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­Making the Impossible, Possible Last year, one of my colleagues went to a start-up conference with 2,000 people. On stage, someone asked the audience how many were working on consumer apps. Almost everyone raised their hands. Then the person asked how many were working on enterprise apps. This time…

UPDATE — September 22, 2017:  I am pleased to announce we have completed the acquisition of Springpath, Inc. today. A hearty welcome to the Springpath team members! Our customers and partners in the data center space are frequently asking for solutions that can help them simplify management operati…

Humanitarian crises persist around the world. Natural disasters and human conflict displace millions each year. These devastating incidents deprive innocent people access to our most basic human needs: adequate shelter, food, and clean water. Part of our Corporate Social Responsibility commitment is…

I have two jobs here at Cisco! Maybe that sounds odd, but let me explain! One of the greatest things about working at Cisco is that they encourage you to balance your work and your passions. So while my main focus is leading a team of talented employees covering pre-sales for Global Virtual Sales in…

For decades, we have imagined the future through the eyes of comic book heroes — from boy-next-door Peter Parker’s Spiderman to Amazon princess Wonder Woman. So, as we approach our next Cisco Hyperinnovation Living Lab, focused on the future of work, I thought we might explore that part of our futur…

Miraculously, I lived through my entire undergraduate experience without a cell phone or a laptop*. I kept quarters in my purse in case I had to stop to use the phone and signed up for my first email address right before I graduated. Google was new and had not released their IPO. To write a research…

I’m an inventor. I never dreamed I would be, but I am. Thanks to Cisco. I got the call from Cisco to interview back in 2010, after moving back to India from living and working on the paradise island country of Curacao. I’d always wanted to work for Cisco! I moved from a laid-back lifestyle to an ent…

It’s no secret that manufacturers are concerned about security. Recent events have shown that manufacturing is a rich target for threats that cause physical damage, facility downtime, and breaches of customer data and intellectual property. The reason for these increasing security threats is that th…

Love them or hate them, meetings are important. They’re a big part of how we get work done, how we run our business, and how we collaborate. And if you’re like me, you’re in meetings a lot, which is OK by me since I run Cisco’s WebEx business! But there is one thing that drives us here at Cisco craz…