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This month I started as a member of the Cisco DevNet team as a Network Automation Developer!!! I will be contributing now to Cisco DevNet learning labs, blogging, and working with all things network automation at Cisco. A bit of history about me to start with here. I have been a network engineer for…

Emmy® Award for HEVC, key tech behind ultra-high definition TV, goes to joint team. The Emmy Awards celebrate more than the people telling stories on screen. They celebrate the innovative technology that brings you those stories. This year, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is receiving an Enginee…

“How’s work going? How was your day?” It’s what one of my closest friends asked me recently over coffee. Usually, people ask it casually, along with “What about this weather?” or “Did you see the game last night?” I don’t think she expected the complex, passionate reply she got from me. “You must re…

I am always happy to tell people about how great it is to work for Cisco, but recently, there was a 48-hour period where I wanted to shout it from the rooftops. It all kicked off with the Great Place to Work Awards… The Great Place to Work Awards recognize workplace cultures that deliver outstanding…

2016 has been an exciting and eventful year for us at the enterprise networking team in Cisco. The year saw us make some rapid strides with innovation and product development all while being hundred percent customer focused. We delivered on our promise to create the best enterprise networking archit…

Hope. It’s my personal story. It might not seem that hope would come from such a thing, but at the age of 13, my parents and two of my siblings were mercilessly killed during the genocide in Rwanda. Perhaps hope comes because I miraculously survived, along with my three younger siblings who were al…

There is greenfield innovation. And then there is innovation that shakes you out of your own comfort zone. Without comparing the two, our story is steeped in the second. There was an era when Cisco’s enterprise products not only looked very different from each other but also operated on completely d…

One of Cisco’s crown jewels is its fantastic team of female Systems Engineers (SEs). From Millennials, moms, mentors, and innovators to business consultants, salsa dancers, world travelers, strategic sellers, and technology geniuses, our SEs run the gamut of talents, hobbies, and expertise. Last Thu…

Recently I was giving the option of choosing between an Apple TV and a drone – and I happily chose a drone. But, I got asked more than a couple of times if it was a gift for my husband, even by people that know I am an engineer! That is why I am here, writing my first blog inspired by Girls in ICT D…