#CLMEL 2019

Early mornings, late nights, a lot of coffee (or hot chocolate for some) and even more fun – Cisco Live Melbourne was all that and so much more for us IT Roaming Reporters. On our first day itself, the charm of Melbourne had us head over heels in love. The grand venue by the quiet river with t…

Next week kicks off Cisco Live! Melbourne, and four of our inter-connected Co-Innovation Centers in the greater Asia Pacific region—in Sydney, Perth, Tokyo, and Singapore–will showcase some of the world’s latest digital solutions co-developed with customers and partners. Please join us along w…

Background In my previous blog post, I wrote about the changes in process when using Cisco DNA Center to on-board a network device.  At the heart of the PnP process are two key concepts.  One is the serial number of the device, which is used to identify it, the other is a template file which is appl…

I’ve got a secret and I’ll share it, if you promise not to tell anyone in the US, Europe, or LATAM. You promise?… OK, good. In the past twelve months, I’ve spoken at all four Cisco Lives around the globe and hands down, without a doubt, my favorite location is Melbourne. Between its setting (r…

I told some friends recently about my upcoming trip to Melbourne Australia for Cisco Live 2019 and their reactions were all very similar… “How can you be on a plane so long?!” “I would go crazy!” “No way you would get me on that plane!” “I cannot even think about it, stop talking…” That last comme…

Cisco Live weeks are long and busy. As my friend Denise warned you, sometimes when I need a break, I hide. So, here’s the Australia edition of “Where is Silvia?”, to help you find me at Cisco Live in Melbourne. #CiscoChat LIVE! #TeamDevNet is kicking-off the conference with the fi…

It is that time of the year again.  Summer in Australia is in full swing! I have just come back from an amazing Cisco Live Europe in Barcelona. Now, I am turning my attention to the upcoming Cisco Live in Melbourne  (March 5-8). This is one of my favorite events! Cisco Live Melbourne is in my home…

Cisco Live Melbourne is right around the corner! Running from 5-8 March 2019 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, it will be my first time representing Cisco at our annual showcase and education event since joining 6 months ago. I have worked with Cisco solutions for many years as a…

A new journey There is an old proverb that says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. I am fortunate enough to have recently been on a family holiday to Scandinavia. In my case, the journey was more like 38,000 kilometers (24,000 miles), from the first step out of my front door…