Summary: <br> Rowell and François were invited to Cisco Headquarters, along with many others, as part of the #JustTheTech event which was planned in coordination with the Wi-Fi 6 announcement that happened on April 29, 2019. <br> <br> <br> <br> It was a jam packed day of discussions with key people from Cisco.<br> <br> <br> <br> The folks in attendance for #JustTheTech were:<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://packet6.com" target="_blank">Rowell Dionicio</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://semfionetworks.com" target="_blank">François Vergès</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://blog.noblinkyblinky.com" target="_blank">A.J. Murray</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://sc-wifi.com/" target="_blank">Sam Clements</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.itsecdef.com/" target="_blank">Evan Mintzer</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://thewlan.com.au/" target="_blank">Hayden Andrews</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://t.co/LbnVnRXBmH" target="_blank">Shaun Bender</a>* <a href="http://theroutingtable.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kevin Blackburn</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://amyengineer.com/" target="_blank">Amy Arnold</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://networkchuck.com" target="_blank">Network Chuck</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://configureterminal.com" target="_blank">David Bombal</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://networkphil.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Gervasi</a>* <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.wifireference.com/" target="_blank">Dave Benham</a><br> <br> <br> <br> We kicked off the event with a tour of the Customer Experience Center. Taking a look at the possibilities using Cisco solutions. It’s an impressive facility on the first floor of one of many Cisco buildings. There’s an entry way with a large Cisco logo on the wall. On the other side of the wall is the beginning of the Customer Experience Center. <br> <br> <br> <br> Big Cisco logoHop aboard the Cisco busVirtual ConciergeIndustrial switchesThe Customer Experience WallCisco’s first product, the AGS.BGP on a napkin<br> <br> <br> <br> During our tour we ran into Todd Nightingale who is an SVP, General Manager of Meraki. It was a delightful surprise but he was able to talk to us for a bit and even tour with us.<br> <br> <br> <br> So the main purpose of #JustTheTech was to take part in the coordinated announcement of Wi-Fi 6 products from both Cisco and Meraki. But instead of marketing material, we were able to speak directly to engineers. <br> <br> <br> <br> This means taking a look at the new Wi-Fi 6 access points up close<br> <br> <br> <br> * Catalyst 9115, 9117, 9120* Meraki MX55, MX45<br> <br> <br> <br> The actual event started off with Sacha Gupta, Senior Vice President, Product Management – Cisco Enterprise Networking. He talked about Reinventing Access, Unplugged and Uninterrupted.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Reinventing Access, Unplugged and Uninterrupted by Sacha Gupta<br> <br> <br> <br> Next, Jérôme Henry, Principle Engineer, Office of the CTAO, talked about OpenRoaming which is an interesting concept in today’s world where 5G and Wi-Fi 6 will converge.
