#innovation

July 12, 2018

INNOVATION

Prototyping for Impact: Hunt Zombies, Kill Your Darlings, and Prototype Like a Star

While I’m out on maternity leave, I’m excited to highlight the varied viewpoints of some of the amazing people that make up Cisco CHILL. I’m proud to work with this diverse and talented team. They hail from around the globe, and bring a rich set of experiences, skills, and passions to bear on everyt…

Cisco Live Orlando: Shining a Light on Innovation

The week in Florida at Cisco Live flew by. I enjoyed having the opportunity to talk with Cisco customers, partners, and colleagues from around the world. It was an exciting and uplifting event. Here are a few highlights: The closing keynote was amazing. Dr. Michio Kaku (theoretical physicist and fut…

June 28, 2018

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Insights from Customer Zero: Enabling the Next Generation of Hybrid Cloud

Cisco’s own IT organization is one of our best customers for Cisco technologies, often acting as Customer Zero when new innovations are being rolled out. I recently chatted with Mike Duarte from Cisco IT to talk about the experience of being a participant in the early access program (EAP) for the Ci…

Where the Sun Shines, Innovation Grows: Cisco Live Orlando

It’s always sunny in Florida. Except late night. Course that’s when the real fun kicks in. Dining out. Music. Parties. Okay, and maybe some rest. Cisco Live Orlando (June 10-14) will be alive with action and flowing with information. Want to learn about the future and what’s possible? You got it. Ho…

Imagine All the Possibilities at Cisco Live Orlando

As I think back to my start as a TAC engineer 25+ years ago, it’s hard to imagine how far we have come at Cisco. I never imagined back in the day, that I led the 2nd largest business at Cisco with such talented and brilliant engineers – who team side-by-side with our customers across the globe…

May 17, 2018

INNOVATION

Taking a Learning Journey to Innovation

While I’m out on maternity leave, I’m excited to highlight the varied viewpoints of some of the amazing people that make up CHILL. I’m proud to work with this diverse and talented team. They hail from around the globe, and bring a rich set of experiences, skills, and passions to bear on everything t…

It’s Time to Get Smart about ABR; It’s Time to #StreamQuality

Attending the Pay TV Show in Denver next week? If so, don’t miss Wednesday’s 1:40pm panel Streaming Video Everywhere: Quality & Reliability at Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colorado.  I’ll moderate the discussion and we’ll dive deep into a wide range of technologies taking Adaptive Bit Ra…

May 3, 2018

INNOVATION

Innovation Leaders: Always Learning

While I’m out on maternity leave, I’m excited to highlight the varied viewpoints of some of the amazing people that make up CHILL. I’m proud to work with this diverse and talented team. They hail from around the globe, and bring a rich set of experiences, skills, and passions to bear on everything t…

The 3 Ps of Comprehensive Cybersecurity

There is no question that the threat of cybersecurity breaches is business impacting in our ever-increasing connected world. There are two data points that I like to use on this matter to illustrate the impact: According to a CIO Insight survey, 71% of executives surveyed said that concerns over cy…