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Empowering Change with Cisco Foundation: Spotlight on Australia’s FY26 Regional Solution Grantees

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This year, the Cisco Foundation’s APJC Regional Solution Grant (RSG) program has awarded funding to 12 grantee organizations (selected from 22 concept notes nominated by Cisco employees), with five outstanding Australian organizations leading impactful projects cross climate, education,…

September 2, 2025

INNOVATION

AI-Powered Computer Vision Deployment

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Imagine a world where machines see as well as – or better than – humans, catching safety hazards in mines, spotting defects on a factory line, or flagging abnormalities in X-rays. That’s where AI-powered computer vision is already taking mining, manufacturing, and healthcare…

August 21, 2025

AGENTIC AI

Agentic AI Without Hyperscaler Lock-In: Building Flexible, Future-Proof AI Systems

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Imagine a world where your AI systems can think, decide, and adapt like a human team, tackling complex tasks without being chained to a single tech giant’s ecosystem. That’s the promise of agentic AI. You have systems that act autonomously, make decisions, and solve problems with minimal…

June 15, 2023

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

CTO Insights: The news from Cisco Live US 2023

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Overall Cisco is on a mission to simplify IT and this message came across loud and clear at Cisco Live US: simplify, simplify, simplify. Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins said on the mainstage that for years it’s been a features game – now, the #1 feature our teams need to continue to focus on is simplicity.…

April 3, 2023

ENERGY/UTILITIES

Why power and ethernet – the 1st and 4th utilities – are converging

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Power is known as the 1st utility and ethernet is known as the 4th utility. Their convergence led to the birth of Universal Power over Ethernet (UPoE). UPoE is a decade-old technology that has been evolving slowly to meet the needs of modern offices. For those building new hybrid spaces or upgrading decades…

March 1, 2023

HEALTHCARE

How a large ANZ healthcare provider is becoming more digitally resilient

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The healthcare industry is often seen as lagging when it comes to adopting technology. In this new era, embracing digital is one of the best ways to give patients better care and more value. It’s why some of the leading healthcare providers and governments around the world are accelerating their digital…

February 8, 2023

HEALTHCARE

How an Australian healthcare provider is reimagining the community’s future

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Cisco recently had the opportunity to work with a large hospital network in Victoria, Australia. This network has more than 15 hospitals and clinics that service one of the largest geographical areas of any metropolitan health service in Victoria. They provide a range of specialist services to…

January 17, 2023

TRANSPORTATION

A peek into the digital infrastructure underneath PSA’s port of the future

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One of the world’s busiest seaports has committed to becoming the world’s most advanced – and they are relying on transformative digital infrastructure to make it happen. PSA’s vision for the intelligent port of the future includes nearly doubling capacity using cutting-edge technologies such…

November 23, 2022

NETWORKING

How retail outlets deliver predictive experiences

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As consumers, we demand cutting-edge digital experiences whether we’re shopping, banking, or ordering a meal – and it’s all built on modern-day networks. Networks drive applications, empower consumers, and enable business workflows. It truly is an invisible technology fabric that brings magical…