Collaboration

The promise of virtual reality has been a staple of science fiction – think The Matrix or the holodeck from Star Trek – an exciting yet elusive vision. While we are nowhere near having a holodeck in our homes, VR has the potential to be big. Right now, most applications focus on gaming, but that’s j…

Virtual reality and real collaboration? Though the exciting new technology is typically associated with gaming and entertainment, our Cisco Emerge team is picturing its more productive possibilities. And exploring how to put VR to work for you. As we look forward to the day when VR technology is in…

Collaboration used to happen in boardrooms with whiteboards and bagels. Today, business doesn’t happen face-to-face as often as some would like. These days, I witness more teams communicating on conference calls, via email exchange, and on messaging applications. This can make it challenging t…

If you read my blog posts, you know there’s one thing that is very important to me: meetings. It’s how business moves forward. Meetings are where we get stuff done and where we solve problems. That’s why we are continuing to focus on building tools that enable meetings to be as seamless and simple a…

2017 has seen notable anniversaries of iconic products that revolutionized industries. It’s interesting to consider the relationship between these examples. These products are surviving and thriving in the modern, digital economy. Ten years ago, Apple’s iPhone completely changed the way we live, wo…

When I was a kid, I won a vinyl record album in a local contest. (For those of you too young to remember, record albums were how early humans listened to recorded music in the dark ages before streaming music. Or CDs. Or cassette tapes. Or 8-tracks.) I dashed to the neighborhood record store to coll…

A big railroad company is putting sensors on the rails to measure vibration: If it measures over a certain limit, the company sends a repair crew. A retailer implemented digital shelf labeling to be more agile and competitive. If a competitor changes a price for apples or bananas, it takes just minu…

In this era of remote work and global organizations, our ability to connect and meet from anywhere is more than just “nice to have.” It’s a necessity. So the real question now is how do you find the right technology provider? With many options, it can be tough to sift through endless feature compari…

As I was driving to the Oslo office, it struck me how much the latest self-driving cars have in common with our new Cisco Spark Room 55 system. At first, it seems that it’s all about user experience: Both the cars and the Room 55 pretty much drive themselves. The Room 55 is a high-performance all-in…