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The City of New Orleans is making big changes to the way it keeps the public safe. As a community that survives and thrives on tourism, they’re turning to innovative technologies that help tourists feel safer. And it’s all starting with the Internet of Things (IoT). Could New Orleans become “The Ci…

Since 1893, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has actively shaped the future of law enforcement. And that trend continues at this year’s annual conference and exposition in Orlando. As part of the events, which will feature law enforcement technologies and leaders from around…

As you watch the leaves begin to fall and send the kids back to school, you may also be enjoying one or more of the local festivals or state fairs that are traditionally held this time of year. For those of you who may not know, these events were originally held to celebrate the harvest, and share i…

Co-authored with Heather Keleher. You’ve certainly heard about blockchain, most likely with respect to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum or other alternative financial transaction schema. Recently, though, the term has also been associated with a broader array of transaction tracking applic…

Every year, Cisco gives each employee 40 hours (an entire work week!) to volunteer, and we can use all of it at once or just a few hours here and there throughout the year. It perhaps goes without saying that employees certainly take advantage of this incredible benefit, and there’s all kinds of way…

It has been two years since we started shipping our cloud-scale networking products.  The Cisco NCS 5500 Series was specifically designed to be a scalable, low-power consumption, and cost-optimized 100G routing platform, with a path to 400G. The NCS 5500 product family is built to meet the massive b…

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close and All Hallows’ Eve nears, it’s time for one last thought. And it is, appropriately, a dark one – the “Dark Web”. It is the graveyard of the Internet, a maze of death-filled tombs and twisted conjurings that are giving average, everyday…

The sporting achievements of top athletes often appear effortless, with each goal on target, photo finish or unstoppable ace seeming like a celebration of their natural talent. Yet in reality, these individual triumphs are the culmination of not only an intensive training regime, but detailed data a…

Change can be daunting and smart city achievements are complex. Where does one even begin? Sometimes, it needs to be as simple as just getting started. Earlier this summer, alongside 28,000 excited Cisco Live attendees, the City of Las Vegas proudly announced teaming up with networking giant Cisco t…