collaboration

At work, we accomplish tasks through the people we work with. We collaborate. Communication is the key to collaborating with co-workers, customers, and stakeholders. At Cisco, we strive to make communication simple as possible. We offer ways to have meaningful, face-to-face interactions with everyon…

When it comes to patient care, efficiency and communication are vital. It is critical for hospital staff and doctors to collaborate in real-time in order to deliver the best possible care and treatment – especially when a child’s life is at stake. A major Virginia children’s hospital saw the value…

As CTO for the collaboration group at Cisco, I get asked this question all of the time – are you guys committed to a multi-vendor environment with Microsoft? Gosh, I find this a frustrating question. Why is that? Because most (not all, but almost!) customers we sell to also have Microsoft products i…

Winter and ski season is approaching in Norway, and I look forward to going fast again. Going fast is a passion I share with CEOs and CIOs who are under pressure to get to market with better solutions, faster. We introduced Cisco Spark Board earlier this year to help teams rapidly turn creative idea…

Imagine you’re a professional hockey coach. You wouldn’t give your players a mix of football, cricket, and badminton equipment and send them out on the ice. You’d make sure your team had the best gear available so the players can focus on scoring points, not figuring out how to use a cricket bat to…

In 1997, I joined Cisco as an IT Voice Services Project Manager. I never imagined I would be staying for 20 years. Two decades ago, I had no idea that working for an IT company would lead to the many roads I’ve travelled within my career. It’s true that Cisco changes and adapts itself continuously t…

I love all aspects of traveling. (Well, maybe not the jet lag). So it’s ironic that I work for a marketing team that promotes the very collaboration technology that can help reduce business travel. How did I end up here?! Traveling is a passion of mine, but personal travel is not the same as busines…

Some people spend most of their time working in collaboration tools. They message, attend meetings, and share documents — living in applications designed to help them connect faster, better. Others work almost entirely in specialized applications. Healthcare staff, financial services teams, sa…

Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is the third in his series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views are his own.  We know that students no longer need to be physically present in order to attend a university course. A…