We just wrapped Cisco Live San Diego 2025 last week – and unveiled a ton of exciting updates across our AI-powered networking innovations.
Whether you’re all in on Meraki, or managing a hybrid of Meraki in the cloud and Catalyst on-prem – check out what’s new below.
📣 Key Launches
1. AgenticOps: A new AI-driven approach to IT operations supercharging our platform, with you still in control.
- Cisco AI Assistant: a conversational AI interface that helps optimize network management, automate routine tasks, and enable proactive troubleshooting.
- Cisco AI Canvas: Cisco's first Generative UI for cross-domain IT-a shared, intelligent workspace that brings real-time telemetry, AI insights, and team collaboration into one view.
2. AI-Ready Campus: Next-gen Smart Switches and next-gen wireless portfolio, purpose-built for AI workloads.
- Switching: C9350 Series Smart Switches, C9610 Series Smart Switches
- Wireless: Cisco Wireless CW9179F Wi-Fi 7 stadium AP, Cisco Campus Gateway
3. AI-Ready Unified Branch: New full-stack Unified Branch solution – next-gen routers with security fused in.
- Routing: Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers
4. Unified Network Management: Meraki, Catalyst, and next-gen networking devices – all managed from the Meraki dashboard.
- Support for next-gen switching, wireless, routing – with unified licensing and unified management across cloud, on-prem, or hybrid environments
- Powerful large campus switching capabilities
- Advanced routing: Routed ports, BGP
- High availability: StackWise Virtual, ISSU, RPVST+, VRRP E
- Enhanced macro and micro segmentation: Fabric, VRF Lite
- Advanced controls: Cloud CLI
- Catalyst Center innovations: Catalyst Center Global Manager, Azure Virtual Appliance, Energy Management
- API and Marketplace: Unlock new outcomes across 350+ apps in the Cisco Networking App Marketplace (previously Meraki Marketplace)
5. Multilayered Assurance: Unmatched visibility into enterprise environments across owned and unowned networks.
- Meraki org-wide and client-side assurance insights
- Built-in ThousandEyes assurance across every digital experience
Read more details in our Cisco Community Cisco Live San Diego 2025 recap and let us know what you’re most excited about!
