Networking

Co-authored by Jeff Reed, SVP of Cisco Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Since announcing The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) in March, it has been generating a great deal of enthusiasm in the networking community. Cisco DNA represents an opportunity for the network to drive digital trans…

The pace of change in business is accelerating so fast, that many IT professionals may not have fully recognized and internalized the enormity of the changes happening in the networking space right now. We’re talking about taking a huge leap forward in the way networks will be designed, deployed and…

If you’re like me, you don’t like to mix things. The components for my home theater are the same. My tablet, cell phone and laptop all run the same OS. I don’t even like Neapolitan ice cream. Some might think I’m boring, but I prefer orderly. Your network is made up of Cisco products, so why are you…

When we talk about digitization and “There’s Never Been a Better Time”, the assumption is that we’re only talking about the future—and putting aside the past. That’s not true. The city of Biel, Switzerland has been settled for hundred of years, but they are getting in on digitization too. For older…

The term deus ex machina means “a god from a machine.” “Machine,” in this example, pertains to a crane that held a god over a theater stage in ancient Greek drama. Typically, the playwright would introduce an actor portraying a god at the end of his play who, from his elevate…

I’m very excited to be at CANNES LIONS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY this week. It’s going to be my first time at this festival and Cisco’s first time exhibiting in the innovation summit. It really feels like we are making history. It all started with Digitization, a big word everybody likes…

Co-authored by Jeevan Patil, Sr. Manager, Product Management for Wireless LAN Controllers What is common between a CIO working at a hospital planning to roll-out a caregiver mobile app, the IT Director at your child’s school about to share course content using digital interactive textbooks and the I…

For a small to medium sized business owners, the thought of creating a wireless network can be a bit daunting. Now add a security deployment on top of that and a daunting task quickly turns into Mission: Impossible. Many business owners share these feelings of technology dread and in their worry two…

Technology for technology’s sake is an interesting academic exercise. It pushes the boundaries of what’s possible and opens new avenue for research. However, the real value of technology is in its ability to deliver benefits. Companies and people buy technology because it meets a need. This is by no…