Analytics & Automation

Data Science Applied In Business Today. In the past decade, there has been an explosion in the application of data science outside of academic realms. The use of general, statistical, predictive machine learning models has achieved high success rates across multiple occupations including finance, ma…

Note: this is Part 2 of 2 introducing The Data Science & AI Hierarchy of Success. To Read part 1, “Fostering a Data-Driven Culture: The Data Science & AI Hierarchy of Success”, click here. The prequel to this post established mindset and culture, in the form of Data Literacy and…

In today’s climate of rapid innovation, it’s easy to find examples of companies leveraging data, analytics, and automation to increase revenue, cut costs, improve customer experience, develop new offerings, and achieve other goals. However, very little is written on how these companies operate diffe…

Congratulations to Cisco’s inaugural Data Science Award Winners and Finalists! With over 110 inspiring submissions in 5 categories from teams representing 400+ Cisco employees, narrowing the field down to the best of the best data science powered solutions was an arduous task. And now… the res…

Data-driven insights fuel the most innovative companies of our time. And executives know it. According to Cisco’s 2018 CDO Thought Leadership Brief, “an overwhelming 97.2% of executives report that their companies are investing in building or launching big data and AI initiatives.” However, the road…

Assurance is a key function of Intent-Based Networking (IBN). It is responsible for validating that the network is actively satisfying the business intent and objectives set forth by the operator. Network Assurance involves three main aspects: continuous verification of system behavior by examining…

This article was originally posted on OpenDataScience.com. The data science valley of despair is real. Time after time, leaders who’re well-versed in case studies and industry research extolling the returns of data-driven insights seek to innovate their business—and land in a hole of frustration and…

Scientific discovery is one of the engines of human and societal progress. Scientists spend years and years learning, devising hypotheses, carrying out conclusions, and publishing results, in pursuit of advancing the state of the art. What now if a machine were able to do science, only much faster?…

Today, I’m working from the lovely Cisco office overlooking the park and peaceful Bedfont lake. And I just spent the weekend wandering around London’s majestic Royal Park with two lovely ladies who used to be colleagues and have gradually became really good friends. Just for the opportunity to meet…