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Every soldier starts their career the same way as those before them–in an eight to ten week trial where they’re pushed and pulled (and stressed) to their limits; transformed from a civilian into a warrior. We all start out different but by the time it’s over, we all graduate as brothers…

When I started in technology thirty-plus years ago, I never would have imagined we’d have the smart devices we enjoy today. There are so many types of gadgets that improve our quality of life, from smart lighting and smart refrigerators (to remind you it’s time to buy more milk), even smart hairbrus…

Is the United States facing a cyber-gap? You may not realize it, but right now there are over 313,000 cybersecurity jobs open in our private and public sectors. And according to CyberSeek, “there is a dangerous shortage of cybersecurity workers in the United States that puts our digital privacy and…

Guest Author: John Allison is the Product Manager for the Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D), which is in the process of being approved by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is Cisco’s first DoD Impact Level 5 SaaS offering. John joined Cisco in 2015 after serving…

There’s no doubt that today’s business technology landscape is vastly different than five or ten years ago. That’s especially true for the Federal Government in the United States. With initiatives like digital transformation, cloud-first strategies, and defending forward in cyberspace, the attack su…

Co-Authored with Heather Keleher. By 2050, oceans are expected to have more plastic swimming in their depths than fish. 30% of garbage that comes from the United States stems from packaging. In 2018, industry emitted nearly 24% of global CO2 emissions. How Did We Get Here? Nature creates no waste. O…

The Federal Government has been advocating a move to the cloud for almost a decade now. And yet, a great amount of applications are still sitting in agency data centers. This is due to several reasons: complexity of re-writing the application for the cloud, belief that the cloud is not as secure as…

The smart cities movement continues to mature, with the realization that a more human-centric approach must take center stage. This was especially notable in Denver, Colorado during the recent Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo where the role of big data, digital transportation, and smarter po…

Guest Author: Anthony McKinney, Data Center Specialist, Army Tactical/SOF at Cisco. During his time in the U.S. Navy, Anthony served operational tours as a Surface Warfare Officer and SEAL Officer leading units on deployments to South America, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. He has totaled 3…