ecosystem

February 11, 2020

INNOVATION

Cisco Co-Innovation Centre on Cybersecurity and Privacy Opens in Milan

It’s not every day that you see an idea that a small team has drawn on a blackboard and carried out with extraordinary motivation. And, it’s not every day that you see something that your company does and that is relevant for your country. A few weeks ago, in Milan, was not a normal work…

September 9, 2019

INNOVATION

Techno-Conservation Part One: A Symposium Bringing Together Conservationists, Technologists, and Academics

This blog was co-written with Dave Ward, SVP, CTO of Engineering and Chief Architect at Cisco “If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.” Proverb, believed to be of African origins. Two decades ago, I saw the immense potential in computer networking and th…

February 13, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Digital Transformation: Lessons Learned at Cisco’s Media and Entertainment Industry Roundtable

Recently I had the great opportunity to host and moderate Cisco’s most recent Media Roundtable in Barcelona, Spain in conjunction with Cisco Live EMEAR with over 30 attendees.  During this event we had representation from some of the leading European Media organizations and partners including…

November 16, 2018

DEVELOPER

DevNet Express for the Network Engineer

A new journey There is an old proverb that says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. I am fortunate enough to have recently been on a family holiday to Scandinavia. In my case, the journey was more like 38,000 kilometers (24,000 miles), from the first step out of my front door…

February 27, 2018

PARTNER

Cisco SolutionsPlus: Expanding the Market and Accelerating Growth (oh, and Simplification)

As Cisco and our strong channel partner community lead market transitions and enable customers to embrace and capture new opportunities with digital transformation, the solutions we deliver grow progressively complex.  While accelerating partner growth is foundational to Cisco’s business model, simp…

December 6, 2017

PARTNER

Coaching our Channel to Success in the Sports, Retail & Hospitality Industries!

College Football is the Best! I love College Football. I once was a College Football coach. I watch with passion College Football each week, and my wife probably says I breathe College Football. And now, with the college football bowl season upon us it reminds me of the preparation, planning, recrui…

Commencing Cisco LaunchPad Startup Cohort 2

We started the journey of Cisco LaunchPad with the vision of creating an ecosystem to deliver end-to-end digital solutions for customers. Cisco LaunchPad is an ecosystem of startups, technology leaders, partners, and developers. It was very gratifying to have the first startup cohort of Cisco Launch…

October 31, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Implications of an Agile Culture

Recently, I met with many industry analysts, customers, and press at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo. In numerous conversations, I was asked about the organizational implications of changing company culture and how this relates to digital business transformation. As you create a culture of agility (see prev…

February 25, 2015

DATA CENTER

Our Ecosystem Begins Here @Ciscocloud

As Cisco prepares for Cisco Live Melbourne #clmel, I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight our @Ciscocloud Intercloud partnership with Telstra The following Q&A session between executives of our partnered companies identifies the unique challenges of our current business environment and t…