Disruption

Everything can be disrupted. Tiger Woods just disrupted The Masters. Telecommunications companies are being disrupted by 5G. But can 5G disrupt golf and other industries outside of telecommunications? The answer is most definitely yes. And what better time to dig into these possibilities than now- b…

The advent of 5G networks is often referred to in bald terms as not much more than a speed upgrade. Nothing could be further from the truth: 5G changes pretty well everything in the way people (and businesses in particular) will use cellular networks. 5G New Radio support incredibly fast data rates,…

Cellular networks have become an important connectivity asset for businesses, allowing them to support mobile workers and devices that sit outside the enterprise. Despite the importance of connectivity, mobile networks have been limited in their ability to provide unique experiences for different ty…

Things that seem obvious today were not always that way. At some point, someone with a bit of courage and a flash of insight makes a bold move—like sticking a digital camera on the back of a phone. The rest of the world responds with a collective “of course!” and the world is changed, never to look…

Here are a few lesser-known data points about Cisco: More than 600 billion emails originate on Cisco-based networks every day About 2/3 of the world’s Internet traffic runs on Cisco Over 20 billion security breaches are thwarted every day by Cisco From this vast amount of data flowing across Cisco…

I recently spoke with a select group of Cox Communications’ customers. The audience consisted of CXOs in gaming, healthcare, education, and the public sector. I was impressed with the dedication and commitment they showed to urgently solving the very difficult challenges of thriving in a world of di…

Several of us on the offer management team in Cisco’s Managed Services group were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to speak in various forums here at Cisco Live 2017.  On Day 3, a handful of us hosted a Lunch and Learn on accelerating adoption of IWAN by leveraging the power of managed servi…

Day 2 of Cisco Live is all about energy.  Everybody has arrived, so the conference halls are packed and the level of intensity is up a few notches.  Attendees have already done a pass or two through the exhibition halls, getting the high-level information they need (and maybe a bit of swag along the…

You didn’t have to take too many steps through the conference halls at Mandalay Bay to understand what the hot topics of discussion are at Cisco Live 2017:  DNA and software-defined architectures, intuitive networks, meaningful and actionable analytics, and transformational technologies and services…