Healthcare networkevolution• Empowering better experiences• Faster automation• Stronger security

Networks are changing. Fast.This transformation is fueled by a technology culture that’s reshaping patient, member, clinician, and researcher expectations across healthcare organizations worldwide.

To adapt to these trends, healthcare networks need to evolve—from manual, rigid, and device-centric to automated and exible.

Manual box-by-box management

Perimeter-based, reactive bolt-on security

IT and historical analytics

Closed and hardware centric

Information-Era Network

Proactive, context-based, built-in security everywhere

Policy-based network automation

Open, programmable, and software driven

Business and real-time insights

Digital-Ready Network

Today, patients are hyperconnected mobile users who expect experiences such as remote consultations, in-room infotainment, and location-based services.

BYOD and mobiledevice policiesInternet of Things (IoT) technologies to streamline processes and spur innovationCloud servicesCloud services to improve exibility and cost savingsAnalytics to understand patient and clinician behavior and improve patient outcomes

These trends are supported through:

of businesses say that legacy network infrastructure is a bottleneck in enterprise IT.1 67%

Why evolve to a digital-ready network?

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Increase exibility

Simplify IT operations

Protect against threats

Accelerate innovation

Lower costs

Reduce risks

Business OutcomesIT Capabilities

Cisco DNA: The digital-ready foundation at the heart of healthcare innovation

Cisco DNA delivers faster innovation with actionable insights, lower costs with network automation, and

reduced risks with security everywhere.

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BusinessOutcomes

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What Is DNAfor Healthcare?

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Sources:1: Digital Transformation Powers Your Business, Forrester commissioned by Verizon, September 2015

DNA for Healthcare

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