One of my favorite things to do is to talk to Cisco customers, partners and industry analysts about common trends they are seeing in their business and the overall market. We look at trends similarly to why we conduct analytics, ...
I am a millennial and my entire financial life fits in my front pocket. Whether I am setting up automatic credit card payments, paying a friend back for a dinner he paid for, making my monthly rent payment, or buying the latest Wa...
Having spent several days last week at the Internet of Things World Forum in Dubai, I am more convinced than ever that the Internet of Things (IoT) is not some hyped-up futuristic vision of whatcouldbe, but a present-day reality t...
Who likes Tomorrowland? Some people go to the futuristic part of Disney's theme parks for the rides. The rides are certainly fun, but I go because it makes me think of the future. Perhaps that's why people post so many predictions...
This blog was originally published on the Cisco Learning Network. I'm not an engineer. I'm not technical. I didn't pursue STEM studies in university, either. So, why am I making so much noise and effort around getting more g...
The race for the smart home is off and running. Almost every global tech brand, from Apple to Amazon to Google and Samsung, to smaller entrants like Canary, August and tado, want to firmly establish themselves in the home. W...
It's an exciting time for those of us in IT as the business and technology news is dominated by stories of innovation and disruption in industries that seemed to be succeeding in a closed business ecosystem with a sensible and sec...
This year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC), 3rd Platform technologies (i.e. cloud, analytics, mobility, social) have been responsible for one-third of all IT spending and account for virtually 100% of all IT ...
When organizations look to secure their retail stores, branches, or points-of-sale, meeting the required mandates for Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliance quickly becomes the number one prioritized focus area. In f...
This is me (In the Cisco shirt, obviously) with the kids during STEAM Carnival.What if I told you that babysitting 10,000 kids could be fun? Now instead of babysitting, let's call it "supervising." And let's throw in some cool toy...
Over the last few years, I've watched cloud technology evolve beyond the cloud. Today, many of the companies I work with need flexible access to IT resources and services outside their on-premises data center. With "hybrid" cloud ...
Part 1: Rude Awakening Let us begin with some context in the form of a story. I live in a very bad part of town and I am always worried that my car is going to get stolen or broken into. So, I just invested over a thousand bu...