In my recent post, "The Internet of Everything's Impact on Hospitality", I discussed how the Internet of Everything (IoE) is currently transforming the hospitality industry to more effectively enhance the guest experience while en...
This is the final installment of a series on how retailers can address the challenges of becoming an omnichannel business. I'd like to wrap up by talking about a deceptively simple stumbling block -accepting that being an omnichan...
Cisco is dedicated to using our technology around the world to make a positive difference in the lives of people and local communities. This December, Cisco offices on 3 continents partnered with hospitals to use Cisco collaborati...
With the adoption of the Internet of Things and Internet of Everything, advances in mobility and next-generation Wi-Fi are driving faster speeds, higher signal quality and more reliable connectivity. With the upcoming ratification...
Executive sponsorship is one of the most important non-technical aspects of a project. Everyone knows about the technical: do we have rack space, is there enough power, did fibers get ordered, did the equipment ship, are the cut s...
80% of survey respondents [administered by MIT/Sloan and Cap Gemini] believe that their companies need to go through a significant digital transformation.However, 63% of those respondents also believe that their current pace is to...
In this week's episode, everything you wanted to know about VSPEX but were afraid to ask. We're talking VSPEX 101 with Chris Romano and Chad Dunn. They why, the how, and the use cases to back it up. Complete with a VSPEX unicorn, ...
After years of discussion, the upcoming release of Open MPI 1.7.4 will change how processes are laid out ("mapped") and bound by default. Here's the specifics: If the number of processes is <= 2, processes will be mappe...
How fascinating is it that in today's world, a parent can connect to an office network and still remain linked to a child via mobile device? I recently came across a New York Times article that discussed how mobility is transformi...
Most recently ESG/Vormetric came out with a threat report that highlighted the increase in insider threats & the significance to augment perimeter and host-based security. The rationale behind the increase was that more people...
In my role as leader of the Analytics Practice for Cisco?Consulting Services, I often meet with clients who remind me of how the nature of consulting is changing. Traditionally, a consultant's value and relevance to the customer h...
The other week I attended the "Software Defined Networking 2013" conference in London. This is a UK-based event for the discussion of SDN, OpenFlow and Network Virtualisation Solutions from a strategic perspective. Th...