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December 8, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Question of the Year: Is Your Factory Secure?

It’s that time of year again – the annual board meeting. As the Head of Manufacturing, you’re ready to go with your presentation and review for the year. Slides look good – production was up and safety improved to just one minor incident. A new factory is coming online this year, and current progres…

September 12, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

BT and Cisco Enable Secure Digitization for De Beers and Nationwide

Globally, cyber crime is skyrocketing. No matter what business you are involved in; cyber criminals are looking for ways to infiltrate your business for profit. Retail establishments are targeted for credit card theft, motion picture studios have had unreleased films stolen, and hospital databases h…

September 10, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco – Grass Valley – Tripwire Partnership Delivers End-to-End Media and Broadcast Security

There has never been a better time for the Media and Broadcast Industry. As viewers demand more compelling and engaging live productions, broadcaster’s workflows continue to become more complex, whether live or in the studio. You need tools that can help you tell better stories with the flexibility…

September 9, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Happy Zettabyte Day 2016!

No, this is not a greeting card holiday for which gifts are given (at least not yet)… but it is quite a milestone of IP traffic growth. The Internet and all things IP have become ubiquitous in our lives over the last 20 years with seemingly everything either being connected or planned to be.  And ho…

September 8, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco @ IBC 2016: Your Love Keeps Lifting Me

Picture yourself as the guy at the big trade show who works for a well-known technology company, yet is representing (for them) a relatively new line of video technologies. He’s there amongst 54,999 others, who work for or with storied and legendary broadcast video giants: Grass Valley, a Belden Bra…

My buddy the building: The incredible potential of connected premises

An intelligent building that reacts to the movements and behavior of its inhabitants might sound like the opening scenes of a sci-fi movie. But it’s not. And it could open up a whole new world of opportunities for service providers. The connected workplace  offers countless possibilities. Imagine an…

August 22, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Innovation: Facing the Facts

‘945 ITC Update (12/7): The second ITC case is still ongoing and has been extended due to resource challenges at the Commission. The Initial Determination is now expected on December 9, 2016. Enforcement Update (8/26): We have now filed an enforcement complaint with the ITC. It notes our testing of…

Let’s Talk Simply About SD-WANs, Shall We?

If “talk nerdy to me” were to be elevated to an art form, then at Cisco, we’re Rembrandt! Following a recent article suggesting that our naming convention(s) for our line of Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) is confusing — I’d go so far as to say “drowning in six-letter acronyms and…

July 28, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Protecting Innovation: ITC Clear on Ruling, Remedy, and Rationale

This week the International Trade Commission (ITC) released the public version of its ‘944 ruling, which shows intentionality of Arista’s infringement, confirms that Cisco patents are valid, and rebuffs arguments against a ban. The document details the full rationale for the ITC’s finding of intenti…