CCIE

The day we’ve all been waiting for is here: February 24.  It’s here!   It’s the day that marks the beginning of how we’re taking learning to the next level, with the biggest and most important change we’ve made to our certification and training program in more than 25 years.  It’s designed to unlea…

Aseel Othman passed her CCNA at age 12. She earned her CCNP at 15. And by 18 she became the youngest female CCIE in the world, passing the notoriously difficult exam on her first attempt.   After university she pursued her engineering dream, relocating from Jordan to Poland to become a Network Cons…

This post is not my own, but rather the words of my dear friend Kevin Corbin, who has mentored and helped me to infinity and beyond! They say there are only two hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors. I have worked at Cisco for the previous 12 yea…

Unleash the Capabilities of the New Network The worlds of networks, IT infrastructure and applications are no longer siloed – they’re inseparable. Today’s networks are automated and programmable; they’re platforms for developers to build on, and inextricably connected with infrastructure at the edg…

Every year, Cisco’s Talent Brand team hosts the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest where we get to share moments that matter to us and why we love working at Cisco throughout social media. THIS YEAR, however, there was a little change. In my inbox one morning was a message from Cisco’s Senior Vi…

As I think back to my start as a TAC engineer 25+ years ago, it’s hard to imagine how far we have come at Cisco. I never imagined back in the day, that I led the 2nd largest business at Cisco with such talented and brilliant engineers – who team side-by-side with our customers across the globe…

The annual Cisco Live conference in Europe brings together thousands of Cisco customers, partners, and employees to learn about and explore the latest Cisco technologies. Characterized by its interactive labs, demos, and live streaming, the event requires the rapid creation and reiteration of a powe…

Imagine a network that is adaptable, constantly learning, dynamically changing and reconfiguring itself, and all of this while detecting malware in encrypted traffic. But wait, we’ve had adaptable networks dynamically changing for a while now. All the way back in the Routing Information Protoc…

Women have come a long way in technology, but sometimes, it feels like there’s still a long way to go. We got a little closer to the end goal here in Norway recently, when my friend and colleague Kari Asheim became the second female CCIE in the country. (The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert is a…