IoT

July 18, 2016

NETWORKING

On the Road to Digital, Where’s Your Map?

Digital trends like mobility, IoT, cloud, and analytics are changing the way the world does business. As a leader, you know these trends offer you the opportunity to innovate, automate, and deliver better experiences to your customers and employees. But you also know these trends create fresh challe…

What’s driving future profits for mobile network operators?

From retail to entertainment, mobility is transforming industries across the spectrum. It’s part of the wider digitalization that is transforming our world and bringing new opportunities for businesses to get the edge over the competition. Or they could get left behind: it’s sink-or-swim. All kinds…

July 13, 2016

COLLABORATION

Collaboration at #CLUS, Day 2: Awe, IoT, and Harvard, Oh My

Tuesday was predictably exhausting. My Fitbit logged more than six miles (which means I did, too) and my brain can’t count how much information I absorbed. (Is there an app for that?) While the keynotes and innovation talks didn’t focus specifically on Collaboration on Tuesday, it was ev…

The IoT train is leaving the station. Don’t get left behind.

There’s been a lot of big talk about IoT for the past several years, and I admit, I’ve been skeptical. Thermostats. Toasters. Fitness trackers. So what? Why is this so transformative for Cisco’s customers? I wanted to understand this “transformation” more deeply. So, I read every report I could get…

The IoT Journey: Are We There Yet?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is accelerating the digital world at a pace the industry has never seen. Businesses are faced with the ever increasing number of smart things interacting with their line of business (LOB) operations in a manner that was never fully realized. This trend of needing context…

Cisco’s IoT Cloud Platform Helps Hugo Go ‘Round the World

At first it was Verne’s Phileas Fogg, then Monty Python’s Michael Palin, and now it is Telefonica’s Hugo Scagnetti to join the ranks of those brave adventurers attempting to go around the world in 80 days. However, there is no wager from the Reform Club, or a BBC TV series in the works here, but rat…

Experience Robots, Flying Objects, and Shooting Stars in Virtual Reality 

Did you know that about 60 years ago, “Sensorama” the first virtual reality (VR) machine was invented by Morton Heilig?  And 50 years ago, the first VR and augmented reality HMD (head-mounted display) was created by Ivan Sutherland. [Source: Timeline of Virtual Reality]. Today, virtual reality techn…

3 Ways Cisco is Enhancing the Industrial IoT

As the Internet of Things (IoT) gains widespread adoption, we now have the opportunity to accelerate business outcomes. Whether a business needs to create agile supply chains, automate manufacturing processes, or reduced operating costs, Cisco Industrial IoT solutions and products make it easier to…

July 6, 2016

INNOVATION

Innovation Grand Challenge: Where Are They Now? – Green City Solutions

The next generation of entrepreneurs, startups, leaders and developers are the innovators behind the emerging technologies making history in our digital era. To inspire and engage with them, Cisco launched the Innovation Grand Challenge, focused on finding fresh and exciting market opportunities  an…