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We all know live, online webinars and events are great ways to engage with your dispersed audiences. But, until recently, the ability to connect deeply with your audience was fairly limited. They used to experience a low definition talking head video, some slides, and maybe a survey – I wouldn…

“Impact happens when we partner together.” Not only was this NRF’s theme for the year but also Cisco’s motto in bringing a meaningful booth experience for our NRF attendees. We worked across multiple organizations within Cisco and brought in various partners to bring our solutions to life. Last year…

Today more than ever organizations are digitizing to solve business problems. They want faster throughput, less downtime, more efficiency, predictive maintenance, and more. For this reason, organizations need to think differently to truly transform their processes and business models. IoT is a key e…

Retail is an innovation game. But resources are limiting, and the need for ROI is constant. How does digital set the agenda for a CIO and what are their main concerns? And more specifically, how does the merging of LoB and IT priorities lend itself to the evolving priorities of a retail CIO today?…

Retail Industry My preparations for NRF 2019 gave me insight into the retail industry as a whole and the challenges it faces, along with ideas of how Cisco is addressing these challenges. For a while, the likes of Ebay and then Amazon seemed to disrupt retail at a scale like nothing before. In a wor…

This blog contributed by Joel W. King. Joel works at World Wide Technology, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner and Learning Partner Specialized with Master Specializations in cloud, security, and unified communications. Contact Joel or WWT.      Protecting assets requires a Defense in Depth a…

The pace of business meetings today demands a new level of communication ability. It’s not enough anymore to sit in a meeting room around a conference call speaker or try to attain synergy by email. Busy people need a fully interactive experience to collaborate and communicate. They need to see body…

When you were a youngster, did you ever ride a merry-go-round and couldn’t quite reach the brass ring that streaked by upon every rotation? You were so close, but didn’t have the full reach to grab the coveted prize. I’m hearing a similar frustration from business leaders around the world when it co…

Everybody’s talking about blockchain these days, but as real-world use cases of the technology are still in early stages of implementation, it’s understandable if network engineers don’t see how blockchain affects them just yet. Let’s cut to the chase: Blockchain technology has the potential to radi…