Cisco’s JL Valente discusses the challenges IT groups face to support work from anywhere and the greater distribution of applications. Users need to connect to applications and get the best user experience from anywhere they work and from any device. How has networking and particularly SD-WAN evolved to address these requirements and support hybrid, secure multi-cloud environments?

In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with JL Valente of Cisco:

• The evolution of SD-WAN.
• How AI and ML for traffic steering and performance monitoring are transforming networking.
• Benefits of integration when connecting to cloud-based applications.
• The importance of connectivity in a SASE architecture.
• Ensuring consistent customer experience from anywhere.

About Our Guest

JL Valente, Vice President, Product Management, Enterprise Routing and SD-WAN

JL Valente leads product management in the Networking Experiences Team with direct responsibility for the enterprise routing, SD-WAN and multi-cloud networking portfolio. In this role, he is globally responsible for product strategy, definition and delivery. He is also the executive sponsor of a number of key service provider accounts.

A highly respected industry veteran, Valente joined Cisco in 2013 as a software executive with 25 years of operating and leadership experience in building international software businesses. He is a technology advocate with intimate knowledge of the evolution of networking and information technology. At Cisco, he led the service provider network automation strategy including the acquisition of Tail-f, organized the initial 5G initiative including OpenvRAN, brought to market Cisco telco cloud and the first SDWAN aaS platform known as ngena. Previously, he led the product management of Cisco Cloud Platform and Solutions Group portfolio across network automation and cloud management. A sought-after industry speaker, he is often featured at venues such as Mobile World Congress, CTIA and many Cisco hosted events.

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