automation

If you’re working in IT, or driving a digital transformation, you’re already aware of the skills shortage in the industry. You might also know the shortage hasn’t yet reached its peak. Some analysts predict a global talent shortage of up to 85 million people by 2030, and many of these unfilled roles…

One of the common types of network engineering sleuthing is discovering what changed when the network is behaving differently, but everyone is saying “nothing changed.” In large networks this can be like looking for that needle in a haystack without a magnet… long, tedious, and rew…

  In every sector, organizations are rushing to embrace technologies like cloud, IoT, and automation to differentiate their offerings and keep up with ‘born-digital’ startups. These transformation projects often encounter hurdles, not from technology shortcomings, but due to a lack of planning,…

Time to take gaming seriously Video gaming is huge, by any measure you choose. By revenue, it’s expected to be more than $150 billion in 2019, making it bigger than movies, TV and digital music, with a strong 9% CAGR.  And it’s not just teenagers. Two-thirds of adult Americans — your paying customer…

This time last year, I shared with you the story of my childhood, and how I became focused on a career in technology. While it’s still summer here in California, I would like to share with you a special photo of my son during vacation.  It’s a lovely reminder of how grateful I am for my…

  “Even when we’re about three years old working with Lego blocks, we want to do something different, we want to build something unique with our own hands.” It’s clear that from a young age Cisco Customer Experience’s Chief Architect, Dave Malik, had a knack for innovation, the process of…

Enterprise IT infrastructure is becoming more complex as companies are developing and monitoring public, private, and hybrid cloud environments along with microservices and third-party integrations — all this results in fragmented data and customer experiences. We conducted a survey to dig deeper in…

This year marked the 30th anniversary of Cisco Live US, bringing together over 30 000 customers and partners, with Cisco leaders discussing the future of technology. The hottest topic with our SP customers continues to be 5G. Re-architecting the network to begin delivering 5G services is top of mi…

In our previous blog, we looked at how Cisco can help service providers (SPs) deliver high-quality 5G solutions to their enterprise customers. We now continue the story by focusing on two important 5G-network enablers: automation and orchestration. In the light of today’s changing market trends, thi…