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(This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/mother99/jacksonholdingcompany.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114As institutions of higher education seek ways to address student retention, they are increasingly turning to technologies that promise more of an \u201cat home\u201d experience, driving greater engagement and s\u2026 Read more on Cisco Blogs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u200b[[{“value”:”<\/p>\n As institutions of higher education seek ways to address student retention, they are increasingly turning to technologies that promise more of an \u201cat home\u201d experience, driving greater engagement and security for their users, while being simple and reliable to use. But often overlooked is the network behind it all. <\/em><\/p>\n When Biola University<\/a>, a private Christian university in Southern California, sought solutions, they reached out to their friends at Cisco. Today, in part one of our two-part series on creating a secure student-centric experience, we discuss their technology journey with Scott Himes, Biola\u2019s director of network operations.<\/em><\/p>\n A: <\/strong>We\u2019ve been Cisco customers for quite some time, 20 plus years, since before I started at the university. When it comes down to it, the tools must do what the tools need to do. And Cisco\u2019s done this for Biola \u2014 and it\u2019s done it well.<\/p>\n I think one of the greatest testaments is we have a network refresh fund which allows us to proactively cycle out network equipment on a regular basis. But it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s always funded perfectly.<\/p>\n In some cases, we\u2019ve got these switches that have been out there running for eleven, even twelve years . . . and they\u2019re just working like champs. They\u2019re doing exactly what they\u2019re supposed to. That\u2019s such a testament to Cisco\u2019s build quality and their hardware capabilities. It\u2019s just doing what it\u2019s supposed to do . . . in a way that you can trust. It\u2019s just a solid product. We\u2019ve been really successful with Cisco. It\u2019s been a great relationship.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The stability that has come from that has been key, it\u2019s been amazing. We\u2019re able to do some things that are beyond what we should be able to do with the number of people that we have. Because we\u2019re not having to constantly firefight, we\u2019re not diverting time to put out the fires. We can focus on innovating things.<\/p>\n A: <\/strong>One challenge we\u2019ve been working to resolve on our campus has been the problem of students wanting to improve the network connectivity in the dorms, really trying to make the dorm experience, from a wireless standpoint, more like the home network experience that they come from.<\/p>\n Their network at home just works. They look at connecting all their devices, their Apple TV\u2019s, gaming systems, all that stuff like that and everything works the way it\u2019s supposed to \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t really work that way in a university network. So, we\u2019ve been working to implement Cisco\u2019s solution, user defined networking (UDN)<\/a>, to improve that scenario, improve the way that devices connect and work together when they come onto the campus \u2014 and how they work in our enterprise network \u2014 making it act more like a home network scenario and solution.<\/p>\n A: <\/strong>We\u2019re primarily using Cisco Catalyst Center<\/a> for user defined networking. We\u2019re using it to deploy our wireless controllers and our wireless access points, and to configure the wireless network as a whole.<\/p>\n And we\u2019re just starting to add our wired network infrastructure into Cisco Catalyst Center as well, so we can start automating the process of software upgrades to help speed up the process of hardware replacement.<\/p>\n So, when we put new switches in place on campus, we can easily deploy the configuration to them. We can replicate what was there on the previous hardware, and get it get it back up and running as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n A: <\/strong>I think network security is inherent, it\u2019s something that\u2019s critical. We see it at every level of the campus network. Because we\u2019ve been working on this UDN solution, student network security has been top of mind.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been trying to put this solution in place, partly because it allows student devices to work easily together, plus it secures them in the process. It provides a little containerized network for student devices that isolates their devices from their roommate\u2019s or neighbors\u2019 devices. It allows them to use exactly what they want to use on the campus network and restricts other people from them, but also allows them to invite other students into their UDN, too, so they can share the devices they want to share.<\/p>\n Now that we\u2019ve taken a brief look at the technologies involved in creating a student-centric experience, I invite you to take a deeper dive by exploring our latest interactive ebook In Search of the Best Experience: Exploring the Roles and Technologies of Experience Driven Institutions in Higher Education.<\/a> Join our Cisco education experts as they go deeper to explore the value, strategies, and technologies that are transforming student-centric experiences.<\/p>\n Plus, look for part two of our blog series titled Creating A Secure Student-Centric Experience: Taking Leadership<\/em>, coming soon.<\/p>\n “}]]\u00a0\u00a0Did you know a student-centric experience can increase retention and engagement while keeping student data more secure? Discover how.