IT policies to minimize operational risk
- Manage software application development and testing using continuous integration and development tools
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Business outcomes
- Anytime, anywhere innovation
- Boost speed, agility, and scale with on-demand solutions that intelligently adapt to your operational needs
- Increased operating efficacy while reducing financial impact
- AI-assisted analytics and resource recommendations help proactively address issues before they impact business
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Elected and appointed officials
- Agency, ministry, and department directors
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Compute |
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Data center switching |
Nexus 9000 Series Switches Nexus 7000 Series Switches Nexus 3000 Series Switches |
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Data center fabric |
MDS Multilayer Directors MDS Fabric Switches |
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Security Special offers above |
Cisco Duo Cisco Umbrella Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics Talos threat intelligence |
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Management |
Catalyst Center Cisco Nexus Dashboard |
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Full-stack observability |
AppDynamics Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Application Security |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Connected justice
Deliver a highly reliable and secure remote video and information-sharing solution for judicial services that maintains the continuity of due process and embeds resilience for future requirements.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Need for remote and hybrid environment capabilities
- Reduced budgets with increased demand for services
- Virtual trials and hearings becoming standard
- Need for virtual, on-demand mental health resources
- Increased demand for virtualization of educational services
- Must uphold continuity of justice and reduce recidivism
- Requirements for improved worker efficiency through automation and case management processes
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Business needs
- Enable virtual options for residents to access the critical services they depend on
- Increase in operational efficiencies to handle internal workloads
- Reduce costs and increase efficiency
- Ease of use both internally and externally
- Enhance collaboration across agencies and providers
- Deliver services to incarcerated individuals without physical contact
- Improve program management and decision making through better client and provider data and analytics
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Capabilities
- Secure video conferencing--anytime, anywhere
- Compliance monitoring
- Automated mobile reporting
- Bulk check-ins
- Virtual engagement with integration to existing scheduling systems
- One-click secure remote video
- Performance and scale for any deployment
- Virtual hearings and legal representation for court appearances
- Virtual visitation and access to distance learning and telehealth services for incarcerated individuals
- Tracking and support services for community supervision
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Business outcomes
- Safely connect agency personnel, public servants, and end users
- Performance and scale for any deployment
- Deliver rehabilitative support and supervision with remote solutions
- Increased access to critical services
- Reduced operational expense by maintaining operations remotely
- Increased number of cases managed
- Increased resident satisfaction through trusted experiences
- Create safe and secure work environments for judiciary staff members
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Commissioner
- Judiciary members
- Clerks and courts administrative personnel
- Attorney general
- Departments and ministries of justice
- Department secretaries and directors
- County/district attorney
- Director of public prosecutions
- Sheriff and law enforcement officials
- Jail administrator
- Litigants and defendants
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
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Catalyst SD-WAN |
Meraki SD-WAN |
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Data center |
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Nexus Switches Portfolio Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
Cisco Duo Cisco Umbrella Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall |
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Management |
Catalyst Center |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
WebEx Webex for Government (FedRAMP-authorized collaboration solution) WebEx devices |
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Integration and development |
DevNet |
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Customer Digital Experience Monitoring |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Public safety
- Overview
- Business overview
- Products and services
- __________
Serving and protecting residents while enabling public safety teams to work securely in the field.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Reduce time to respond
- Improving decision making and reducing harm through intelligent use of near-real-time data
- Providing situational awareness during incidents or emergencies
- Public warning systems
- Emergency notifications and calling
- Need for virtual, on-demand mental health resources
- Demand for interagency collaboration for always-on connectivity in the field
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Business needs
- Real-time information to best assess and address emergency situations
- Secure, reliable collaboration in the field for public safety teams
- Public warning systems that can broadcast large-scale incidents
- Remote support, healthcare, and appointments for residents
- Visitation for the incarcerated and the ability for remote legal and judiciary needs
- Reduce costs and increase efficiency
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Capabilities
- Secure video conferencing--anytime, anywhere
- Compliance monitoring
- Automated mobile reporting
- Easy-to-access dashboards to best understand situational data
- Virtual engagement with integration to existing scheduling systems
- Secure collaboration and communication across multiple agencies
- Performance and scale for any deployment
- Secure, resilient, and redundant connectivity for field operations
- Secure virtual visitation and access to distance learning and healthcare services
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Business outcomes
- Connectivity--internally and collectively--with community agencies
- Cost savings by centralizing services
- Increased access to critical services
- Reduced operational expense by maintaining operations remotely
- Increased number of services offered and supported
- Increased resident satisfaction through trusted experiences
- Create safe and secure work environments for residents
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Community members
- Public safety response teams
- Municipal leadership
- Attorney general
- Departments and ministries of justice
- Department secretaries and directors
- County/district attorney
- Director of public prosecutions
- Sheriff and law enforcement officials
- Jail administrator
- Litigants and defendants
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Meraki SD-WAN |
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Data center |
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Nexus Switches Portfolio Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
Cisco Duo Cisco Umbrella Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall |
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Management |
Catalyst Center |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
WebEx Webex for Government (FedRAMP-authorized collaboration solution) WebEx devices |
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Integration and development |
DevNet |
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Customer Digital Experience Monitoring |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Operations centers
Provide a secure, end-to-end infrastructure that allows for the reliable collection, monitoring, and distribution of dynamic data across multiple public safety and government agencies for higher productivity and effectiveness.
