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Explore Cisco's unified branch approach for deploying scalable, reliable, and secure branch networks in this 23-minute conference presentation. Discover how Cisco addresses the core challenges of widespread branch deployments, including lack of on-site IT staff and configuration complexity that leads to security risks. Learn about the innovative "branches as code" initiative that treats network configurations like software, utilizing Git version control and CI/CD pipelines through a Cisco-developed Terraform provider. Examine the GitLab-based workflow that enables rapid, consistent deployment of new branch locations with pre-defined defaults, automated testing, and easy rollbacks, transforming on-site deployment into a plug-and-play experience manageable by non-network engineers. Understand how this approach reduces deployment times from hours to minutes while maintaining optimal reliability and security. Get insights into Cisco's validated designs and blueprints for small, medium, and large branches across various industry verticals. Discover the new Cisco 8000 series secure router featuring a specialized networking processor optimized for cryptographic workloads, ensuring high-speed IPsec and SD-WAN performance with future-proof post-quantum cryptography capabilities. Learn about the dual-stream approach offering both traditional IOS XE and cloud-native MX operating systems, providing customers with flexibility to choose between CLI-based management and cloud-native simplicity while maintaining security at multiple levels including secure boot, crypto, management plane, and data in transit.
