Analytics for business

Learn what network intelligence means for your bottom line

Network intelligence enables new trends in business

We’re bringing things together.
Your business goals and network are interlinked. Your network is no longer just a connector of endpoints. Now it can deliver intelligence and insight. New business applications are being designed to use this intelligence to deliver greater value. Digital technologies such as customer-facing mobile apps, corporate data lakes, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning all benefit from network intelligence and insight.

What does that mean for you?
It means you can use your Cisco network infrastructure as an always-on sensor for client location, device telemetry, and process integration to get more out of your data, improve user experiences, and greatly increase network security. The digital network of today goes beyond connectivity—it’s now a business tool for capturing data and unlocking analytic insights that work for you.

Case study:
Norwegian Football League
With Cisco DNA Spaces, clubs from the Norwegian Professional Football League grew their Wi-Fi usage by 13 percent and saw a
22-percent opt-in rate for personalized engagements. Read the case study >

Case study:
Intercontinental Hotels Group
With more than 5,000 hotels in over 100 countries, Intercontinental Hotels Group uses Cisco technology to create a superior guest experience. Read the case study >

Location is everything

Knowing the location of wireless clients is important to so many applications. Tracking assets in a factory, locating life-saving equipment in a hospital, or giving visitors a better experience. Knowing where your wireless clients are, and how they behave is crucial to informed business decision-making. Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points with built-in hyperlocation and Cisco DNA Spaces give you insights into important questions, so you can improve security, safety, lower operational costs, and start making your onsite experience more relevant for network users.

Location analytics can answer important questions.

Where are your critical assets now?
What are your visitors doing in your venue?
How can you better serve your customers?
What is the impact of your changes and decisions?

Let your network communicate

Everything is a sensor.
Cisco DNA Assurance pulls data in the form of streaming telemetry from every Ethernet switch, router, access point, and wireless controller in your network. It also receives telemetry from client devices, such as Apple iPhones and iPads. This means that every point on your network is a sensor, so devices work together for more intelligent, more efficient networking. The result is more capacity for more data, better performance for applications, more reliability, and better security. All of this prepares your network for new and demanding digital technologies.

Case study: Durham County, N.C.
Cisco DNA Assurance provides dynamic optimization and remediation, leading to less time locating and troubleshooting problems. This time savings has allowed the Durham County team to “flip the 80/20 model” between troubleshooting and innovation. The result is more time for Internet-of-Things (IoT) initiatives and innovating solutions that add to the core business goals of Durham County.

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Network analytics can enhance
other operational processes

Process integration
With the Cisco DNA Center platform, your company’s operational processes can benefit from network analytics. IT service management programs like ServiceNow can create service tickets without human intervention. Customer relationship management software like Salesforce can locate key personnel to assist during a sales presentation. Corporate database systems like Oracle and SAP can receive insights on under-utilized machines in manufacturing or packaging delays in warehouse shipping operations. Even your cloud services from AWS, Google, or Microsoft can benefit from your networking analytics.

User experiences
Just as applications and processes benefit from integration with network analytics, so do the users who depend on these services. Network efficiencies provide users on your network with greater security, performance, and service availability, resulting in an improved user experience for increased productivity.

Ready to go further with
business analytics?

Don’t let the deluge of data go to waste. Whether you want increased network intelligence, enhanced customer experiences, or just to improve your bottom line, Cisco business analytics can get you there.

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