Public Safety Operations Center
See how our core Cisco collaboration and Meraki products enhance situational awareness and improve coordination for first responders.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Operations centers serve as critical data brokers for communication and information traversing varied community infrastructures
- Critical simplification of workflows and data sharing
- Modernization and consolidation to support continued technology innovation
- Standardization across various operations and command centers
- Automation and orchestration across connected devices
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Business needs
- Securely collect, analyze, and share information
- Support evolving resource needs, including allocation and tracking
- Coordinate planning to better assess current and future needs
- Physical safety and cybersecurity
- Central visibility to the network
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Capabilities
- Improved operational efficiency
- Cross-agency collaboration of diverse, media-rich, and geographically distributed data sources
- Faster detection and remediation of cyber threats
- Greater efficiency in resolving network connectivity problems
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Business outcomes
- Lower operating costs
- Effective cross-agency collaboration
- Improved situational awareness for first responders
- Better network performance and reliability
- Increased operational efficiency
- Improved risk-management and cyber risk aversion
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- State/county/city public safety officials
- State/county/city emergency management director
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Surveillance cameras |
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AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Firewall Secure Network Analytics |
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Management |
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Catalyst Center |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
Webex Webex for Government (FedRAMP-authorized collaboration solution) Webex devices |
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Customer Digital Experience Monitoring |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Mobile operations
Securely extend the reach of your operation so you can rapidly respond with optimized tools for more effective emergency response.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Contactless communication
- Evolving perimeter
- Seamless connection to apps and data everywhere
- Secure access to Internet and cloud apps
- Authenticate users and ensure device health
- Deliver the best connectivity and application experience for every remote worker
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Business needs
- Control access and enforce the right security protection consistently
- Streamline connectivity to apps across office locations
- Provision SD-WAN fabric across thousands of users and locations
- Secure access to apps and direct Internet access
- Identify and resolve issues across ISPs and SaaS, public, and private apps
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Capabilities
- DNS security
- Secure web gateway
- Cloud access security broker (CASB)
- Adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Device health
- Behavior analytics
- Clientless remote access
- End-to-end visibility across any network
- User-specific app experience
- Hands-free, secure, assisted reality-based remote assistance with all the features to be used by mobile operation unit and connect with remote teams, experts, and central operation center
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Business outcomes
- Provide a high-quality user experience
- Increase productivity
- Leverage a foundation of zero trust to connect users to applications from any environment
- Control access and enforce the right security protection anywhere users work
- Reduce complexity and consolidate security functions in an efficient as-a-service model
- Support on-demand anywhere, anytime operations
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Public safety
- First responders
- Mobile public health environments
- Department of Transportation
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Cisco validated designs
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Compute |
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix Unified Computing System (UCS) |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Firepower Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics |
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Management |
Catalyst Center |
Meraki Dashboard |
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Full-stack observability |
AppDynamics Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Collaboration Special offers above |
Unified Communications Manager Webex Webex endpoints Webex Expert on Demand |
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Customer Digital Experience Monitoring |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Industrial control systems security and resiliency
Industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technologies (OT) are critical for mission and business success. It is essential that ICS/OT-specific performance, reliability, safety, and assurance requirements are considered when identifying threats and vulnerabilities and provide security measures to mitigate evolving risks, all while using FIPS-validated/FISMA-compliant solutions.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Dynamic threat actors increasingly perceiving ICS vulnerabilities
- Greater ICS automation increasing attack vectors and surfaces
- Evolution to software-defined service updates and delivery
- Greater availability of sophisticated hacking tools increases pool of capable attackers
- AI/ML-driven capabilities for enhanced ICS operations and security
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Business needs
- Proactive protection to enable safe use of more modern operational and development tools that deliver greater efficiency and capabilities
- Ensure resiliency with the ability to detect and respond to anomalous activity before threats disable key ICS/OT systems
