Executive Platform

September 12, 2018

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The Cisco Blueprint Studio: Sharing the Cisco on Cisco Story with Our Customers

As I meet more and more with our customers and partners, it’s clear that regardless of what industry you are in (retail, medical, agriculture, etc…) every company is becoming a technology company. Cisco’s role in IT is increasingly challenging. Not only do we need to keep the lights on, but we also…

August 30, 2018

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Hilton Romanski Embracing Disruption, Redefining Cisco’s Approach

Last week, I had the pleasure of addressing the most powerful and talented sales team in the IT industry at Cisco’s annual sales meeting, GSX.  What I shared was straightforward — our customers are dealing with levels of disruption that they’ve never experienced before, and not just to their b…

August 6, 2018

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Joint Statement – Agreement Resolving Litigation

The following is a joint statement from Cisco and Arista regarding the existing litigation: “Cisco and Arista have come to an agreement which resolves existing litigation and demonstrates their commitment to the principles of IP protection. They have agreed that, with limited exceptions, no ne…

August 2, 2018

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The Journey to Secure, Intent-based Networking in a Multicloud World

Earlier this morning, Cisco announced its intent to acquire Duo Security. In and of itself, this acquisition has been several months in the making by an impressive team of professionals who understood exactly what could be accomplished together. For me personally, it marks a strategic milestone on a…

August 2, 2018

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Driving Cisco’s Innovation Engine with Intent to Acquire Duo Security

Acquisitions have long played a key role in Cisco’s build, buy, partner, invest and co-develop innovation strategy. They help position us to enter new growth markets and extend our leadership in priority areas such as security. That’s why I am excited about our intent to acquire Duo Security, the le…

August 1, 2018

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Why I’m So Thrilled to Welcome the Location Services Company, July Systems, to Cisco

Today, Cisco is closing the acquisition of July Systems, the cloud-based mobile experience and location services platform that has been powering the Cisco Connected Mobile Experience (CMX) Engage solution in our Wireless Networking portfolio. I am very happy to welcome the team onboard. The technolo…

July 24, 2018

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Cisco and Google Tackle Customers’ Biggest Challenges

Great partnerships help bring simple solutions to complex problems, and Cisco’s partnership with Google Cloud is a great example of what happens when two technology powerhouses work together. The hard work is paying off.  Yesterday, Cisco was proud to accept the Google Cloud Global Technology Partne…

June 28, 2018

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Creating Connections at Cannes

Last week I attended the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, joining the world’s leading brands, marketers, media platforms, and creative minds for a week of great discussion. It was so inspiring to see the incredible work being done, with a huge focus on innovation, technology, distr…

June 28, 2018

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Insights from Customer Zero: Enabling the Next Generation of Hybrid Cloud

Cisco’s own IT organization is one of our best customers for Cisco technologies, often acting as Customer Zero when new innovations are being rolled out. I recently chatted with Mike Duarte from Cisco IT to talk about the experience of being a participant in the early access program (EAP) for the Ci…