latin america

December 4, 2019

SECURITY

Fighting Cybercrime and Creating Jobs for Latin America

The digitization of the world has come a long way since 2016, when I wrote about how Cisco offers cybersecurity scholarships to increase the number of skilled cybersecurity specialists. And today, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Our increasingly digital world is more and more vulnerable t…

December 15, 2018

SMALL BUSINESS

Weekly Wrap: Cisco Live 2018

The Holidays are upon us. I hope you have at least started on the gift acquisition project. Remember, shop small… Last week we were in Cancun for Cisco Live Latin America. It was an amazing experience. Every day we had various scheduled and unscheduled partner meetings. It was good to put a fa…

January 23, 2018

SMALL BUSINESS

Cisco Start: Cisco Small Business Wireless Webinar for Partners

Hello friends, Our team is participating in a webinar for Partners and soon-to be-new Partners. This time we will present our wireless portfolio. The webinar takes place tomorrow! Please join us! Here is the note from the Latin American Sales Organization: Cisco Start: News to get hold of the Market…

November 2, 2017

DEVELOPER

Developer Community at Cisco Live Latin America

The time has come again for the biggest Technology conference in Latin America: #CiscoLiveLA.  This will be my third year making the trip to Cancun.  Previously, I spread the word and highlighted the real-life scenarios and wins made possible by the #dCloud team.  This year, I am representing #DevNe…

October 19, 2017

DEVELOPER

DevNet Zone at Cisco Live Latin America

After months of effort and careful preparation, the DevNet team is ready for Cisco Live Latin America in Cancun! This year the event will take place between November 6 and 9. Cisco Live is a massive event with thousands of attendees. It’s the place where Cisco customers, partners, vendors and…

A Morning of Inspiration with Cisco Networking Academy Students

This blog was originally published on Cisco’s internal employee website. “Follow your dreams. Don’t be afraid. Hold your heads high!”   These were the words shared by Alison Gleeson, Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Americas Sales and Jordi Botifoll, Cisco’s President of the…

Training and Educating Latin America’s Future Workforce

More than 56 million people in Latin America rose above the poverty line between 2002 and 2011. Thanks to a thriving job market and rising wages, the middle class in the region grew by 82 million people in that time span, as more people discovered new economic opportunities in an increasingly connec…

Why Latin America Should Embrace the Internet of Things

This post was written by Jordi Botifoll, President, Cisco Latin America, and originally published by the World Economic Forum Latin America faces major challenges in terms of development and competitiveness, but at the same time has a great opportunity to rethink its future and take huge steps forwa…

November 26, 2014

INSIDE CISCO IT

IT Management Sessions Focus on Change and Opportunities at Cisco Live Latin America 2014

Many months of preparation preceded this great event, which was held in Cancun, Mexico, November 3rd through the 6th. In IT, we spend long hours of strategy and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Services, consulting firms, and many other groups getting ready to produce a valuable experience and i…