- Automatic updates to security threat postures based on evolving global threat actor activity and tactics
- Automated operations to reduce human errors
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Capabilities
- Ability to create granular, micro-segmented control system segments
- Ability to dynamically update granular, micro-segment control system segments in response to specific use cases and threat indicators
- Continually evolving solutions and capabilities with updates automatically delivered to client tools
- Dynamic threat feeds that automatically update threat defenses
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Business outcomes
- Greater visibility to enhance threat management
- Built-in resiliency to continue operations during threat actor attacks
- Integrated, seamlessly delivered threat response across all ICS elements
- Greater confidence in ICS systems reliably supporting mission and business needs
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Stakeholders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Agency leadership
- Department leaders
- Facility managers
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Endpoint management |
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Security Special offers above |
Cisco Security Cloud Cyber Vision Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Firewall Secure Network Analytics |
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Integration services |
DevNet |
Cisco Services
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Core Services |
Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Application Security |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Trusted Internet connections
- Overview
- Business overview
- Products and services
- __________
Using fundamentally more secure and trustworthy solutions, you can deliver improved agency and resident outcomes for specific use cases while protecting against the evolving cyber threat landscape.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Holistic, cross-domain architectural approaches to security across network, data center, edge, cloud, applications, and data (siloed IT no longer allowed)
- Transformational technological change with the arrival of AI/ML security and networking capabilities
- Aggressive adversaries pushing the technology envelope with NSA-grade hacking tools
- Nation-state adversaries probing U.S. critical and government infrastructures
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Business needs
- Dynamic security that responds to multi-faceted threats as they are happening
- Enhancing customer experience through greater visibility and automated, proactive, security-conscious actions
- Open extensibility and interoperability that can leverage existing client investments
- An integrated cross-domain architectural approach that addresses access and security needs across cloud, data center, edge, applications, and network
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Capabilities
- Automated orchestration of security policies for all users applied to their specific means of access
- Dynamic network response to anomalous activity as it occurs
- More flexible access options delivering a better and more secure user experience
- Enterprise-wide, policy-driven micro-segmentation
- Interoperability and integration with existing security solutions and investments
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Business outcomes
- More flexible user access with zero trust principles guiding data and applications access
- Proactive actions to prevent attacks
- Orchestrated delivery of security policies across the enterprise
- Proactively blunt attacks and ensure resiliency to continue to operate
- Enhanced infrastructure performance with integrated security
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Stakeholders
- Agency leadership
- Department leaders
- State/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Government users
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
Cisco products
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Endpoint management |
Meraki Systems Manager |
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Security Special offers above |
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Cisco Duo Cisco Secure Access Cisco Secure Connect Cisco Umbrella Secure Firewall |
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Cisco Services
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Cisco Lifecycle Services |
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Success Tracks |
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Support Services |
Expert Care |
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Smart Net Total Care |
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Software Support Services (Enhanced, Premium) |
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Solution Support (hardware, software) |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Security resilience for government zero trust
With a zero trust platform approach supported by open, industry-standard integrations, you can protect government information and ensure compliance and security--all with greater visibility and less effort. Most importantly, security resilience provides your organization with the ability to protect the integrity of every aspect of the organization’s mission to withstand unpredictable threats or changes and emerge stronger.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Increasing government focus on enforcing standards for data protection and confidentiality
- Application of NIST SP 800-207, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, and ISO 27000 series to government and defense industrial base
- Explosion of devices, sensors, and data at the edge essential for enhanced mission and business outcomes
- Increased cyber threat activity by multiple threat actors and nation-states
- Greater availability of sophisticated hacking tools increasing pool of capable attackers
- Availability of game-changing AI/ML visibility and analytics capabilities
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Business needs
- Mandated government and industry compliance requirements
- Least privilege access with a zero trust approach to protect the confidentiality and integrity of critical government data
- Secure, assured access to mission resources across users, devices, network, data, and applications/workloads
