Kurt Rosenthal

Authored by Jared Headley, Senior Director of Cloud Platforms and Services  Twenty-five years ago, the pain in my wrists was unbearable.  I was spending 10-12 hours a day creating presentations about the OSI model and the power of a multiprotocol network (yeah, I’m old).  After visiting a doctor and…

… is actually sweeter in this case. The well-regarded managed service creation and delivery platform formerly known as Cisco Virtual Managed Services (VMS) is now the Cisco Managed Services Accelerator (MSX). As Cisco’s key strategic managed services platform for service providers, we feel this new…

  Authored by Hidde Beumer, Cisco Cybersecurity Manager   Today’s mobile service providers connect more devices, data, and services than ever before. Mobile networks have become critical infrastructures in modern societies, so with security threats growing around the world, there is increa…

    authored by Bryan Doerr, Cisco Cybersecurity Manager As the threat landscape continues to become more complex, more and more businesses are looking to outsource their security needs. According to the 2018 Cisco Cybersecurity Report, 44 percent of enterprises and 54 percent of small bus…

    authored by Andrew Turner, Cisco Cybersecurity Manager Data: the currency of all modern companies. Successful acquisition, secure storage and accurate analysis of data can uniquely position companies for competitive success, and as many examples have shown, failure to secure that data…

As a leading managed cloud service provider, Rackspace has been helping business customers drive digital transformation through IT-as-a-Service and multicloud solutions for almost 20 years. And for nearly all of that time, Rackspace has partnered with Cisco to ensure that transformation was seamless…

  [ authored by Kelsey Brewer, Cisco Cyber Security Manager ] Security teams know the endpoints within their environments are being targeted by advanced threats, but often lack the bandwidth, tools, and budget to adequately respond. As a result, organizations of all sizes are choosing to augmen…

More and more Service Providers today are moving away from aging TDM infrastructures and updating their networks to all IP. In so doing they are benefiting from reduced costs, increased revenues, and enhanced services. Older TDM networks are burdened with limited service capabilities, high maintenan…

Many Service Providers today are challenged by aging TDM infrastructures with limited service capabilities, high maintenance costs, and increasing operational expenses. And as the equipment is aging out, so too are the skills necessary to maintain and service this equipment. Sooner or later, these S…