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Kuwait Oil Company Gets More Secure

You may be well aware of the cyberattacks on retailers and banks, but did you know malware encounters are on the rise in the energy and oil & gas sectors? The findings of the Cisco Annual Security Report may shock you. The 2012 breach of Saudi Aramco’s network disabled thousands of compute…

June 8, 2016

INNOVATION

It’s Time to ‘Do or Die’ in the Growing Global Bazaar

A whopping 59 percent of manufacturers expect their company’s strategy to change as a result of real-time information in the next three years. That’s in just three years. But what about the years after that? Our team developed The Business World in 2025 report with the Global Center for Digital Busi…

June 3, 2016

NETWORKING

There’s Never Been A Better Time To Make Roads Smarter

We often wish people “safe travels”.. yet how much do we consider what it means in today’s hyper-connected world? More than ever, technology has given us the ability to change the world. Inbar Lasser-Raab, recently shared how digitization is forcing cities and businesses to reimagine their business…

May 27, 2016

PARTNER

Partner Rewind and Fast Forward

Our joint sales and marketing teams are more aligned than ever. This week we’re talking about what’s making that possible and: The next step in delivering on *the* three strategic imperatives Revenue, revenue, revenue with a side of digital transformation We’re talking about you. Again.   Put…

May 24, 2016

PARTNER

Simplicity, Alignment, and Value Exchange. Together.

Shortly after being named the leader of Cisco’s Global Partner Organization, I championed three strategic imperatives that are vital to our partners’ and Cisco’s continued success: Simplicity: removing complexity and making it easier for our partners to work with us Alignment: ensuring our sales an…

Cisco Challenges Digital Entrepreneurs Worldwide

I’m in Vienna this week at the Pioneers Festival, which describes itself as “the epicenter of innovation.” Surrounded by 2,500 technology pioneers, including 500 of some of the world’s most promising early-stage startups, I definitely feel the seismic disruption all around me. I can’t think of a bet…

May 20, 2016

NETWORKING

There’s Never Been A Better Time To Make Cities Smarter

The Wall Street Journal recently stated that one of our greatest frustrations is traffic and our daily commute. I live in a large city and travel often to big cities for work, and I can personally relate to this. Sitting in traffic makes me impatient and annoyed. But did you know that digital transf…

May 20, 2016

PARTNER

Partner Rewind and Fast Forward

Whether you missed something this week or want a sneak peek at what’s to come, we’ve got you covered. This week we’re talking about: Ten amazing women – who are they and what makes them so amazing? Digital transformation (we’re ALWAYS talking about digital transformation) Putting your sales into ov…

May 16, 2016

PARTNER

The Future is Digital, Transformation is Now

  There has never been a better time to change the world together. Now is the time to work together, leverage our partner ecosystem, and use the power of the Cisco brand to be better together in the digital future. What’s New? Our recent Brand Campaign Launch clearly reflects the importance of…