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High Tech, High Up
Some things really are rocket science. Like the research astronomers are doing at the ALMA observatory in Chile. There’s only two of them though… on top of a mountain in the desert. Everyone else works in the processing center miles away. So, when ALMA needed an IT overhaul to support the data gathe…
25 Ways to Celebrate a 25th Anniversary
I’d be willing to bet the first thing that popped into many of your heads is to go somewhere new or exotic. You’d be able to experience something life-changing and reflect on the past 25 years – all while continuing to grow and learn about one another. For Cisco and Dimension Data’s anniversary, tha…
Mountain Bike Races, Schools and Cruise Ships. The Evolution of the New Network has Begun.
To be more specific, a school district in Jackson, NJ. A mountain bike race across Africa. A luxury cruise ship. An Australian university. What do these have in common? They needed a new network to deliver a digital experience to their students, families, athletes, sponsors, and customers. And that…
What Are Our Partners Doing In Trauma Centers and Hospitals?
Keeping a Lookout for Patients We like to say that technology is all about bringing people together. That can sound trite until you’re in the ER or operating room, and then the technology that connects your doctor to you could be a matter of life or death. A large metropolitan trauma center asked ou…
Abundance: A Different Way of Thinking about Technology
There are two mindsets in business – one of scarcity and the other of abundance. A scarcity mindset believes much, if not everything, is limited. A business with a scarcity mindset holds everything close to the vest and is uncomfortable or unwilling to do business beyond its own walls. The thinking…
Dimension Data & Cisco Systems: Partnering to Integrate the World
In technology, things happen at the speed of change. “Evolve or get left behind” is a familiar phrase we’ve all heard. Technology is advancing at warp speed and companies are finding it difficult to manage their ever-growing and ever-changing support ecosystems. Now more than ever, companies are mov…
Enterprise Value with a Hybrid Cloud Strategy
Guest Blog Post by Stephen Nola, Group Executive, IT-as-a-Service, Dimension Data At Dimension Data we are all about accelerating ambition and this includes enabling Cisco’s ambition to build the world’s largest global Intercloud, a network of clouds to address customer requirements for a globally d…
Dimension Data Series #4- The Opportunities and Risk of Secure Mobility from the Top Down
Mobile security is a top concern for IT and business leaders. This blog series with Dimension Data explores how organizational leaders can work together to mitigate concern and implement clearly defined policies and mobility goals. This blog will address the opportunities and risk of secure mobility…
Moving at #Cloud Speed: CiscoLive Intercloud News
This week we are celebrating with more than 25,000 attendees at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and many more viewers on line the 25th anniversary of Cisco Live and it’s an exciting time for Cisco and our partners! As John Chambers described it so eloquently in his Monday keynotes, customers…
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