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Electronic health records. Patient monitoring devices. Imaging systems. Mobile communications. It’s true: virtually every function in your healthcare facility relies on a robust, modern digital infrastructure. Healthy network security is a mission-critical need, too. The well-publicized WannaCry att…

Manufacturing to IT: “You just don’t understand the reality of the factory floor.” IT to Manufacturing: “Your legacy systems expose us to security and hackers.” Greater than 99% of the companies I visit waste time, budget, and emotional cycles battling between the information technology (IT) a…

This blog was guest-written by Juliette Gimenez, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Goxip. She’ll be guest-speaking during the “She Started IT” session of the Women Rock-IT series on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. According to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors in dense integrated circui…

Jordan and Pippen. DeMar and Kyle. Magic and Kareem. The Great One and The Moose. Edwin and Jose (…too soon?) Sports history is filled with dynamic duos. Players who so perfectly complemented each other in skills and personality that they elevated their entire team to greatness. A business is no dif…

The Industrial IoT brings new promises to the plant floor: lower operating cost, better visibility, and improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness. These results are all in the pot of gold at the end of the IIoT rainbow, but that pot is sometimes hard to find. Here are the top 7 reasons why I believe…

This post originally appeared in Latino Leaders Magazine in December 2016. Laura joined Cisco in 1999 and currently leads the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field operations worldwide. She and her team, based in 40 countries, help shape and drive public-private partnerships to desig…

As I fly back from a few days visiting manufacturing facilities in Mexico, I wanted to share three things I learned on the trip: Déjà vu – Parallel Between IT/India and Manufacturing/Mexico Companies are investing heavily in manufacturing in Mexico. Driving north of Mexico City reminded me of…

Over the past few years, I’ve attended Gartner’s Data Center Conference in London (see 2013, 2014, and 2015 !). As always, it was a very informative couple of days with some surprises, and one or two “I knew that would happen” moments – we’ll I like to think that…

For every young woman who wants to pursue a career in science, math, engineering, or technology (STEM), look no further than Ada Lovelace. Born in 1815 at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, she gravitated toward the fascinating world of science and mathematics, eventually becoming the world’s f…