In this session, Cisco introduces a new family of Nexus data center Smart Switches with DPUs, enabling stateful services to be embedded directly into the data center fabric at scale. Hypershield security services are integrated into the Smart Switch, covering a variety of use cases. Cisco provides a technical overview of Nexus Smart Switches, Hypershield, and their use cases, and also presents a demo.

Presented by Maurizio Portolani, Distinguished Technical Marketing Engineer, Jacob Rapp, Senior Director of Product Management for Hypershield, and Javed Asghar, Director of Product Management. Recorded live at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live EMEA 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on February 11, 2025. Watch the entire presentation at hhttps://techfieldday.com/appearance/cisco-presents-day-1-at-tech-field-day-extra-at-cisco-live-emea-2025/ or visit https://techfieldday.com/event/clemea25/ or https://Cisco.com/ for more information.