60% of organizations expect the majority of apps to be SaaS by 2021
Over 70 percent of the global population will have mobile connectivity by 2023. The total number of mobile subscribers will grow from 5.1 billion (66 percent of pop.) in 2018 to 5.7 billion (71 percent of pop.) by 2023.
43% of network teams identified improving embedded network security capabilities as a priority
Discover 8 ways to maximize your cloud edge for government
using
Cisco's Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms family
Deliver an exceptional multicloud experience for your agency
Be ready for
SD-WAN
Secure yourDIA connections
Enable aSASE architecture
Get your agency 5G readyat remote sites
Embed resilience, agility, and self-healing capabilities at the cloud edge
Host applications at your agency’s edge for lower latency
Consolidate services with a Cisco software-defined branch
Deliver an exceptional multicloud experience for your agency
As local, state, and federal agencies transition to a hybrid work environment, user experience is critical. Applications as a service, application optimization, and SD-WAN connectivity can reduce costs and improve productivity. End-to-end visibility through analytics with access policies across the WAN provides the agility IT needs with the best user experience.
Be ready for SD-WAN
Enable your agency with secure, optimized connectivity to cloud applications with segmentation, application optimization, and Cloud OnRamp connectivity. Cisco SD-WAN delivers predictable application experience, with one user interface for security and connectivity across the branch, cloud, and colocation facility.
Secure your DIA connections
Deploy cloud-delivered multilayered security to give your agency direct internet access (DIA) and enhanced segmentation. The full SD-WAN security stack provides secure, direct cloud access from the branch to the cloud.1
1The accessible security features vary with the Cisco DNA Software subscription tier.
Enable a SASE architecture
With the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series Edge Platforms, the WAN edge and cloud-based security are combined to create a robust secure access service edge (SASE) architecture. A full security stack is built into this "trustworthy solution," providing government security by design.
Get your agency 5G ready at remote sites
Enable a resilient hybrid work environment for government with the latest wireless WAN and cellular technology via 5G-ready platforms for uninterrupted access to cloud applications. When reliable connectivity from remote locations is not an option, deploy 5G-based edge services on the Catalyst 8000 Series.
Embed resilience, agility, and self-healing capabilities at the cloud edge
The Catalyst 8000 Series empowers local, state, and federal agencies with a distributed analytics architecture with embedded, end-to-end analytics for AI/ML.
Host applications at your agency’s edge for lower latency
Place mission-critical agency workloads, such as Internet of Things (IoT), and latency critical applications at the edge. Powered by a Cisco application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip and with an SD-WAN industry first - integrated 40G and 100G Ethernet ports - the 8000 Series let's you experience three times the encrypted traffic performance. Its compact design shrinks your rack space requirements, enabling data center and colocation deployments to reduce footprint and cooling costs.
Consolidate services with Cisco a software-defined branch
Get "purpose built" for government cloud networking and also enjoy voice and compute capabilities at the edge. The Catalyst 8000 Series empowers state and local governments with a robust third-party technology ecosystem featuring security, cloud, and network management options, and is open and programmable.
Gain the agility, flexibility, security, and visibility that government needs
with the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms family.
3x the encrypted traffic performance
3x to 4x the performance – higher processing through a customized high-speed port connection to the main processing engine
Up to 5x greater IPsec performance than current alternatives on the market