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The mission of the NJS Inner Circle is to empower our Select customers in the New Jersey area by providing timely insights on the latest innovations in networking, new Cisco solutions, and local events. Through this website, the New Jersey Select Solutions Engineering team connects you to the broader Cisco community, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and lasting partnerships. We are committed to keeping you informed, inspired, and ready to leverage technology for your organization’s success.

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AWS Outage Analysis: October 20, 2025 - by ThousandEyes Internet Research Team

To keep up to date on all major outages, see the ThousandEyes Internet Outages Timeline at: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/internet-outages-timeline Summary On October 20, AWS experienced a significant disruption in its US-EAST-1 region, impacting multiple services that rely on AWS. See how the AWS outage unfolded in this analysis. ThousandEyes actively monitors the reachability and performance of thousands of services and networks across the global Internet, which w

Debunking the Myths of Cisco's Software-Defined Access (SDA) - by Nathan Nielsen - World Wide Technology

Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) has evolved from a promising concept to a proven enterprise solution. Despite lingering myths, SDA is now a mature, scalable and secure architecture powering thousands of modern campus networks. In this post, we'll debunk common misconceptions and highlight real-world success stories that showcase SDA's true capabilities. Myth #1: SDA is too buggy Yes, early versions of SDA had their share of growing pains. But that was almost a decade ago,

Cisco Modeling Labs Free: Get Free Hands-on Practice in Network Simulation - by Joe Clarke, Justin Guagliata

Cisco Modeling Labs Version 2.8 is out with several exciting updates like smart annotations and custom MAC addresses. But one of the most exciting features is a limited free version of Cisco Modeling Labs for single users. This means that you can download the free version of CML without a license, and you can use up to five nodes at one time. (A node can be a virtual router, switch, firewall, or one of the Linux host nodes.) The Cisco Modeling Labs Free version lets you tur

Quantum Computing Stocks: Cisco Targets Quantum Networking - by Reinhardt Krause of Investors

When investors think of big tech companies making moves in quantum technology, names like Google ( GOOGL ), IBM ( IBM ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) come to mind, not Cisco Systems ( CSCO ). But the internet pioneer aims to replicate its success in quantum networking, which would be a boost to Cisco stock. Most tech giants are focused on quantum computing, which works on a subatomic level and uses exotic technologies. Further, quantum computing aims to solve problems that are t

Cisco Wi-Fi 7: Building the Foundation for Deterministic, AI-Ready Wireless Networks - by Dean Zammit, Solutions Engineer CCNP Enterprise - Wireless

A New Era of Wireless Performance : For more than two decades, Wi-Fi innovation has driven digital transformation across every industry. From the 11 Mbps speeds of 1999’s 802.11b to today’s multi-gigabit Wi-Fi 7 networks, wireless has evolved from convenience to critical infrastructure. Now, with Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) , we’re entering a new era of deterministic, low-latency, AI-ready wireless networking built for next-generation workloads like IoT, automation, and real-time col

Navigating the Digital Superhighway: Why ThousandEyes is Your Modern Network's GPS - by James Lagan

Cars have always been central to my life. To the point in fact where I often find myself making automotive analogies. For most of my life I have restored and wrenched on air-cooled Volkswagens and during that time I have collected boxes and boxes of old parts. One part caught my eye the other day, the speedometer from a 1969 Volkswagen Type-1. It’s a simple gauge which offered just the basics: speed, a low oil light, and a faulty generator indicator. In 1969, that gauge and a