ICT
Networking Academy Instructors Help Close Widening Job Skills Gap
Starting tomorrow, hundreds of Cisco Networking Academy instructors from the United States and Canada will travel to San Jose, California for the 2013 Academy Conference. Networking Academy instructors prepare people to design, build, maintain, and secure computer networks. Demand for these skills i…
NetAcad Students Win 2 of 3 Medals in WorldSkills Competition for Networking Administration
I am still in awe at the incredible WorldSkills event that took place in Leipzig, Germany last week. It was truly amazing to see thousands of the most talented youth from around the world compete for the top title in their skill. World Skills brings top international trainees age 23 and younger to c…
Veterans Bring Leadership, Tenacity, to Civilian Workforce
This post was also published on the Huffington Post. Recently, a few of my veteran peers here at Cisco made a video that highlighted our military service and how it aided our ability to integrate into the private sector workforce. What a great experience and opportunity to highlight Service Members…
From Battlefield to the IT Field: My Story of Transition
This blog originally appeared on the HuffingtonPost “We ask these men and women (veterans) to leave their families and their jobs and risk their lives to fight for our country. The last thing they should have to do is fight for a job when they get home.” -President Obama I can still reme…
Cloud for Local Government Global Blog Series, A Better Economy in the Cloud
My colleague Norm Jacknis (former CIO of Westchester County, New York) passed along a list of CIO concerns for 2013 that was prepared by Alan Shark of Public Technology Institute, a nonprofit that provides technology guidance to local government. The list for cities and counties included: 1. Big Dat…
Calling All Companies: Military Veterans Bring Dedication, Motivation, and Leadership
This blog was originally posted on the Huffington Post. This week I had the privilege of attending an event at the White House where the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco, unveiled a new program to give returning military service members a…
With Targeted Professional Services, Service Providers Can Tap Small and Medium-Sized Business’s Demand for Cloud
By Uwe Lambrette and Evgenia Ryabchikova, IBSG Service Provider Cloud is no longer a nascent market. The explosive growth of public-cloud providers —coupled with the relevance of the network in the delivery of cloud and IT services — has led many service providers (SPs) to treat this game-changing t…
ICT Education Propels One South African Woman from Child to Role Model
Guest blog by Ntombozuko (Soso) Luningo Soso Luningo is a trainer with the ICT Academy at CIDA City Campus in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she trains students on the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum This is my first blog ever, long overdue since I am an expressive person. Everywhere I have e…
EdChat with Cisco Experts on Technology Trends and Solutions
Education leaders and innovators around the world are transforming education today. Please join us on March 19th (Americas and EMEA) or March 20 (Asia Pacific), for the Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders, to see how they are shaping the future of education. During this free global conference,…
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