The core appears to be what Cisco calls an “interactive services” layer, which sits between the application and infrastructure layers and includes ANS.

After funding Embrane and partnering with it, Cisco is now acquiring the startup to add Layer 4-7 chaining to its ACI story.

Cisco’s Tetration 2.0 focuses on providing security at the application layer, providing a single pane of glass to automate and enforce security policies based on contextual information.

Announced today, the Cisco Integrated Services Router with Application Experience (ISR-AX) simplifies the delivery of services by including functionality such as wide-area network (WAN) optimization, ...