enterprise network

Consider for a second how you think about your vehicle’s maintenance. If you’re like the majority, you might drive your car every day and feel confident that you can get from place to place without scheduling a routine checkup every 5000 miles, as automotive experts suggest. You might wait for a sig…

The scene: My doctor’s office, late morning, the exam room. I watch the minutes tick by as I sit and wait, drumming my fingers on the table and trying not to think about my overwhelming to-do list for the day. Mere minutes before, things seemed to be going smoothly. Appointments were running o…

What are some of your biggest operational challenges in networking? Overcoming complexity? Maintaining true visibility into your network? Integrating systems? These challenges can be consuming, and may prevent you from being strategic and managing actual business outcomes. In this iTalk #CiscoChat,…

Over the next two years organizations will transform their network for the digital era in increasing numbers. In fact 45% of organizations1 are expecting to already have digital-ready networks in two years – triple the number today. And no wonder. Cloud, mobility, and IoT are placing unprecedented d…

As we transition from the Internet Era and move quickly into the Digital Revolution, we are faced with a digital economy powered by IT and the network. Don’t miss the opportunities digitization brings. As Charles Darwin put it, “it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intel…

In a recent meeting I saw this meme posted in a cubicle: How appropriate for a discussion on business executive moments of enlightenment. I have the opportunity to lead a line-of-business senior executive advisory board with members from the top manufacturing companies across the world. Our recent…

In recent years, wireless has become the preferred means of access for networks. This change may be have been inevitable to some, but why did this happen? What has changed to make this possible? Not too long ago, there was a time when wireless had the reputation of not having the reliability or perf…

Hi All!  This is the second of what I’m hoping will be a weekly recap for Enterprise Networks.I say “hoping” because we’re just testing it out for now to see if people like it and if it adds value. In this video I give a short summary of what happened this last week, then I h…

Several years ago, I had a conversation with an IT manager about his company’s network security that I still remember today. He said: “We’re losing our battle over internal network security. We cannot keep up with our vendors and contractors who bring in all kinds of devices to our network. We may t…