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Physics and an Innovation Mentality
To me, innovation is fast, intense, and purpose driven. It is about adopting an experimental mentality and thinking about what we can do different today to create a better outcome for tomorrow. More than anything, it is about making those ideas happen. I was a physics major in college. Ever the sci…
Securing the Video Streaming Business
It is that time of year again; leaves are turning, the air is crisp, and every week teams from the National Football League line up to participate in the ‘ultimate team sport’, American football. As a lifelong fan, I watch every Patriots game and I am certainly not alone. It is that diehard devotio…
Connecting with Customers at IBC
I came back from IBC week in Amsterdam amazed by the Cisco team’s hard work and energized by what we heard from customers. In all, we hosted more than 500 customer meetings in the Cisco booth and gave over 200 demos across our various product offerings. In case you weren’t able to join us, here is a…
Strong Partners Make Strong Solutions
Authored by Tracy Geist, Head of Global Partner Strategy – Service Provider Video It’s been 9 months since I joined Cisco to lead efforts around partner strategy for video. Having spent more than 25 years in the world of digital television, pay-tv, and the evolution of video distribution and…
The Yin-Yang of Video-Aware Networking
A few weeks ago, 55,000 of my closest media, entertainment, and technology colleagues and I traveled to Amsterdam to attend IBC. IBC is a very special show where the worlds of technology and media collide. As the industry continues to evolve at warp speed, IBC this year proved to be an exceptional v…
Making IP Video Better Than Broadcast
As we wrap up the summer vacation season and settle back into work and school, I can’t help but reflect back on my personal summer vacation and share a few observations. My family and I had the chance to travel and while we were on the road, away from home, I shared with my wife that, in this bold n…
Inviting Customers to Hack our Infinite Video Platform
I like to think that I am pretty passionate about technology. And I like to work with others who share my passion. So when I hear about a group of 150 engineers working 24-hours straight in a race to make our products better…that gets my attention. On April 26 & 27, our Infinite Video Platform (…
Digital Transformation of India
Later this month, I will be traveling to India to meet with customers and connect with our Cisco Service Provider engineering teams. I always look forward to my trips to India. Each time I return, I find myself in awe of the pace of technology adoption in India, in general, and in particular, the ra…
Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress
Mobile is everything and everything is mobile. On Day 1 of Mobile World Congress (MWC), Chuck Robbins succinctly described the “mobility explosion,” as a driver for innovation and a means for anyone and everyone to take advantage of the incredible advances we are seeing in technology. This explosive…