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Security’s Vicious Cycle
Security Reimagined — Solving an Old Problem with a New Approach A decade ago this January, Steve Jobs challenged the conventional wisdom about tablets, unveiling the iPad with the words, “What this device has done is extraordinary.” Coming on the heels of iPhone’s smashing success three years earli…
Security Simplified, Introducing Cisco SecureX
What a whirlwind week it’s been here at the RSA Conference. There was so much to see and to learn. At RSA this year, Cisco showed up in a big way. On Monday, February 24th we had an exciting new announcement–the unveiling of our new platform that will redefine security, Cisco SecureX. Cisco S…
The Future of Cisco Security: Protecting What’s Now and What’s Next
When we look at the world today, it has been revolutionized by the cloud, and it has disrupted the way business is done. Companies can now connect any user on any device to any network or application. But from a security perspective this has greatly expanded the attack surface. This represents an op…
API Scaling, Security, Serverless API-ing and GraphQL – Hot Topics at the NordicAPI Platform Summit
I was lucky enough to hit Stockholm for the NordicAPI Platform Summit at the beginning of last week. It’s one of only a few all-API focused events held internationally, so given a (probably unhealthy) chunk of my life has been about APIs and all that comes with them, I was geekily excited about it.…
Intelligent Workflow Drones
Commercial drones are moving from a novelty item to an indispensable business tool, with PwC pegging the potential opportunity size at $127B in its report, “Clarity from Above”. However, there is a key element that is needed before drones can be successful in enterprise applications: they must be in…
Cisco Small Business Update – Kaseya Integration, IT-SA and Spiceworld 2017
This week has been a busy one for us. Besides the MLB postseason starting as well as the regular season openers for the NHL, our team was all over the world covering events and shows. In Tennis, the world finals start later this month, the men will be in London, while the women will be in Singapore.…
Cisco RV340 Dual WAN VPN Security Router: Tolly Report – Most Downloaded
I wanted to share some exciting news from our friends at the Tolly Group. Our Cisco RV340 Dual WAN VPN Security Router Tolly Report has been downloaded more than any other report in September! Here is the Tolly Report. Launched earlier this year, the RV340, along with the other models including the…
A Powerful Platform to Drive Smart Outcomes in Cities
Cisco is not only one of the first organizations to have discerned the trends leading to the need for “smart city” strategies, it is also uniquely prepared to provide the smart solutions to city challenges. Cisco comes at smart cities, infrastructure up, building on its three decades of rock-solid n…
Software products or application platforms, do I have to choose?
This is the final post in a series that has been focused on providing different ways to think about the job of a modern day software technology architect. The series began with the idea of defining an architecture that blends physical and digital worlds, taking more of an omni-channel approach. The…