digitization
When the Cisco Networking Academy Dream Team Grows Up…
…what do they want to be? Cisco Live 2016 was an exciting opportunity for a handful of young men and women. As part of the Cisco Networking Academy Dream Team, 10 students worked side-by-side with Cisco engineers in Las Vegas, setting up and maintaining a massive network for more than 28,000 a…
Innovation never stops, but entries for the 2016 Innovation Grand Challenge do
Alert to all startups, entrepreneurs and developers with digital breakthroughs to disrupt the world! Cisco’s innovation bullet train is about to leave the station. Last call to hop on board this high-speed express line is less than three weeks away — Aug. 31! Don’t miss the train destined for…
Video: Global Evolution of the ‘Digital’ Campus
From the U.S. to the U.K. (and everywhere in between), Cisco is enabling schools and universities to #LearnWithoutLimits through the use of digital technology. As schools are put under constant pressure to compete for new students, raise academic performance, build safe and secure learning environme…
A closer look at the disruption in the Utility Industry
I was recently asked how utilities are being disrupted by Digitization, distributed energy resources, and technologies such as the Tesla power wall, the Nest thermostat, etc. First is digitization, which is a broad term referring to the growing ability to have processes, devices, and systems impleme…
Innovating to Survive the Digital Economy: Part 2
I focused on the innovation imperative in Part 1 and how digitization is driving a new pace of change. Established organizations need to embed innovation as a core competency and they need to do it quickly. But how do you get started? Fostering an Innovation Culture Before embarking on building a…
Outcomes Through Digitization
Drive the bottom line through Business Outcomes, powered by Digitization. Mohandas Gandhi was spot on when he said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” These words epitomize what consumer’s value today. Our society has become accustomed to completing tasks with the touch of a button (hah,…
Digital Vortex: How To Compete and Win in a Digital World
The vast majority of customers I speak with are senior line-of-business leaders, C-level executives, and boards of directors. They urgently want to know how technology can transform their businesses because they understand the risks of being displaced by digital disruption. In a recent conversation,…
#CiscoChat Recap: How Collaboration Can Help Digitize Your Business
The following is a guest post from Christopher Isak, founder of TechAcute.com, who joined us for a #CiscoChat on collaboration. We had a lively conversation with insightful contributions from around the Twittersphere. Check out his recap below and visit the Storify link to revisit the full conversat…
#TransformationThursday: Innovation at its Finest
Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp The Glass Half-Full: We as a human race have so much to be proud of and excited for – look at us, we’ve learned to fly, gone to the moon, overcome horrific tragedy and invented a little something called the Internet, which connects us all regardless of where we physic…
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