Digital transformation

Marketing, at its core, has always been about people. ‘Digital Marketing’ is something of a misnomer because Marketing is still about people. The digital piece just gives us exciting opportunities to connect with audiences and scale in new ways. Powered, of course, by data. I recently joined Josh Ja…

Cisco has been delivering services to our customers for over 30 years. As part of the Services organization for nearly two decades, I’ve had the opportunity to help Cisco evolve with every major technology transition and global economic inflection point. Along the way, my focus has always been on cu…

Kubernetes is a production-grade container orchestration solution that automates management of cloud-native applications. Features that make Kubernetes production-grade include automated rollout and rollback, auto-scaling, and self-healing of containerized applications (among other things). It is ea…

Retail is an industry in transition. As customer expectations rise and personalized experiences become the norm, many retailers look to technology as a potential solution … but given the complexity of alternatives and numerous solutions, many retailers struggle with which technology to purchase. Whe…

We know that big data is big business… And the use of on-premises and public cloud infrastructure is growing, according to the Cisco 2018 Security Capabilities Benchmark Study. In the 2017 study, 27 percent of security professionals said they are using off-premises private clouds, compared with 25 p…

In the last few months there have been several mass demonstrations and street protests in my hometown – nothing I can do about that… but I dread having to drive when this happens. Last weekend my family returned from a trip out of town during one of these demonstrations, and trying to find the…

As an IT leader, you’re in an interesting position. If you’re an optimist, you might say you’ve never had a greater opportunity to lead your business to growth. If you’re a pessimist, well — how on earth are you supposed to deliver what your Board is asking for with the resources you have available?…

Last month I hosted a two day advisory meeting for 15 of our largest, most strategic global partners. These companies represent integrators, ITSPs, and consultants who have a huge impact on the IT industry and represent $370 billion in annual revenue. During this meeting, Cisco’s VP of Growth Initia…

HIMSS18 is now in our rear-view mirrors. As usual, it was a whirlwind of a week — one full of interesting and engaging exhibits and sessions that revealed the top trends and conversations in Health IT. Attendance this year set new records! As of Friday, HIMSS reported the official count at 43,979 pr…