Cisco Services

October 22, 2015

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Helping You Transform in a Digital Age

October marks five quarters since I took on a role to lead Cisco’s Internet of Things (IoT) Systems and Software Group, a critical business for Cisco to help organizations connect the unconnected. And, wow, what an incredible time it has been. I’m so proud of the many team accomplishments—from the I…

September 30, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco to Expand Security Consultancy Services with Acquisition of Portcullis

There’s no question that cybersecurity is top-of-mind for Fortune 500 companies. This, compounded by a significant global security talent shortage, contributes to the burgeoning need for security companies to deliver both a comprehensive technology portfolio and a strong security consultancy service…

September 29, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

ACG Research says “Cisco Packet Core is Accelerating”

Growing Market Share Leadership in Mobility – #1 in Packet Core, EPC, MME, SGW, & PGW for Q2 2015, driven by demand for LTE, Wi-Fi, VoWi-Fi, VoLTE, Policy Suite. Wasn’t that a great lunar event Sunday Night? We had a great view of the full moon, lunar eclipse, blood moon last night that won’t oc…

September 23, 2015

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco Continues Mobile Core Momentum: Leads in Packet Core Market Share according to IHS Infonetics Research Data.

Well I told you that we would be back real soon with another update and here you go. As you remember we recently blogged that ACG Research again confirmed that Cisco continues to be the leading provider of Mobile Packet Core and Mobile IP Infrastructure over the past several quarters. Now another an…

August 25, 2015

DATA CENTER

5 Top Challenges of SAN Design: View from our SAN Design Experts – Part 2

Last week, here, I started my 2 part blog on some of the top SAN design and deployment challenges we see.  As I mentioned, I put this together with help from my SAN expert colleagues, Barbara Ledda and Wolfgang Lang.  We are all part of the Cisco Services professional services team, where we experie…

August 18, 2015

DATA CENTER

5 Top Challenges of SAN Design: View from our SAN Design Experts – Part 1

One of the aspects I really enjoy about my job is that I get to learn from some of the world’s top network and data center design engineers, and I get to hear about technology adoption challenges across the world. If there is a complex network or data center design being worked by our customers, if…

August 12, 2015

CLOUD

Demo: Experience Cisco Cloud Consumption

Cloud sprawl is a BIG challenge. Large companies use 730 individual cloud services – a number which has grown a staggering 21% in just six months. If you don’t know by now what your organization is using, you need to! At Cisco Live US 2015, Haley Gallant of the Cisco Cloud Consumption practice did a…

August 3, 2015

SECURITY

We Who Cut Mere Stones Must Always Be Envisioning Cathedrals

The well-known Quarry Worker’s Creed, called out in prefaces to books such as “The Pragmatic Programmer” and “Ship While you Sleep”, posits the notion of IT done right as more than simple engineering discipline – good software development, for example, should not “preclude individual craftsmanship”.…

July 31, 2015

CLOUD

Serving up cloud options just got easier

Got cloud?  It’s no secret that implementing cloud technologies allows IT to rapidly react and dynamically deliver new services to any business or organization almost instantly. In an ideal world, cloud services—whether private, public, or hybrid—allow users access to applications wherever, however,…