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Career diversity in IT – through MentorMe
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One of Cisco’s flagship volunteering programs, MentorMe, matches female university students with a mentor in the technology industry within Cisco for over nine weeks. Meeting weekly, and sometimes more, the students also participate in weekly professional development sessions to hear from experts…
The power of a hairbrush
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To all the parents juggling working from home while bringing up their kids and managing their education: you’re all superheroes. There’s one group at Cisco sharing what’s in their superhero toolkit amongst each other, and it started with an unexpected item – a hairbrush. The Special Kids Group: Parents…
How leading ports are going digital to combat long-term supply chain issues
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The growth of e-commerce and the acceleration of global trade in the past eighteen months have exposed the inherent inefficiencies in the shipping & logistics industries. Supply chains, as a result, in all industries have been negatively impacted. While each industry has a role to play in finding…
Leaning on your leaders in tough times
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The last couple of years have been tough for many, especially as our personal and professional lives go through a tug of war to find the right balance. Working further apart physically has unexpectedly brought many of us closer through virtual, but more meaningful, connections. From seeing into your…
Bringing your whole self to work, proudly
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It’s Pride Month globally, a celebration and recognition of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) community with various events held around the world. June is marked to recognise the Stonewall Riots taking place in 1969 and is an opportunity…
Cisco to Optimize NTT Plala’s ISP Network Requirements with Cisco NCS 5500 Series Edge Routers
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Cisco to Optimize NTT Plala’s ISP Network Requirements with Cisco NCS 5500 Series Edge Routers To manage growing ISP network traffic while saving power and space with increased capacity Cisco Systems G.K. today announced that NTT Plala Inc. selected its Cisco Network Convergence System 5500 Series…
Hybrid working during Ramadan
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As the world continues to work in a hybrid model, we are all starting to have a deeper understanding of everyone’s lives and the many different aspects they balance along with their work life – kids, studies, parents, faith. We asked our employees to share their insights around Ramadan with us. Wasim…
Reflections from our female leaders in technology
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As we mark another International Women’s Day, today is all about stopping to reflect and celebrate the achievements of women. But it is also a moment when we acknowledge the work that remains to be done to further embrace inclusion and gender equality. Particularly when it comes to leadership in the…
Five Cisco Women share their experiences working in technical roles and how they choose to challenge
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International Women’s Day is a global day recognising the social, economic and cultural achievements of women. It also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and equality. Women continue to be underrepresented in the IT workforce. Females account for only 25 per cent of those with post-secondary…
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