applications

March 3, 2020

SECURITY

Security’s Vicious Cycle

Security Reimagined — Solving an Old Problem with a New Approach A decade ago this January, Steve Jobs challenged the conventional wisdom about tablets, unveiling the iPad with the words, “What this device has done is extraordinary.” Coming on the heels of iPhone’s smashing success three years earli…

March 2, 2020

SECURITY

Are you leaving your most valued assets up for grabs?

It’s no secret that companies that are investing in applications are rising competitively and having greater customer reach. However, applications have become the number one target for breaches and attacks. Let’s face it, modern applications are hard to protect, and vulnerabilities seem to be out of…

October 18, 2019

CLOUD

The New Era of Application Innovation

We’ve all been there. Fired up our online banking app only to get a server error. Tried to buy something online but the app times out before we can complete the process. Attempted to download an online catalog only to have the image loading stall. Customers today have high expectations for how apps…

January 25, 2019

CLOUD

AIOps & the Future of Performance Monitoring

Two years ago, Cisco announced the intent to acquire AppDynamics, and to celebrate, we hosted a one-of-a-kind virtual launch even on January 23rd. At AppDynamics Transform, David Wadhwani, CEO of AppDynamics, shared what’s next for AppDynamics and Cisco. Anuj Kapur, SVP & Chief Strategy Of…

May 11, 2018

INNOVATION

How We Use Fog Computing: Vertical Markets, Use Cases, and Applications

Cisco is fortunate to have technical leaders who are helping to shape the industry approach to emerging technologies such as fog computing. I’m pleased to have as a guest blogger Chuck Byers, senior software engineering lead in Cisco’s Enterprise Networking IoT Engineering group. As co-chair of the…

November 6, 2017

EDUCATION

How Collaboration Tools and Apps Can Drive Student Success

Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is the fifth in his series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views are his own.  There are many different ways that we like to communicate and there are trends in communication prefere…

October 5, 2017

PERSPECTIVES

Digital Transformation and “Cloud Ready”

Peter J. Welcher is a Cisco Champion, an elite group of technical experts who are passionate about IT and enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts across the social web and with Cisco. The program has been running for over four years and has earned two industry awards as an industry be…

September 29, 2017

DATA CENTER

The FlashStack Revolution

Modern companies need to move quick. And to do so, they need things to be streamlined. From hosting 40,000 people at a big game, to churning out thousands of newspapers hot-off-the-press, to delivering millions of pizzas right on time. To keep up, companies need an integrated solution powering their…

March 17, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

It’s Time to Fill Out Your Bracket! Is Your Financial Institution a #1 Seed?

It is estimated that during the next three weeks leading up to the NCAA Championship game on April 3rd, that more than 70 million Americans will fill out a tournament bracket. According to estimates released by the American Gaming Association, nearly $10.4 billion will exchange hands due to overwhel…