In my last post, I discussed Bimodal IT and how some enterprises are adopting it as a way to manage the tradeoffs between "keeping the lights on" and business agility. That's not to say it's easy. Operating bi-modally still requi...
The well-known Quarry Worker's Creed, called out in prefaces to books such as "The Pragmatic Programmer" and "Ship While you Sleep", posits the notion of IT done right as more than simple engineering discipline -good software deve...
A couple of weeks ago, we had the unique opportunity to support Tech on Deck with Robert Scoble and Scott Jordan. This first-time event was a big success. Remote viewers could actively engage with the hosts and guests, who ranged ...
The following post was originally published in The Hill In 1961, President John F. Kennedy laid out an ambitious goal for our nation -to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In doing so, he inspired a new generation an...
The Cisco 2015 Midyear Security Report provides an overview of key threats observed in the first half of 2015, along with insights on current and future trends and advice for organizations that utilize security solutions and servi...
Cisco's consulting team shows off their full geekiness.The words "geek" or "nerd" are often thrown about with negative connotations, but not at Cisco! Here, we wear our geek badges with pride, and like to think that being geeky is...
The pace of business is accelerating. As consumers, the internet has changed our expectations for how to order products, services or information as well as how fast it is delivered. Think about it. We acces...
Traditional to Big Data to IoT: Transaction Processing Performance Council Establishes Internet of Things Working Group (TPC-IoT) Over the past quarter century, the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has developed s...
After several months leading the managed security services portfolio at Cisco, I sat down with the social media team to discuss my path to Cisco, the evolution of the security market, and the future of security. [Note: This is an ...
Why Cisco? What's so great about working here? Why do people come in every day to innovate and change the world? Let's ask Cisco employees! Let's even ask Cisco leaders! Today kicks off an employee contest on Instagram (Follow us ...
I've been blogging a lot lately about how smart organizations in all industries need to embrace a digital transformation in order to innovate and compete at the blistering pace of the Internet's next wave-the Internet of Everythin...
Cisco recently introduced another addition to its Radio Resource Management (RRM) algorithm -Dynamic Bandwidth Selection (DBS). Previously, controllers only had the ability to automatically assign channels and power levels, while ...