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Operating in silos is one of the biggest barriers to an organization’s ability to deliver great customer value. Typically, siloed companies have teams that focus only on their department objectives, rarely share information outside their department, and shun cross-functional collaboration.…

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60% of all hacked SMBs go out of business after six months, according to the US National Cyber Security Alliance. This is unsurprising because the impact of cyber breaches on SMBs can deliver knock-out punches on multiple fronts. To begin with, the financial impact of global cyber breaches on SMBs quadruples…

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The day isn’t far when Internet connectivity will be considered as a human right across the world. Today, a high speed internet is far more important than certain basic necessities of life. And we often take it for granted, but do we always get fast, reliable and secure connectivity. For SMBs, it is the…

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Cisco recently released the fifth edition of our CISO Benchmark Study which surveyed over 3,000 security leaders across 18 countries on the state of the CISO. With more data, more devices, and more applications, businesses and governments have more to protect. IT teams today are tasked with driving…

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I had the privilege of being part of this year’s SP Summit, a key part of Cisco Live Melbourne 2019. SP Summit is a key event on our regional Cisco calendar, a priceless opportunity for our key executives, both in the Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China region as well as our leaders with a global…

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I’m Bidhan, and I look after our SMB business in Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China. I often meet with SMBs in the region to find out what keeps you up at night and learn something new from you every day. SMBs in my network tell me about the challenges they face and what they are doing to address them. I’ve…

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The velocity with which enterprises are digitizing has never been so high. And yet, we need to move even faster. In every industry in Asia Pacific, Japan and China, technology is accelerating with break-neck speed. Singapore’s Changi airport is kept clean by housekeeping robots. Panasonic…

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As I travel back to my alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), I have been thinking of how much the world has changed in the 26 years since I graduated. During my student days, the ultimate dream was to either go to the US for further studies, pursue an MBA with a leading…

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Japanese      English In the Japanese Zodiac, Boars represent courage and adventure and have a pioneering spirit. They are good natured, fun, resilient with a strong sense of empathy.  These traits will be essential to a successful 2019, a year in Japan where digital transitions…