Cisco DNA

October 18, 2017

GOVERNMENT

Getting Smart on the Future of Cities

Just last week, Chuck Robbins met with Jason Anders from the Wall Street Journal to discuss the future of smart cities. As observed by both gentlemen during their discussion, one does not simply turn a key and find themselves in a smart city. However, we are now at a place in our digital evolution t…

October 16, 2017

INNOVATION

Converging Hyper Co-Innovation Inside and Outside a Big Company

Innovation in today’s disruptive digital economy can come from anyone and anywhere—inside and outside any enterprise. This means companies must fire up and fuel co-innovation like never before across all functions, grade levels, geographies, partners and customers within, without and among their fou…

October 12, 2017

NETWORKING

Journey to an Intent-based Network

Insights from Gartner ITxpo Orlando By now you’re aware that we’re on the verge of one of the biggest transitions the enterprise network has seen –  and intent-based networking is the name many industry leaders are using to describe it. Whether you’ve heard about the concept of “intent-based…

October 11, 2017

SECURITY

Security in Your DNA: Tips for Securing Your Network

Cisco Stealthwatch and Identity Services Engine (ISE) are key components required to transform your network into a sensor capable of enforcing your security policies. But how do you incorporate automation on your network to full advantage? How do you validate that the existing policy aligns with the…

October 5, 2017

ANALYTICS & AUTOMATION

Cisco Focuses Analytics on Improving Operational IT and Application Capabilities

Cisco customers anticipate adding billions of new connections in the years ahead, and they are looking for intelligent networks that deliver automation, security and analytics to help them derive meaningful business value from these connections.  Cisco is well positioned to provide these capabilitie…

October 3, 2017

NETWORKING

Cisco Provides Sentara with a Healthy Wireless Network

When it comes to deploying a wireless network, a hospital needs to have the best of both worlds when it comes to hardware and software. Having one without the other simply doesn’t work; it’s almost like owning a new sports car and not filling it up with gas. One needs the other so that you can get w…

October 3, 2017

EDUCATION

Access: A Tale of Three Academics

It’s 2am. Four college students are huddled around a laptop and a whiteboard. Unfolded laundry is littered across the bed. A crumpled bag of chips lies face down on the desk, spilling salt across the scattered pages of a forgotten problem set. Speakers are humming lowly with the rhythms of the top 4…

September 29, 2017

RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY

Five to Thrive in an Amazon World

The retail landscape continues to see disruption from changing consumer behaviors, and online disruptors, such as Amazon. Over 3,500 stores are expected to close this year and we are seeing decrease in store foot traffic of close to 6 percent per year. Visits to shopping malls went down 50 percent.…

September 26, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

How Was Your Day? – The Network Intuitive Comes to Life

“How’s work going? How was your day?” It’s what one of my closest friends asked me recently over coffee. Usually, people ask it casually, along with “What about this weather?” or “Did you see the game last night?” I don’t think she expected the complex, passionate reply she got from me. “You must re…