edge computing

Helping Enterprises Scale IoT Deployments with Secure Computing at the Edge

After an exciting week at Cisco Live in Orlando with hundreds of customer meetings we came away excited to see IT and Operational teams partnering together to move Industrial IoT deployments from Proof of Concept (PoC) to production.  Customers, channel and alliance partners want to ensure they have…

June 20, 2018

GOVERNMENT

Edge and fog computing: The key to smarter cities? (Part 2)

In part one (Edge and fog computing: Cutting through the haze), we used Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, to illustrate the concepts of edge and fog computing. Now, we’ll explore how government can use them to improve our communities. Edge and fog computing hold great potential to mak…

June 11, 2018

GOVERNMENT

Edge and fog computing: Cutting through the haze (Part 1)

Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, may be where the initial concept of edge and fog computing (as well as the computer virus) first came to life. In the film, androids appeared to operate using an early form of automated response. But the edge and fog we know today, are much more evolv…

April 17, 2018

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

It’s Time to Get Your ‘Data Style’ On!

When we talk about our own personal style we usually mean our preferences. And we often base that style on our goals. For example, the clothes we wear. The way we talk. How we spend our free time. Our style is also influenced by a number of channels—media, family, friends. But what channel should we…

April 2, 2018

DATA CENTER

Cisco Intersight – Benefits for Edge Computing and ROBO

Cisco UCS and HyperFlex customers are experiencing significant benefits from Intersight’s cloud-based systems management in edge computing and remote office branch office (ROBO) environments as well as in the data center. Extending IT Operations to the Edge In the past three months we have in…

January 29, 2018

DATA CENTER

Cisco Intersight – The Benefits of Essentials

A primary design goal of Cisco Intersight is to simplify and automate IT operations. Cisco Intersight – Essentials delivers on this objective with significant new advantages to Cisco UCS and HyperFlex customers. Guest Blogger: Gautham Ravi, Director, UCS Product Management Pervasive Simplicity…

January 26, 2018

DATA CENTER

Deploying HyperFlex Anywhere with Intersight

The latest updates to Cisco HyperFlex 3.0 deliver a hyperconverged platform that adapts to enterprise applications with industry leading performance. Cisco Intersight empowers you to deploy and manage these systems anywhere – simply and consistently. Guest Blogger: Jonathan Gorlin, Product Manager M…

January 23, 2018

DEVELOPER

IoT Edge Compute Part 1 – Apps and Deployment on Cisco IoT Gateways

Why We Need Edge Compute We have been hearing about the increasing need for compute at the edge of our network for IoT devices.  In case you are not familiar with this concept, edge compute is ncecessary due to the amount of information that is and will be generated from IoT devices.  The problem to…

January 10, 2018

MANUFACTURING

Sun, Sand and Industrial Security

Across the United States, people are defrosting and starting to shovel their way out of January’s  Polar Vortex “bomb cyclone.” Even the state of Florida saw some chillier than usual temperatures. Florida has de-thawed now and next week security professionals from all-over head to South Beach for th…