Internet of Everything (IOE)

Business Outcomes are Driving the Journey from Finger Defined Networking (FDN) to Software Defined Networking (SDN).

In a series of blogs, I am going to share how Cisco’s Modular Network Automation framework named “Crosswork” will help Service Providers drive strong business outcomes from automating network functions and daily Operations. We will also look at how this framework has the ability to leverage any devi…

February 8, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Five things that are bigger than the Internet: Findings from this year’s Global Cloud Index

The scale of the Internet is awe-inspiring. By 2021, there will be 4.6 billion people and 27 billion devices connected to the Internet, and Internet traffic will reach 2.8 trillion Gigabytes (or 2.8 Zettabytes) per year. (These numbers are published in our annual Visual Networking Index.) Even with…

December 6, 2017

PARTNER

Coaching our Channel to Success in the Sports, Retail & Hospitality Industries!

College Football is the Best! I love College Football. I once was a College Football coach. I watch with passion College Football each week, and my wife probably says I breathe College Football. And now, with the college football bowl season upon us it reminds me of the preparation, planning, recrui…

September 19, 2017

DATA CENTER

Top 10 Considerations for SAP Big Data and Analytics

It’s that time again: SAP TechEd in Las Vegas!  Local temperatures have cooled to a balmy 150 degrees outside the convention center and 10 degrees inside, reminding us that SAP Data Center refresh season is once again upon us. This year at TechEd, Cisco will focus on securing critical SAP data and s…

Delivering a New and Improved Online World

Service provider networks are at the epicenter of digitization, affecting how businesses and entire industries will operate for years to come.  Today it seems as if every disruptive new business model shaking up an industry is reliant on the innovative use of applications based on network services.…

Service Provider IoT Solutions Can Drive Digitization

IoT adoption is growing. Cities are becoming smarter by optimizing parking revenues, waste management and collection routing, street lighting operations, and more. Airlines use real-time aircraft, airport, and weather sensor data to improve operations. As organizations embrace IoT to transform their…

February 24, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

5G Performance: More than an upgrade and potential for a mobile blockbuster

Commercial deployments for 5G are expected to launch in 2020 and to be available in every major global mobile market by 2021. Ovum Informa Telecoms and Media predicts that more than 50 operators will be offering 5G services in close to 30 countries by the end of 2021. However, the majority of 5G sub…

February 14, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

IPv6 Enables Global Mobile IoT Innovation and Proliferation

Advanced Addressing Scheme Securely Connects Billions of Devices and Things Digitization and automation is now a familiar feature in many homes. Mobile connectivity is not just for phones anymore. Today, we have lots of things that generate data or environments that we want to control (locally or r…

February 3, 2017

CLOUD

Introducing DevNet Create Conference in May 2017

The application development landscape is changing.  Innovation that has its roots in startups, APIs, cloud computing, containers and microservices is quickly making its way into the enterprise and into verticals such as manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and transportation. IoT and Edge computing o…