CiscoLive Interview: Talking about Containers and Kubernetes

Matt Ferguson and Barbara Hoefle of Cisco discuss the challenges and solutions for businesses operating in a hybrid cloud world at Cisco Live US 2019. They highlight the increasing complexity of IT landscapes due to the explosion of devices, IoT, and the need for secure, fast innovation.

Key takeaways from their discussion include:

Customer Challenges: Businesses are looking to Cisco for help in navigating the hybrid cloud world, ensuring security, and speeding up innovation. They need solutions that can handle the complexity of public and private clouds.

Speed of Innovation: The ability to accelerate innovation and deliver capabilities faster is a critical need for mobile users and new markets. Cisco aims to help secure this evolving landscape and drive faster innovation.

Digital Transformation & Orchestration: Customers are at various stages of digital transformation, and there’s a growing need for orchestration layers to connect business needs with technology.

Containerization and Kubernetes: The speakers emphasize the importance of containers and Kubernetes for modern application architecture, enabling developers to focus on code rather than the underlying infrastructure (5:57-7:02). They discuss how Cisco, in partnership with Google, leverages Kubernetes for operational service expertise and agility.

Cisco Container Platform (CCP): CCP provides a consistent experience across on-premise, private, and public clouds, offering secure connectivity, management, and analytics for containers. It helps simplify the development process and allows developers to build anywhere.