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November 13, 2017

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

New Features and Financing Options Help Fast-Track Smart City Initiatives Worldwide

Building Momentum for Cisco Kinetic for Cities As I mentioned in my previous blog post, we’ve renamed our connected digital platform and smart solutions to Cisco Kinetic for Cities to fortify our alignment internally and deliver even better outcomes for our customers. What could be better than havin…

November 13, 2017

DEVELOPER

Introducing #TheGrubbCast – Taming IT Complexity with Automation & Visibility

A technology guru explains his new podcast on industry trends in technology & infrastructure. About Me I’ve always loved technology and learning about how everything works.  When I’m not working you might find me learning how to fly a plane, designing a circuit board, or taking images of deep sk…

November 13, 2017

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Creating an Open Platform for Innovation

As technology marches forward, we’re using and creating more high-tech products than we imagined! Who would have thought of a cab hailing service running on our phones a decade ago? Or, the sheer ingenuity of renting out a vacation home via a web app when you’re not using it? But for each of these a…

November 13, 2017

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

New Forrester Research – Optimize Mobility Management TCO with Automation

Business mobile devices can be a lifeline for increasing your employee productivity – but how do you realize value when the costs of managing enterprise mobility are so high? This was the focus of a new study, released today by Cisco, in which Forrester was commissioned to survey over 300 decision m…

November 10, 2017

COLLABORATION

Crowdsourcing Your Contact Center Agents. Is It Coming?

Talk to any customer care or CRM industry vendor today and you’ll probably hear how they are enhancing their offerings with bots. If you’re like many people, your first reaction may be negative. But communicating with a machine may not be as bad as you think. Bots are a trend in customer…

An Update on Cisco’s Veterans Program

Cisco is a strong supporter of veterans, and we are committed to helping them transition to the civilian work force. On this Veterans Day, I’d like to thank all Cisco employee veterans for their service and recognize their valuable role in making Cisco a Military Times Magazine “2017 Military-Friend…

November 9, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

3 Musical Skills that Make Me a Great IT Analyst

One minute and fifteen seconds and it’ll all be over. Two counts to breathe. Thousands of people watching. No second chances. The Cisco Singers then take the field to sing the U.S. National Anthem at a Major League Baseball game. It’s a thrill, and it’s a moment I never thought I’d experience at, of…

November 8, 2017

COLLABORATION

Meet the Need for Speed: Cisco Spark Board Annotation (and More)

Winter and ski season is approaching in Norway, and I look forward to going fast again. Going fast is a passion I share with CEOs and CIOs who are under pressure to get to market with better solutions, faster. We introduced Cisco Spark Board earlier this year to help teams rapidly turn creative idea…

November 7, 2017

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

From Reactive to Predictive Services: The Power of Services Innovation

When you think about IT services for your network, groundbreaking innovation may not be the first thing you think of. Top of mind for most people might be a world-class engineering team with great people skills, deep knowledge, and a long track record of success. But now, with the launch of Cisco’s…