The document discusses Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) which aims to simplify network operations through application-oriented policy. Key points:
1. ACI uses application-level policies to automate network configuration and enable workload flexibility across physical and virtual infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud.
2. The Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is the central policy manager for ACI, enforcing policies across physical and virtual components through open APIs and protocols like OpFlex.
3. ACI's common policy framework allows network, security, storage and other infrastructure to be automated based on business-relevant application requirements defined as policies.