\u00a0\u00a0Read More<\/a>\u00a0Cisco Blogs\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n As institutions of higher education seek ways to address student retention, they are increasingly turning to technologies that promise more of an \u201cat home\u201d experience, driving greater engagement and s\u2026 Read more on Cisco Blogs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u200b[[{“value”:”<\/p>\n As institutions of higher education seek ways to address student retention, they are increasingly turning to technologies that promise more of an \u201cat home\u201d experience, driving greater engagement and security for their users, while being simple and reliable to use. But often overlooked is the network behind it all. <\/em><\/p>\n When Biola University<\/a>, a private Christian university in Southern California, sought solutions, they reached out to their friends at Cisco. Today, in part one of our two-part series on creating a secure student-centric experience, we discuss their technology journey with Scott Himes, Biola\u2019s director of network operations.<\/em><\/p>\n A: <\/strong>We\u2019ve been Cisco customers for quite some time, 20 plus years, since before I started at the university. When it comes down to it, the tools must do what the tools need to do. And Cisco\u2019s done this for Biola \u2014 and it\u2019s done it well.<\/p>\n I think one of the greatest testaments is we have a network refresh fund which allows us to proactively cycle out network equipment on a regular basis. But it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s always funded perfectly.<\/p>\n In some cases, we\u2019ve got these switches that have been out there running for eleven, even twelve years . . . and they\u2019re just working like champs. They\u2019re doing exactly what they\u2019re supposed to. That\u2019s such a testament to Cisco\u2019s build quality and their hardware capabilities. It\u2019s just doing what it\u2019s supposed to do . . . in a way that you can trust. It\u2019s just a solid product. We\u2019ve been really successful with Cisco. It\u2019s been a great relationship.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The stability that has come from that has been key, it\u2019s been amazing. We\u2019re able to do some things that are beyond what we should be able to do with the number of people that we have. Because we\u2019re not having to constantly firefight, we\u2019re not diverting time to put out the fires. We can focus on innovating things.<\/p>\n A: <\/strong>One challenge we\u2019ve been working to resolve on our campus has been the problem of students wanting to improve the network connectivity in the dorms, really trying to make the dorm experience, from a wireless standpoint, more like the home network experience that they come from.<\/p>\n Their network at home just works. They look at connecting all their devices, their Apple TV\u2019s, gaming systems, all that stuff like that and everything works the way it\u2019s supposed to \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t really work that way in a university network. So, we\u2019ve been working to implement Cisco\u2019s solution, user defined networking (UDN)<\/a>, to improve that scenario, improve the way that devices connect and work together when they come onto the campus \u2014 and how they work in our enterprise network \u2014 making it act more like a home network scenario and solution.<\/p>\n A: <\/strong>We\u2019re primarily using Cisco Catalyst Center<\/a> for user defined networking. We\u2019re using it to deploy our wireless controllers and our wireless access points, and to configure the wireless network as a whole.<\/p>\n And we\u2019re just starting to add our wired network infrastructure into Cisco Catalyst Center as well, so we can start automating the process of software upgrades to help speed up the process of hardware replacement.<\/p>\n So, when we put new switches in place on campus, we can easily deploy the configuration to them. We can replicate what was there on the previous hardware, and get it get it back up and running as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n A: <\/strong>I think network security is inherent, it\u2019s something that\u2019s critical. We see it at every level of the campus network. Because we\u2019ve been working on this UDN solution, student network security has been top of mind.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been trying to put this solution in place, partly because it allows student devices to work easily together, plus it secures them in the process. It provides a little containerized network for student devices that isolates their devices from their roommate\u2019s or neighbors\u2019 devices. It allows them to use exactly what they want to use on the campus network and restricts other people from them, but also allows them to invite other students into their UDN, too, so they can share the devices they want to share.<\/p>\n Now that we\u2019ve taken a brief look at the technologies involved in creating a student-centric experience, I invite you to take a deeper dive by exploring our latest interactive ebook In Search of the Best Experience: Exploring the Roles and Technologies of Experience Driven Institutions in Higher Education.<\/a> Join our Cisco education experts as they go deeper to explore the value, strategies, and technologies that are transforming student-centric experiences.<\/p>\n Plus, look for part two of our blog series titled Creating A Secure Student-Centric Experience: Taking Leadership<\/em>, coming soon.<\/p>\nQ: Prior to Cisco, what was your technology like and why did you choose to stay with Cisco?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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