Internet of Everything (IOE)
Turn Big Data into Insights and Opportunities with Data Virtualization
IoE and the Insurance Impact The Internet of Everything (IoE) and its impact on financial services and more specifically, insurance, is at its infancy. Many other industries are already taking advantage of data coming from historically non-communicative devices to make changes to processes, automate…
The Cloud Delivers a Better Experience for the Connected Athlete through the Internet of Everything
In the world of sports, becoming the fiercest competitor possible is the name of the game. Today, the intersection of cloud technology and smart sports equipment is helping athletes and para-athletes perform at a world-class level. As a techie, you might admire the new shock absorbers built for down…
Ask The #InternetOfEverything Futurist: “How Will Emerging Technology Preserve and Enhance the Past?”
In my role as Cisco’s Chief Futurist, I get many questions about what the future holds and how new technology and emerging solutions will change our lives. Be sure to check out previous Ask the #InternetOfEverything Futurist blogs and videos about the advances of battery technology, future of smartp…
Girls Among the Geeks: Why Women Should Absolutely Seek Careers in Tech
Choosing a career in technology turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life. At one time, however, it seemed counterintuitive to enter such a male-dominated industry. I’m not an engineer. I don’t have a degree in computer science. The only traditional tech skill I possessed was…
How Retail’s New “4 P’s of Performance” Will Transform the Industry
Retail success has always been about delivering on the “4 Rs”: getting the Right products to the Right place at the Right time and for the Right price. While that success formula remains valid, technology-enabled advancements promise to disrupt how — and how well — retailers will be able to deliver…
The Need for a New IT Model: Fast IT and the Convergence of Mobility and Cloud for IoE
Guess what? Convergence is happening again, and it’s happening at a faster pace with more profound implications than I have never seen before. Those of us who’ve been in the industry a long time have seen convergence happen over the years across various technologies and areas of IT. This time, we’r…
The Extended Network Requires Security That’s the Same, Only Different
When I was in grade school, my best friend had a favorite saying whenever he disagreed with somebody’s observation that two things were really similar. “It’s the same, only different,” he would quip. Though this phrase was mostly intended to be flippant and evoke an emotional response from the recip…
Wearable to Aware-able: Contact, Connection, Context
This two-part blog series discusses the future of wearables and mobility in an #InternetOfEverything world. Since the dawn of time, humans have been motivated by an innate desire to be connected to each other and to information. Today, we are seeing this need satisfied as the Internet of Everything…
Recap: Recommendations for a Sound Technology Future
I recently sat down with Arvind Hickman of HR Magazine UK to discuss the skills gap in the technology sector. We talked about the challenges of filling the critical technology slots that business demands, particularly in developed countries, where the biggest gaps exist. Cisco has been proactive in…