digitization

June 20, 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial Services at CiscoLive! 2017

Disruption.  Transformation.  Digitization.  Change….  The speed at which new developments are occurring in technology is incessant, and it is not a stretch to say; no industry is experiencing a more significant reinvention than financial services. Every aspect of this expansive industry is undergoi…

Accelerating Digitization with Cisco Enterprise Agreement

Transforming the way we do business The Cisco Enterprise Agreement transforms the way Cisco sells software and the value we offer to the relationships we have with our customers and partners. The Cisco EA is a cross-architecture, multiyear agreement that provides organizations enterprise-wide entitl…

June 19, 2017

CLOUD

Uncovering More Value from Cloud

Organizations want to know how they can innovate more and deliver new offerings for their users and customers with cloud. As I shared in my last blog, the focus has shifted from making workloads portable or getting the best pricing, to centering on how you can take advantage of the incredible innova…

Tomorrow’s Digital Workforce and a New Generation of Global Problem Solvers

This post was guest-written by Marie Zwickert, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Cisco As a manager for Cisco’s corporate social responsibility programs, I focus on public-private partnerships that support an inclusive digital economy, specifically by applying technology to create posit…

May 17, 2017

CLOUD

Beyond Workloads: The Changing Shape of Cloud Strategies

Over the last year, we’ve seen a significant shift in enterprise cloud strategies. What used to be about cost cutting, has become more about how to transform and digitize business. It’s all about innovation. CIOs we talk to are ready to make cloud investments to help solve business problems and brin…

Transformation and the New Role of Managed Services

If you are a part of or even peripherally connected to an IT organization or managed services provider, you probably hear the word “transformation” daily, perhaps even more frequently.  Like other well-worn terms such as “Digitization,” “DevOps,” or “Agile,” transformation can mean a lot of differen…

Fishing for Value in a Digital World

In Cisco Services, we do both. Our engineers are on the leading edge of new capabilities – security, cloud, automation, you name it. With more than 50 million network installations, we have deeper insight into the network than anyone. That innovation and expertise is built in across our entire lifec…

Why 5G will need to be funded by the IoT

Why 5G will need to be funded by the IoT The continued explosion of smart mobile devices for connected users with increasing appetite for high-definition video, is fuelling a surge in mobile data traffic worldwide. Service providers coping with such growth need to find new ways to monetise their ne…

Six Considerations: The “How” of Digital Transformation

We see the pattern all the time. An innovation launches a trend. The trend coins a phrase. The phrase becomes a top-of-mind topic, prompting lively boardroom discussions. Generally, everyone agrees why the topic is important, but the practical aspects—the what and the how—sometimes lack clarity.  Th…