automation

October 5, 2017

INNOVATION

Will Robots Take Over the World and Destroy All Our Jobs?

Welcome to the fight of the century. In one corner there are the prophets of doom, who say that no job is safe from automation, and economic chaos is inevitable. And in the other corner, we have the rosy optimists, who believe technology will usher in a new era of meaningful work, more leisure time,…

Uniserver Makes Cloud Infrastructure Look Easy

Uniserver, a leading cloud and IT services provider in the Netherlands, has a single, clear mission: to make IT simple. Internally, however, the effort involved in provisioning cloud infrastructure and services for customers was anything but. Today, Uniserver is using Cisco virtualization and networ…

Fast Tracking Network Automation

Itential Pronghorn Platform Extends Cisco Network Services Orchestrator’s Automation Service providers seeking to reduce costs and improve revenue know that increasing network automation and orchestration brings significant benefits. Traditional telco operations support systems (OSS) have tended to…

September 25, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Advancing your programmability journey with latest IOS XR innovations

I’m happy to welcome NANOG (October 2-4, 2017) back to Cisco’s hometown, San Jose. It’s only the fourth time in its history that NANOG is hosting its major event here—the last time was in 2008. Cisco has always been a strong supporter of NANOG, and again we’re all in. Let me give you some insight in…

September 19, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

New ICT Opportunities with ITaaS

Digital Transformation is transforming businesses and our lives everywhere. The first step in your digital transformation journey is understanding what it means to your industry. For communication service providers(CSP), it means using technology to radically improve performance and reach of service…

September 15, 2017

INNOVATION

Open Up the Pipeline for Future Workers

We can’t talk about the future of work without considering the worker of the future. Who will that worker be? What kinds of skills will she or he need to thrive in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation? And how will companies find, recruit, and train the workers they will need to com…

September 12, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Strong Partners Make Strong Solutions

Authored by Tracy Geist, Head of Global Partner Strategy – Service Provider Video  It’s been 9 months since I joined Cisco to lead efforts around partner strategy for video.  Having spent more than 25 years in the world of digital television, pay-tv, and the evolution of video distribution and…

September 5, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco adds Automation to its Infinite Broadband solution for Cable Access Networks

A couple weeks ago, we announced the availability of the RPHY Compact Shelf, complementing our Infinite Broadband solution launched in May 2017 at ANGA.COM. With the RPHY Compact Shelf extending support for Remote PHY to hub site deployments, the Infinite Broadband solution now includes everything y…

July 19, 2017

DATA CENTER

Introducing the redesigned, reinvigorated Unleashing IT

Seven years ago, the team behind Unleashing IT started with a question: “What do IT and LoB professionals really need to know to help their organizations succeed?” The answer today is the same as it was then: Less hype. More insight. That’s why we’re committed to bringing you the latest perspectives…