700-150: Introduction to Cisco SalesDemo

Cisco Unified Fabric is a foundational architecture and primary building block for cloud-based, virtualized, and general-purpose data centers, providing consistent networking across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

Cisco ONE Software provides ongoing innovation and upgrade access, along with license portability to new hardware. Hardware-tied licensing is a limitation of the traditional per-device licensing model, rather than a Cisco ONE Software capability.

The Network Control Platform is the Cisco DNA Center component that provides intent-based network control and automation, including automated provisioning and configuration. The Network Data Platform focuses on collecting and analyzing network data, while Cisco ISE provides identity and access-policy services. Cisco describes DNA Center/Catalyst Center as the centralized controller for network automation and management.

Cloud computing provides on-demand, scalable computing, storage, and networking resources, allowing organizations to deploy services without making lengthy, costly upfront investments in their own server or networking infrastructure.

Meraki MX participates in the Meraki Dashboard’s unified, single-pane-of-glass management for full-stack branch infrastructure, providing integrated visibility and control across security appliances, switches, and wireless networks. API access is broadly available across many platforms and is not unique to MX.

Cisco collaboration endpoints include IP phones, desk/desktop endpoints, room endpoints, mobile clients, and virtualized clients. Cisco’s endpoint portfolio lists IP phones, desk and room endpoints, and software clients; Cisco also documents Virtualization Experience Media Engine for virtual desktop collaboration. Cisco Collaboration Endpoints

Cisco set a fiscal 2022 goal to use electricity generated from renewable sources for at least 85% of its global electricity needs. Its separate Scope 1 and 2 emissions target was a 60% reduction from a fiscal 2007 baseline.

The Research and Analyze phase is where the customer opportunity is assessed and the value justification is developed and communicated to the relevant decision-makers. Presenting the business case to stakeholders therefore belongs to this phase.

Cisco CMSP Express requires a partner to maintain two Cisco-based cloud or managed service offerings. Cisco CMSP Advanced instead requires at least one Cisco Powered service offering; specializations and the Solution Partner Program are not this CMSP service-offering tier requirement.

Integration connects and correlates security information across sources and applies intelligence to establish the context and meaning of related security signals.

Cisco Data Center supports seamless multicloud mobility, enabling applications to be developed and deployed across locations in a multicloud domain without locking developers into a single development environment.

The Cisco Unified IP Phone 6901 is part of the Cisco Unified IP Phone 6900 Series and is designed for cost-effective voice service in occasional-use specialty settings, including cafeterias.

Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6K) is an all-in-one collaboration solution designed for midsize organizations with up to 1,000 employees, providing integrated voice, video, messaging, conferencing, mobility, and contact-center capabilities.

A business target is driven by the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Client engagement concerns the organization’s interactions with clients and is not a foundational factor that defines its business target.

Cisco data-center security uses segmentation to isolate workloads and reduce lateral movement, enforcement to apply access-control policies, and detection to identify threats and anomalies. Cisco documentation describes these functions as segmentation, access-control policy enforcement, and threat visibility/detection.

Cisco UCS is designed to reduce total cost of ownership, increase IT staff productivity, and scale data-center computing resources without added complexity.

Cisco places next-generation firewalls in the pre-attack protection phase because they enforce access and security policies and harden the network before an intrusion occurs. Cisco distinguishes this from next-generation intrusion prevention systems, which detect and block attacks in progress.

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN establishes a transport-independent WAN, allowing organizations to use diverse WAN transports and reduce connectivity costs while increasing path diversity.

Cisco DNA Center’s three key legacy engines are Cisco Identity Services Engine for policy control, the Network Control Platform for network automation, and the Network Data Platform for analytics and network-data insights. Cisco DNA Center is now called Cisco Catalyst Center.

A business outcome expresses a desired end result or business goal. Implementing a direct-to-customer experience by the end of FY 2021 identifies a specific target state and deadline, whereas organizational values, mission statements, and broad focus areas do not state a defined outcome.

Digital Touch uses customer data and automated, scalable campaigns to engage customers efficiently and improve seller productivity.

Digitization increases the use of connected applications, digital data, and communications, which can add demand to network bandwidth, capacity, and reliability.

Before an attack, security capabilities must predict likely threats and prevent them through appropriate awareness, policies, and controls. Cisco identifies these as predictive and preventive capabilities.