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From Alexa’s random outbursts of laughter to claims that your smart refrigerator wants to kill you, it is easy to see why the Internet of Things (IoT) invokes negative connotations. Some may even say IoT has a dark side, fueled by security and privacy concerns along with uncertainty about what these…

The journey towards the intelligent enterprise  When talking about modern data processing in the digital economy, data is often regarded as the new oil. Enterprise companies are already competing in a race for the best mining, extraction and processing technologies to gain better insights into their…

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States, European Union, and many countries around the world. Cybersecurity Awareness Month brings to light the many successes we’ve realized and the struggles we continue to face – a sobering reminder that our work is far from finished. This yea…

Many SMBs are realizing they are exposed to similar threats as their enterprise peers. Often times, those realizations come after an attack. This year, we learned from the Cisco 2018 Security Capabilities Benchmark Study: More than half (54 percent) of all cyber-attacks result in financial damages o…

She dribbles down the court on a fast break, fakes to the left, she shoots – Swish! The app records the score! Think technology and basketball don’t go hand in hand? Think again. Austin-area high school girls scored big at Cisco’s Girls Power Tech event where Bluetooth-enabled basketball was just on…

In today’s rapidly changing digital economy, enterprises can no longer afford to be innovation tourists. Innovation fairs, mission statements, internal competitions—they’re all great but not enough anymore. Innovation can’t be a one-time event. Innovation must now be an enduring mindset that’s embed…

What’s in a name? As it turns out, a lot. A television commercial comes to mind. It’s the scene of a bank robbery, and alarms are blaring overhead. Two people have taken cover on the floor, and they look up at a nearby security guard who’s standing there cool and calm — and doing absolutely n…

Change is inevitable and it may be a fortunate consequence of growth. In an era where agility is needed and delivering new and better services faster may be the difference between outpacing our competitors or not, IT is many times perceived as one of the major roadblocks. For example, think about a…

Get your free DevNet account for access to developer resources, learning labs, and sandbox. I am a tremendous fan of J.R.R. Tolkien. His books are, without doubt, among the best epic fantasy novels. His characters, races, and the overall world are vast and abundant. There is a conversation between F…