Introduction xxiii

Part 1 Cisco Data Center Networking and Infrastructure

Chapter 1 Cisco Data Center Orchestration 1

IT Challenges and Data Center Solutions 2

Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator 14

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller 25

Third-party Applications and Cloud-based Services 34

Summary 39

References/Additional Reading 40

Chapter 2 Cisco Data Center Analytics and Insights 41

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights 41

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker 68

Cisco Meraki MX 74

Summary 79

References/Additional Reading 79

Chapter 3 Cisco Data Center Solutions for Hybrid Cloud 81

Cisco Cloud Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco Cloud ACI) 82

Cisco UCS Director 92

Cisco Workload Optimization Manager 103

Cisco Hyperflex -- Intersight 116

Summary 127

References/Additional Reading 127

Part 2 Cisco Applications and Workload Management

Chapter 4 Application, Analytics, and Workload Performance Management with AppDynamics 129

What Is AppDynamics? 129

AppDynamics Concepts 130

Deployment Planning Guide 135

Application Monitoring 142

Integration with Other AppDynamics Modules 146

Application Security Monitoring 148

End User Monitoring 154

Database Visibility 169

Analytics 178

Monitoring Cloud Applications 180

Cloud Monitoring with AppDynamics Cloud 196

Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring 197

Summary 198

References/Additional Reading 199

Chapter 5 Management 201

IT Challenges and Workload Management Solutions 202

Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer 204

Understanding Intersight Workload Optimizer Supply Chain 212

Cisco Container Platform 215

Cisco Intersight Kubernetes Service 228

Summary 238

References/Additional Reading 238

Chapter 6 Cisco Cloud Webex Application 239

Cisco Webex Features 239

Cisco Webex Cloud Service Architecture 268

Summary 286

References/Additional Reading 286

Chapter 7 Internet of Things (IoT) 287

How Do OT and IT Differ? 288

Cisco Kinetic Platform 289

Introduction to Cisco IoT 297

Edge Device Manager 298

Edge Intelligence 305

Licensing 311

Summary 311

Part 3 Cisco Cloud Security

Chapter 8 Cisco Cloud Security 313

Shadow IT Challenge 313

Cisco Cloudlock 314

Cisco Umbrella 328

Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics 337

Cisco Duo Security 348

Summary 360

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