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The networking field is changing fast. This year, several emerging technologies will fundamentally impact how businesses and their employees connect. The good news is that each technology also represents a solid opportunity to improve some aspect of how a company runs – from network efficiency all t…

Finding the right fitting room As shoppers, we expect a store associate to be a bridge of knowledge, connecting our nebulous desires with their artfully arranged inventory and getting us into a fitting room. However, most fitting rooms are anything but thoughtful. Their function is usually served wh…

Startups and larger companies don’t have to be fierce competitors. They can work together to help each other thrive. We all know that relationships take work. They require compromise, balance and playing up one another’s strengths and weaknesses. The same applies to business partnerships. Big…

The recent Cisco Partner Summit was a significant milestone for many reasons. We debuted new leaders for Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Customer Experience, and the Global Partner Organization. We unveiled several new Cisco innovations spanning intent-based networking, security, and collaboration. B…

This post is for all of my fellow Cisconians – my tribe. The coffee zombies, the zens, the specialists, the innovators, and more. You know who you are. I spend more time with many of you (whether virtual or face-to-face) than I do with almost anyone else in my life.  When you work at least 40 hours…

Guest Blogger: Kelly Jones As a U.S. Navy veteran, Kelly brings a unique perspective on military communications technology to Cisco, where she currently serves as a Defense Expert. Most of us know someone who is either deployed overseas, on a ship, or stationed on a base in another state. Military…

Santa Clara County, California is home to Cisco’s headquarters. It’s also the third-highest county in the nation for chronic homelessness. Roughly 7,500 men, women and children lack reliable housing. In March of 2018, Cisco committed to doing something about it. Back then, Chuck Robbins announced th…

Will the last person to leave the computer room please turn off the equipment? That’s not a phrase that tends to be uttered around business critical Data Centers or computer labs.  Shut down electronic devices that have been running for long periods of time and there’s a chance they won’t come back…

Networks are undergoing transitions. Our service provider customers tell us this all the time. Software defined networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and 5G are all technology evolutions which are applying pressure to existing service provider networks and causing them to adapt in…