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Kim Austin

No Longer with Cisco

Until recently, I was the senior manager for digital and social marketing for Cisco Collaboration Marketing. I've spent 18 years at Cisco and have been surrounded by high-tech since it became "a thing." I learned BASIC programming on a PET computer with an external cassette tape drive. I remember when the land where my office is now was an orange grove. (And that doesn't make me all that old...)

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June 27, 2017

COLLABORATION

Collaboration at #CLUS, Day 1: Keynotes and Bears, Oh My

The first day of Cisco Live 2017 Las Vegas is in the books. It was a busy day, to say the least. The morning started with the opening keynote and jumped right into the World of Solutions and tech sessions throughout the day. It was nonstop technology. I’m not sure the tourists visiting the Mandalay…

June 24, 2017

COLLABORATION

Collaboration at #CLUS: Get Ready to Fly Like a Superhero!

Some call it summer camp for nerds. Some call it the world’s biggest annual gathering of Cisco technical experts. The official name is Cisco Live. Whatever it is, an analyst recently predicted that the collective attendance will increase baseline average of technical acumen among Las Vegas hotel gue…

June 12, 2017

COLLABORATION

Join Cisco Collaboration at InfoComm 2017

Are you headed to Orlando for InfoComm 2017? We’re packing up our favorite collaboration demos and heading to the Orange County Convention Center to share how you can use our tech to simplify the way your teams work. Working together should be simple. The technology you use to collaborate should be…

May 11, 2017

COLLABORATION

Connected Education and the Power of Video

This post comes from Marissa Liu, a collaboration product marketing specialist at Cisco. As a recent graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she has seen firsthand the evolution of digital education and is optimistic about its future. Whether you’re in fourth grade or grad scho…

April 21, 2017

COLLABORATION

Guest Post: Forest Conservation in an Agile Era

This post comes from Trude Myhre, a forest conservation advisor for World Wildlife Fund – Norway. WWF-Norway is responsible for the implementation of a number of large and small projects, both in Norway and in our partner countries. Part of what I love about my work is going out into the wild. I le…

March 30, 2017

COLLABORATION

Enterprise Connect 2017, Day 4: Panels, Quotes, Bunnies, Oh My!

Things were a bit quieter at Enterprise Connect today as the event came to a close with a few morning sessions and the final summary panel concluding at noon. Panels Bots, AI and IoT: Will They Transform Customer Care? Sheila McGee-Smith brought together the panel to discuss some of the latest force…

March 29, 2017

COLLABORATION

Enterprise Connect 2017, Day 3: Best in Show and the Toaster Fridge

In today’s episode, I’m pleased to share that Cisco received the Best of Enterprise Connect 2017 for Cisco Spark Board. This morning’s general session started off on a very positive note when Jens Meggers was invited to the stage to accept the Best of Enterprise Connect 2017 for Cisco Spark Bo…

March 28, 2017

COLLABORATION

Enterprise Connect 2017, Day 2: It’s All About the Experience

In today’s episode, it’s really all about the Cisco keynote presentation from Jens Meggers and some pretty cool demos. If you missed yesterday’s post, check it out here. First off, thanks to everyone who followed my advice in yesterday’s post and visited the Cisco booth. From what I witnessed, you a…

March 27, 2017

COLLABORATION

Enterprise Connect 2017, Day 1: Panels, New Products, Gators

In today’s episode, I cover a few of the day’s panel discussions and provide an overview of the latest Cisco product announcements. There’s nothing like waking up with the alligators in Orlando. Actually, from the look of the little guys here at the Gaylord Palms, I was far more alert than the…