- Orchestrated, consistent enterprise policy enforcement
- Visibility and analytics that feed automated orchestration to optimize responses to changes in trust
- Automatic security updates based on evolving global threat actor activity and tactics
- Open interoperability to leverage existing investments
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Capabilities
- Establish and verify trust for every access request from every user/device/identity
- Enforce trust with enterprise-wide, policy-driven micro-segmentation
- Continuously verify trust with behavior monitoring, vulnerability identification, and threat indicators of compromise
- Respond to changes in trust for prioritized incident response with orchestrated remediation and integrated workflows
- Dynamic, global threat feeds for automatic defense updates and awareness
- Interoperability and integration with existing security solutions and investments
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Business outcomes
- Secure government and mission-critical information
- Enhanced security resiliency with tailored, proactive, zero trust policy enforcement to prevent edge attacks
- Enhanced operational resiliency to continue the agency’s or organization's mission-essential operations despite potential threats
- Enterprise architectural security approach protecting all devices/users across all environments--edge to cloud
- Comprehensive visibility to enhance threat defense management and response
- Integrated, dynamic threat response delivered across all edge elements
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Stakeholders
- Federal/defense/state/county/city/organization CIO/CTO/CISO
- Agency leadership
- Department leaders
- Operational technology leaders and managers
- Government users
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
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Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Threat detection and incident response
Anticipate threats; analyze real-time telemetry; and accelerate detection, investigation, attribution, containment, and response with an integrated and efficient security architecture powered by global threat intelligence.
Business overview
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Industry drivers
- Adopt zero trust and the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
- Defend against the increase of sophisticated ransomware and phishing campaigns
- Increase in attacks on state, local, public, and private-sector critical infrastructures
- Emphasis on data protection and confidentiality
- Respond to more regulatory compliance mandates and certifications
- Manage complexity--the enemy of cybersecurity
- Ability to recruit and retain security expertise or keep pace with current threats
- Expanding attack surface: more devices, hybrid-cloud adoption, and IOT security
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Business needs
- Realize enterprise endpoint/asset visibility
- Execute incident management--rapid threat identification, hunting, response, and containment
- Ensure secure access to sensitive information and critical data
- Confirm the integrity of operational data and information
- Assure compliance of enterprise to certification standards
- Enforce IT/OT endpoint policy compliance
- Proactive incident response plans and tabletop exercises
- Enable remote work
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Capabilities
- Integration of:
- Threat intelligence
- Network telemetry
- Security analytics and behavior modeling
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
- Network detection and response (NDR)
- Network access control (NAC) solutions
- Secure Firewall
- Security information and event manager (SIEM)
- Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR)
- Extended detection and response (XDR)
- Malware analysis
- Integration of:
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Business outcomes
- Secure and protect sensitive government (FCI/CUI) or customer information
- Secure and protect sensitive and proprietary information
- Meet compliance and regulatory requirements
- Realize competitive advantage through cybersecurity
- Ensure continuity of operations
- Safeguard enterprise from ransomware campaigns
- Greater visibility and improved security posture
- Realize security cost efficiencies with products that work together to save you time and manual effort
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Stakeholders
- Head of agency/organization
- CXO and company leadership
- Chief information officer (CIO)
- Chief information security officer (CISO)
- Chief compliance officer
- Legal counsel
- Department or line of operations leader(s)
- Government and customer data owners
- Employees
Products and services
Free trials and special offers
Use case architecture
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Cisco Duo Cisco Security Cloud Cisco Umbrella Cyber Vision Identity Services Engine (ISE) Secure Client Secure Firewall (NGFW) Secure Email Secure Endpoint Secure Network Analytics Talos threat intelligence Talos Incident Response Retainer Service |
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Catalyst Center |
Meraki Dashboard |
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Full-stack observability |
AppDynamics Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service ThousandEyes |
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Advanced Services |
Advanced Services Transactional |
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Full-Stack Observability: Application Security |
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Insights for Internet and Cloud Visibility Solution Attached Services |
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Training |
Learning and Certifications |
Where you purchase matters
Equipment purchased through Cisco partners—whether it's new or Cisco Certified Refurbished—entitles you to Cisco service support, upgrades, replacement guarantees, a valid software license, and a full warranty.
Partnerships overview
Find and engage partners
Cisco partners can complement and enhance this use case by providing capabilities such as consulting, designing, implementing, and operating solutions.
Cities and communities architecture
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