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This week Cisco is in San Diego for one of the biggest events in the accessibility world, the annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. It’s amazing to see so much technology innovation happening in this space. And I’m grateful to work for a company that is developing solutions to ena…

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is always an exciting gathering of technology leaders showcasing the latest in mobile technology, and previewing what’s coming down the line. With so many innovations on display, I was proud to see a big win by Cisco Services and our service provider partner Re…

Recently, you may have noticed Cisco discussing Kubernetes quite a bit.  Back in October we announced our partnership with Google to bring joint hybrid cloud solutions to market that include GKE, Google’s managed Kubernetes offering and in February there were a number of articles here on the Cisco C…

Digital transformations are everywhere around us – innovative uses of digital technology that generate real improvements for people.  I often wonder about the story behind the transformation. How did they figure out the right technology to use, and the right partners? This is the story behind the st…

Orchestrating an IT infrastructure and all the applications running on it has never been easy, even when all of that ran in a single environment fully under your control behind the firewall in your data center. Keeping track of what applications are running where and on what systems has always been…

Even at a company as great as Cisco, you can find yourself stuck in a role that you don’t enjoy anymore. Maybe you’ve outgrown it, or maybe you find yourself in a rut. It happened to me. Four years ago, when I first joined Cisco as a Software Engineer I was very excited. I had spent 20 years in a si…

It’s good to be bad — for good! No, we’re not talking about villains, superheroes, and the struggle of light over dark. We’re talking about network security. And in network security, sometimes it’s better when the bad guys win. Or at least it is when it comes to a red team engagement. Here’s how it…

As I prepared to participate in Accenture’s International Women’s Day in a session titled, “The Equality Advantage,” I reflected on the events in my life and career that led me to this point. Growing up, discussions in my family were never about gender. They involved ability and effort. I also had a…

Enterprise Agreements (EAs) are growing in popularity as organizations are looking for flexible agreements and streamlined procurement to meet their evolving business needs. Historically, these types of buying programs are ideal for large organizations that want to get the right tools into the right…