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I’m with the Desktop Platforms team. We manage the fleet of Windows devices, Macs and Linux machines provided and supported by IT at Cisco. Our team has tried a number of approaches to driver updates on the Windows side over the years and have at times struggled with the balance of ‘leave it alone i…

In his blog Future IT: The Who, How, What, and Why, our CIO, Guillermo Diaz, describes how our IT organization can keep operations running smoothly while also becoming a machine of continuous innovation. The short story: the best people and teams will work in dynamic and agile ways to drive continuo…

What comes to mind when you hear “Future IT”? Your answer probably depends on your role. If you’re in IT, you might think of the technologies you’re researching or starting to deploy: cloud-native, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bots, Internet of Things, and—always top of mind—security.…

To learn more about how we’ve used Tetration Analytics — how it’s helped us view, secure, and migrate our networks — please visit the links below and read the case studies in full. Includes information from: Cisco Tetration Analytics: Initial Implementation How Cisco Tetration Analytics…

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) provides dynamic ways to provision and manage networks in a declarative fashion using programmable network elements rather than the imperative, infrastructure-centric designs seen in traditional networking. SDN is an exciting concept that offers many commercial, tec…

Anyone responsible for keeping their Enterprise information secure has to understand three events that have changed the nature of Cyber-Security forever: 1. The Perimeter has Disappeared There used to be a strong perimeter defined by the network endpoints, which were all inside secured corporate bui…

After my last blog post was published, Five Technologies that Every IT Employee Should Know About, one reader commented, “There has got to be more than five.” Yes, there are at least five additional compelling technology topics to know. Here are my choices to complete a “Top 10” list.   Securi…

IT Organizations find themselves at an inflection point. As businesses develop their digitization strategies they must decide if their IT organizations are set up to enable their success. Traditional organizational silos don’t allow for IT to deliver services quickly, securely, cost effectively or w…

A fun challenge for me every month is to keep up with all the new IT technology and terminology. As soon as I boot up my devices each morning, I’m hit with a barrage of emails that tout the next best technology, newsletters marketing cutting-edge virtual platforms, and the list goes on. I enjoy onli…