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A few weeks ago, I was named the 2017 Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Woman to Watch for their newly established Technology category.  Talk about honored—I am going to be sharing the stage with some seriously badass movers and shakers: Sara Barnett, BBC America’s President and GM; D’Arcy Ru…

Hint: ISE 2.3 Plays Key Role We recently announced the Network Intuitive architecture, a new era of networking that removes complexity and enables automation, assurance, and security. With built-in security, you get dynamic protection that enables your business to evolve at the breakneck pace the ma…

Guilty pleasures. We all have them. While my list is long, binge watching home renovation shows is definitely at the top. I just love the idea of a crew coming into my house and completely transforming it from the ground up, based on my vision. My vision includes a house with an open floor plan, an…

When I was asked to write my experiences preparing to present in the DevNet Zone at Cisco Live 2017, the first thought that came to mind was, “The greatest trick I ever played was convincing the room I was an expert.”  Now I may be taking some artistic liberties with Kevin Spacey’s monologue from th…

For those of you who have followed earlier blogs, you will have seen the major enhancements we have been making in open IOS XE. Jeff McLaughlin mentioned Day Zero deployment in his recent blog. Day Zero is a critical step in automation. In the past, in order to install a new network device, a highly…

Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, kicked off Cisco Live last month with a look at The Network. Intuitive. The Network. Intuitive. is a complete transformation in hardware, software, and management that will change how networks operate, enabling them to adapt in real time with artificial intelligence (AI)…

Our executive chairman, John Chambers, would always emphasize “when we partner, we partner for life.” That simple philosophy is foundational to the Cisco Partner Ecosystem. Cisco was one of the first technology companies to build a channel strategy and, decades later, partnering is still at the hear…

What if every time you wanted to roll out an app, you didn’t need to figure out what new computer/server you were going to put it on? What if I told you that there were compute resources built into your network? And, what if I told you they even had access to serial ports for IoT devices? Shall we t…

Hackers have been around for a long time, and they are becoming more sophisticated every day. With more information added to the cloud, data centers, and the network, companies are exposed to greater vulnerabilities, and an increased risk of attacks. As more customers turn to mobile payments, wearab…