IoT
Active Network Delivers Environmental and Business Outcomes for IoT and Cities
Visit our Itron and Cisco partnership page. Connected things are proliferating in cities (1.6 billion in 2016) and utilities (600 million smart meters in 2016) around the globe. Data is streaming into utility operational back office systems, providing inputs for everything from energy usage, billin…
IoT Edge Compute Part 1 – Apps and Deployment on Cisco IoT Gateways
Why We Need Edge Compute We have been hearing about the increasing need for compute at the edge of our network for IoT devices. In case you are not familiar with this concept, edge compute is ncecessary due to the amount of information that is and will be generated from IoT devices. The problem to…
A Necessary Paradox: Trust and Value for Industrial IoT
Introducing: Cisco Industrial IoT Security Journey Series. It’s a fact: most people are worried about data breaches. A Cisco Value/Trust Paradox report, based on a survey of 3,000 consumers, revealed that while 42 percent of respondents appreciate the values of the Internet of Things (IoT) data, onl…
IoT Orchestration Applied to Cities and Emergency Vehicles
Cities around the world are embarking on their smart journey at a very fast pace. At the same time, law enforcement officers increasingly depend on connected police car services to carry out their duties effectively. These are positive signs of digital transformation powered by the Internet of Thing…
Securing Communications Between the Distribution Line and the Control Center
As DistribuTECH kicks off, this is a great time to look more closely at how communications between distribution-line reclosers and a utility’s control center can work. Cisco and Eaton have developed a solution for this area of operations that speaks to utilities’ desire to—among other things—authent…
See Service Management and Orchestration from Edge to Cloud in Action at Cisco Live Barcelona
You can compare the Internet of Things (IoT) to the human body. When your hand picks up a –cup of hot tea or coffee, touch sensors in your fingers detect right away it is hot. Pain impulses to the nervous system signal the brain to let go of the cup. While actuators in the hand obey, the brain…
The Grid of the Future – Today!
It’s the dawn of a new era for utilities, and this year’s DistribuTECH is bringing some exciting new developments for the industry. Held in San Antonio, Texas on January 23-25, be sure to take a walk along the Riverwalk, or America’s Venice! As you break out your walking shoes to enjoy the v…
#TheGrubbCast Episode 2: Talking with Viptela’s Khalid Raza About Software Defined Wide Area Networking
Cisco’s Innovation Strategy In this episode of #TheGrubbCast, I set the stage by talking about Cisco’s Five-Way Strategy for innovation – Build, Buy, Partner, Invest, Co-Develop. Build refers to Cisco’s 19,000+ engineers and $6.3B investment in Research & Development – but of course no on…
Medical device security: Three ways you can act to reduce the risk
If 2017 was about ransomware attacks, 2018 will be about cyber attacks on the Internet of Things (aka medical devices). As we begin the year, that’s the message we’re hearing from a number of sources. This should come as no surprise to those of us in the healthcare industry, given the re…