ROI

April 4, 2019

INNOVATION

A guide to maximizing your chances of success with IoT

“Dream big, start small.” This may sound like a clichéd phrase from a motivational poster, but it’s actually a very valuable piece of advice for enterprises to heed when deploying Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. By now, we all know that IoT has the power to drive digital transformations across…

January 7, 2019

INNOVATION

Driving a Successful Partnership between Large Corporations and Startups

Startups and larger companies don’t have to be fierce competitors. They can work together to help each other thrive. We all know that relationships take work. They require compromise, balance and playing up one another’s strengths and weaknesses. The same applies to business partnerships. Big…

December 4, 2018

INNOVATION

Future-Proofing your IoT infrastructure

IoT infrastructure plans may seem intimidating, but they don’t have to be, says Cisco’s Maciej Kranz. The internet of things (IoT) is digitally transforming businesses before our eyes. Throughout the past few years, companies across industries embarked on their IoT journeys with high hopes, focusing…

March 6, 2018

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS – Helping You Laugh All the Way to the Bank

I recently read a claim that Cisco UCS cost two times as much as the next vendor which made me laugh. I work routinely with account teams on competitive deals and this isn’t my experience. And I doubt anybody would buy UCS if this were truly the case. As one of my coworkers put it, “customers aren’t…

January 10, 2018

NETWORKING

Forrester TEI Survey Documents 156% ROI for CMX

The stock market has had a pretty good run during 2017. Lucky investors have seen returns of more than 15 percent when, historically, anything greater than 8 percent is considered good. So what would you think of a 156-percent return? You wouldn’t be alone if you thought such an astronomical rate is…

December 8, 2017

NETWORKING

Cisco DNA ROI Calculator

We now live in a “disrupt or be disrupted” world where no industry is immune. From caring for the sick or the homesick to manufacturing the next spinners or the next genius, your business and the network that drives your business will need to change. We all know why. An explosive growth of network u…

Disruption and Transformation at Cisco Live Vegas: Day 2 Recap

Day 2 of Cisco Live is all about energy.  Everybody has arrived, so the conference halls are packed and the level of intensity is up a few notches.  Attendees have already done a pass or two through the exhibition halls, getting the high-level information they need (and maybe a bit of swag along the…

Unleash the Power of the IoT with Design Thinking

This is the second part of a 2 part blog series and you can find the first part here. After presenting at Smart Industry 2016, I continue to examine how design thinking can drive IoT success. Applying internet technologies to the world of things offers an ocean of possibilities, but the path to a ta…

September 20, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Can design thinking help monetize the IoT?

As I get ready for my presentation on The Factory of the Future, Today: Lessons Learned from Deploying IoT at the Design & Manufacturing Conference, I think the main value I get out of these conferences is networking with peers and staying relevant in a fast-evolving job market. Companies are al…