October 26, 2021

NETWORKING

Speeding into the future of retail with next-gen, digital-first infrastructure

5 min read

Infrastructure is the bridge between application and experience. The digital infrastructure deployed by retail giants today needs to be overhauled to create a compelling experience for consumers and staff. The last 18 months has made this clear. Retailers need to re-think how they go digital – connecting…

October 22, 2021

NETWORKING

How to build an intelligent network edge for the extended enterprise

4 min read

The redefinition of the network edge has become a driving force for change in the enterprise network. That edge was already expanding before the pandemic triggered the mass shift to remote working. The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, for example, has been doubling every five years, according…

October 21, 2021

EDUCATION

La Trobe University invests in Cisco Technology to become a Resilient Digital University

4 min read

Cisco and Optus to deliver technology infrastructure through software-defined access solution Builds on the La Trobe & Cisco partnership: Research Chair, National Innovation Industry Network Technology enabling La Trobe’s Net Zero goals through the ‘Living Lab’ concept La Trobe University…

October 21, 2021

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Making the Post-Olympics Era an Inclusive Society

4 min read

Japanese | English Ichiro Nakagawa | October 21, 2021 President and General Manager, Cisco Systems G.K. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) were unprecedented, as the first Olympic Games ever to be postponed for a year and held without spectators due to the…

October 19, 2021

SECURITY

Understanding the Cogs in the Cybersecurity Wheel

2 min read

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the lifeblood of Asia Pacific’s economy. In line with cybersecurity awareness month in October, and as the pace of digitalization accelerates across the region, Cisco commissioned an independent study of over 3,700 cybersecurity leaders in Asia Pacific…

October 15, 2021

NETWORKING

How to connect and engage a hybrid workforce

4 min read

There’s no going back to the pre-pandemic workplace. The workforce of the future is hybrid, where employees will be able to work at home, in the office, or anywhere in between. And it’s up to IT leaders to help support this shift. IDC predicts that by 2023, 75 percent of Forbes Global 2000 companies “will…

October 12, 2021

COLLABORATIONS

Companies looking to up their customer experience game must learn from the public sector

4 min read

In the past, the public sector looked up to the private sector for innovation and cutting-edge technology. The single-most important global event of 2020 forced public sector leaders to think outside the box to enable remote work and serve their communities, while protecting staff and optimizing…

October 7, 2021

NETWORKING

Four key enterprise network trends every IT leader needs to understand

4 min read

Today’s enterprise network has changed beyond recognition from what it looked like a decade ago—and the rate of that change is accelerating. Gartner, for example, predicts that enterprise IT workloads deployed on global cloud platforms will double from 2020 to 2023, reaching 40 percent of all workloads.…

October 5, 2021

CLOUD

Consumer goods conglomerate sees value in leapfrogging to the cloud

4 min read

In the new normal, businesses need applications that are quick, work seamlessly from anywhere, support customers and employees no matter what network or device they use, and deliver intuitive and user-friendly experiences – all while keeping security front and center at any given moment. To deliver…