cloud

It definitely took the long weekend to recover from the energy of Cisco Live. From the keynotes to the innovation talks to the DevNet Zone and the show floor, I definitely got my convention center mileage numbers. I’m probably due for an oil change. The good news is that some of those footsteps are…

Reflecting on  Cisco Live Las Vegas 2017, I’m even more excited about Cisco’s role in shaping the digital business of the future. Customers are also excited and want to know what that means for cloud. From the keynote, to the World of Solutions show floor, even at the coffee carts —“digital business…

When I think about my old days at school, I remember my enthusiasm of learning new “cool” things such as thermodynamics, electronics devices and circuits and digital signal processing. Then, during my first 2 years working as an engineer, it was awesome to learn about ATM, Frame Relay, ISDN and the…

We’ve all heard the saying: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But have you ever tried? I know, I know, you didn’t come here for canine training tips. Stay with me, there’s a point to all this. Anyways, it’s super hard. I tried, and all the dog wanted to do was sleep. Your best bet? You guessed…

There is a big (justified) hype around containers and microservices. Indeed, many people speak about the subject but few have implemented a real project. There is also a lot of excellent resources on the web, so there is no need for my additional contribution there. I just want to offer my few reade…

Avi Networks & Cisco join forces by entering into a strategic reseller agreement We have been working very closely with Avi Networks for more than a year now to help our joint customers achieve their goals.  This partnership spans engineering, product management, and sales.  Because of the succe…

Some call it summer camp for nerds. Some call it the world’s biggest annual gathering of Cisco technical experts. The official name is Cisco Live. Whatever it is, an analyst recently predicted that the collective attendance will increase baseline average of technical acumen among Las Vegas hotel gue…

I am headed to Cisco Live in Las Vegas and I am looking forward to meeting with our partners and customers to learn more about their cloud plans and challenges. Believe it or not, cloud has been around for at least ten years, and yet all the data points at my disposal tell us that there is room for…

It’s time to shift the mindset when it comes to building and managing networks. It’s time for a logical, policy-based approach that allows you to deploy and secure services faster, while adapting quicker to change. In this iTalk #CiscoChat we’ll discuss how to implement this shift in mindset, throug…