Ravi Balakrishnan

With sunny skies and balmy weather, Barcelona is Europe’s greatest city to visit in the winter.  It is also the time when the cultural calendar swings into action, and often hosts the best festivals and exhibitions of the year. For me, the special draw is Cisco Live Barcelona, where I get the  oppor…

Ravi Balakrishnan and Mayuri Kulkarni are joint contributors to this blog. Cisco DevNet was the talk of the town in Cancun during Oct 26-31, the week of Cisco Live LATAM. The DevNet zone, Cisco Live Cancun, at the Moon Palace Resorts, was sizzling hot with big customer presence. What drives this exc…

Cisco-Splunk partnership is growing at a terrific pace. Recently, Splunk showcased Cisco as one of its top 4 partners. As a testimony to our growing momentum, Cisco is a Peta sponsor this year at Splunk .conf19, Venetian sands, Las Vegas, Oct 21-25, and I can’t wait to get inspired and energized by…

With friendly locals, miles of amazing coastline, and plenty of things to do and see… San Diego is the perfect summer destination. Next week, a double treat awaits visitors. The San Diego convention center will wear a festive look as Cisco Live 2019, Cisco’s world-renowned annual customer and partne…

Cisco DevNet enables developers to use APIs to code and program their infrastructure, and that is quite powerful. Cisco ACI, with its pervasive DevNet presence, has been designed with programmability in mind and its object model allows complete programmatic access and enables customers to integrate…

Atlanta, a city known for its history and southern charm, is also one of America’s major conference destinations. This year it is home to this Citrix Synergy 2019. With Atlanta’s year-round sunny climate and diverse attractions, Citrix Synergy conference attendees are in for a double treat next week…

Guest Blogger: Lori MacVittie – Principal Technical Evangelist, F5 Networks Lori MacVittie is a subject matter expert on emerging technology responsible for outbound evangelism across F5’s entire product suite. MacVittie has extensive development and technical architecture experience in both h…

The week of May 6th is a busy one for technology professionals, and Knowledge 2019 is top of mind for us in the Cisco Data Center Networking Business Unit (DCN BU). The Cisco DCN BU – ServiceNow partnership has matured and grown over the past 3+ years to encompass ACI, NAE, and the Nexus 9k platform…

March is the perfect month to visit Melbourne. From technology events, to the Formula 1 Grand Prix… there is always something fun to do while enjoying the beautiful weather that Melbourne has to offer. This year, Cisco Live Melbourne is happening March 5-8th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibitio…