Cisco Live
Cisco and Ericsson Light Up Cisco Live
Over 28,000 people from around the world flocked to Las Vegas last month to attend Cisco’s annual showcase of new technologies, Cisco Live. For the second year in a row, Ericsson participated in the event as a Diamond Sponsor, with a large booth and multiple keynote presentations. For the fir…
IoT, Fidget Spinners, and Millions of Steps
Cisco Live! It is my favorite Cisco event that is held every year for our customers. Being held in one of the big convention centers in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, everyone walked at least 3-5 miles every day between sessions, the show floor, and meetings. What was unique this year was that every atte…
We Arrived, We Roamed, We Listened
The IT Roaming Reporters reorient to our regular schedules, sort through our inboxes, file our travel expense reports – Cisco Live 2017 memories still alive (albeit blurry) in our minds. Wow! What a week. Typing away at our desks seems suddenly tame considering last week’s editing, recording, interv…
Accelerated IoT and Improved Security – Drivers for the New Era of Networking: Cisco Live Las Vegas Recap
Whether at the IoT and Industries demo showcase in Mandalay Bay or walking through the crowds on Las Vegas Boulevard, the buzz around the New Era of Networking cut through the scorching desert heat. This new, intuitive learning network which is powered by intent and informed by context, opens the wa…
Customers Seek Threat Protection Across WAN, Access and Data Center
Many of you are familiar with the WannaCry ransomware attack that struck businesses in over 150 countries worldwide in May 2017. Targets of the attack included huge corporations and organizations in the UK and U.S. in sectors as diverse as healthcare, telecommunications, logistics, manufacturing an…
Reflections from Cisco Live US 2017
Just returning from Cisco LIVE US 2017. This was the most exciting & inspiring event since I started attending the conference a number of years ago. You could just feel the energy this year. It was electric. Having spent a lot of time with customers & partners in the digital financial ser…
Taking Steps Toward 1 Billion at Cisco Live US 2017
Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility’s (CSR) goal is to positively impact 1 billion people by 2025 and at last week’s Cisco Live US 2017, we took significant steps (literally) to get there! As part of the social impact efforts, we joined more than 28,000 attendees for “Network to…
Disruption and Transformation at Cisco Live Vegas: Final Day Recap
The last few entries have talked quite a bit about the technologies, solutions, and services that Cisco and its partners bring to market for prospects and customers. That is the main reason that Cisco Live exists in the first place: it is a platform to showcase where networking and ancillary IT prod…
Disruption and Transformation at Cisco Live Vegas: Day 3 Recap
Several of us on the offer management team in Cisco’s Managed Services group were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to speak in various forums here at Cisco Live 2017. On Day 3, a handful of us hosted a Lunch and Learn on accelerating adoption of IWAN by leveraging the power of managed servi…