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Why Cisco for Education?

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Learning and innovation are core to who we are.

We are equipping the workforce ofthe future.

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The pace of changein education is accelerating — andwe think your network should, too.

Security is critical to protecting your students. So we build it into everything we make.

Our comprehensive portfolio covers all your bases.

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A shifting landscape for job markets and skills. New models of teaching and learning.Barriers to access, a human-centered academic experience, and student engagement.

Resource constraints and mounting security threats.

Staying on top of the evolving education environment takes a lot of work. But educators are a passionate group motivated by a deeper mission to equip all students to reach their full

potential. To empower education in today’s world, you need a solid technology foundation that helps you deliver on this mission and overcome the obstacles that stand in your way.

That’s where Cisco comes in.

Education is Cisco’s past, present, and future.

Ever since two professors started Cisco in 1984, education has been in our blood. Beyond the tens of thousands of schools, colleges, and universities we have worked with over that time, Cisco and our employees seek to make an impact on education in our own communities. In 2018, our employees logged 424,000 hours volunteering and contributed $21.4 million in donations and corporate matches to schools and nonprofit organizations.

For over 20 years, Cisco Networking Academy® has changed the lives of 9.2 million students in 180 countries by providing education, technical training, and career mentorship. We partner closely with educational institutions and instructors to develop and deliver a curriculum that gives students the digital, problem-solving, and entrepreneurial skills they need to get a job, earn a promotion, or start a business of their own.

We’ve built an ever-expanding community of students, educators, employers, NGOs, Cisco employees, and customers working to fuel development through access to skills training for the workforce of the future.

We award grants and collaborate with universities around the world on research. We partner with education-focused nonprofits on programs that extend access to education and boost student engagement, particularly in STEM studies and among underserved communities. And we spark creativity through our own innovation programs, including the Cisco® Global Problem Solver Challenge.

Cisco DevNet also facilitates an open platform for innovation, working with our education community to co-create solutions built on our open APIs.

Everything you do, from teaching classes to running a campus (and more), depends on a strong network. Your students, your teachers — and ultimately your core mission — rely on it.

That’s why we offer Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) for Education. It’s networking made simple, smart, and automated. It means faster, flexible deployment (28% more efficient IT staff, according to IDC¹), so you can innovate at the speed of change. It also means lower complexity and costs, so you can get more value. And it means security, everywhere.

Schools and universities are increasingly the targets of cyber threats. With sensitive personal information to safeguard, intellectual property to protect, and campuses to secure, the stakes are high.

That’s why you need a strong, simple, automated defense that surrounds your network with security — on your premises, in the cloud, and on all your software and devices. Cisco’s portfolio delivers ironclad cybersecurity that helps increase visibility and stop threats in their tracks — fast.

Connecting the campus. Streamlining administration. Promoting active learning. Facilitating safety and security. Fueling innovative research. Education is evolving, and schools, colleges, and universities everywhere are taking action to equip their students for success in a changing world.

The Cisco Digital Education Platform is the foundation for digitally empowered education. Our solutions for learning, campus, administration, security, and research form a comprehensive digital architecture that unifies all of the elements needed to help educators and students learn without limits.

Digital technology continues to expand the possibilities for education, and Cisco is leading the way. Cisco delivers solutions that extend access to education, enhance the student experience, improve student engagement, and ignite innovation in teaching, learning, and research. Along

with our vast ecosystem of education partners, we work to translate technology into student success and better outcomes for educators.

Want to learn more about our vision for empowered education?

1. The Business Value of Creating Digital Ready Networks with Cisco DNA Solutions, IDC, 2016