IoT
Leading Blockchain from Exciting Experiment to Widespread Adoption
Like the Internet and the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain transformation will be a multi-year journey. We’re now at the beginning of that journey—an exciting time, when innovators from across industries are experimenting with new ways to harness blockchain technology in applications that range…
IoT, Fidget Spinners, and Millions of Steps
Cisco Live! It is my favorite Cisco event that is held every year for our customers. Being held in one of the big convention centers in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, everyone walked at least 3-5 miles every day between sessions, the show floor, and meetings. What was unique this year was that every atte…
Accelerated IoT and Improved Security – Drivers for the New Era of Networking: Cisco Live Las Vegas Recap
Whether at the IoT and Industries demo showcase in Mandalay Bay or walking through the crowds on Las Vegas Boulevard, the buzz around the New Era of Networking cut through the scorching desert heat. This new, intuitive learning network which is powered by intent and informed by context, opens the wa…
Managing and analyzing machine data is a snap with CLIP
Mining and drawing intelligence from large volumes of machine data is difficult and time-consuming. To make the process easier and faster for enterprise teams, Cisco recently developed the Cisco Log Intelligence Platform (CLIP). It brings machine data closer to application developers and administrat…
Cisco Kinetic Unlocks the Power of Your IoT Data
On Tuesday we announced Cisco Kinetic, a first-of-its kind IoT operations platform designed to unlock the power of data from the billions of connected devices being added to the network. In recent years, companies across the globe have embraced the idea of a hyper-connected, digital world. Now I’m s…
Global digitization – connecting homes, health, cities and what not!!
Strategize, Digitize, Analyze The latest Cisco VNI Complete Forecast update forecasts that for the first time in its 12-year history, there will be more M2M connections than end-user devices such as smartphones, laptops, TV sets, etc. By 2021, there will be 13.7 billion machine-to-machine (M2M) conn…
How Not To Be Seen — Check Your IoT Visibility
For my inaugural blog post, I want to show you how vulnerable your Internet of Things exposure can make you. But first, about me: I’m one of four Distinguished Systems Engineers in Cisco’s US Public Sector organization and work with customers across the federal, state, local and education markets. T…
Collaboration at #CLUS, Day 3 Wrap: Thinking about Security
I may be on the collaboration team, but the security stuff always fascinates me. The stats around cyber crime are mind melting. Today’s keynote focused on security, which is always a timely topic, but even more so today. A few stats from our chief security officer, John Stewart: Almost 2 of every 5…
From the floor of Cisco Live: IoT Threat Defense in Healthcare
What are IoT devices in healthcare? In my experience talking with customers, I don’t believe I’ve ever received the same answer twice. Most often, they call out patient home monitoring devices and consumer-grade fitness trackers. But to me, an IoT device is anything that you connect to the ne…
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