networking
A Tough Conversation – Culture Shifts at Cisco
Have you ever sat down with so much to say, and then the second your fingers hit your keyboard –the words are almost too difficult to type? This is that post for me. It’s personal, and something I’m passionate about. It’s difficult because there are so many different perspectives to consider. And li…
I Grew Up Wanting to Work for Cisco – Now, I Do!
Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Cisco was the only company I saw for home internet routers, switches, and phones. As I made my way through life their familiar logo was always there, and it began to really catch my attention as I noticed it was attached to networking trainings and career paths…
Buy 2 Get 1 Free Aironet Mobility Express 802.11ac Wave2 Access Points
Cisco’s 50% Off Access Points for Wi-Fi Promotion enables eligible Cisco partners to promote and sell specific Cisco Aironet access points with a special “buy 2, get 1 free (of the same model)” promotion. Pricing is bundled in order to drive sales of Aironet access points with Mobility Express. Each…
Cisco DNA Center Plug and Play (PnP) – Part 1
Background I have written a number of blogs on Network Plug and Play (PnP) on APIC-EM and wanted to provide an update of the new improved PnP in Cisco DNA Center. This new series covers the changes and enhancements made to PnP on Cisco DNA Center 1.2. The PnP application was not officially exposed…
Edge and fog computing: Cutting through the haze (Part 1)
Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, may be where the initial concept of edge and fog computing (as well as the computer virus) first came to life. In the film, androids appeared to operate using an early form of automated response. But the edge and fog we know today, are much more evolv…
Reimagining the Network
MPLS+SDN+NFV World Congress is almost here, and what a great forum it is for those interested in learning about and understanding the software-defined wave. The conference, taking place in Paris, gathers a broad group of industry experts from Hyperscale providers, Telcos, Enterprises, Universities a…
I Once Was Lost, But Now I’ve Found A New Role At Cisco!
Even at a company as great as Cisco, you can find yourself stuck in a role that you don’t enjoy anymore. Maybe you’ve outgrown it, or maybe you find yourself in a rut. It happened to me. Four years ago, when I first joined Cisco as a Software Engineer I was very excited. I had spent 20 years in a si…
Joining the (Olympic) Movement to #SeeHer in the Media
If you live in the US and have been watching any of the Winter Olympics coverage on NBC, you may have seen the amazing ads celebrating the women taking part in the games. Many of the spots are sponsored by companies such as P&G, AT&T, USAA, Verizon, and NBC Universal and they are broadcast m…
From Pampered Customer to DevNet Zone Builder. Is this you?
My first Cisco event I still fondly remember my first “Cisco Live” type of event back in 2006. It was not an actual Cisco Live in the way the event is run these days, but a local Cisco event in Romania, called Cisco Expo. Back then Cisco Live was still called Networkers and the smaller s…
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