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Do you ever wonder how stuff on the Internet, like the web page you’re reading right now, reaches your phone or computer?  Very likely it’s because of code written by Cisco’s Ensoft team in the United Kingdom. The team develops software technology that powers some of the biggest routers in the guts…

Life is like a 4,000-piece jigsaw puzzle; always challenging, sometimes fun, other times frustrating, but always rewarding when the pieces just fall into place.  When I was a young girl, I used to love putting together puzzles – the more difficult, the better! In high school, I discovered technolog…

It’s funny how an 80’s icon can still mean so much to us today, and yet – still barely be a thought until it’s right in front of you.  I wandered into Gayle’s Wine Bar in Llangollen, North Wales with my husband Neil and some local friends where a guy was leaning against the bar playing with a Rubik’…

When looking for roles after university, I didn’t give much importance to working culture. Although at that time, I felt pressured to cast a wide net when applying for graduate jobs, which meant that my standards weren’t as high as they should have been. Having never truly loved somewhere I worked b…

“Nish, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Throughout my childhood years, my answer to this question changed more frequently than Apple releases new software updates. From pop star to air hostess to teacher to scientist and everything in between, I really was a chameleon child. At age 17, the…

I count myself as fortunate. I am supported by an amazing family and friends, a fantastic team, and a company that understands that being yourself allows you to bring your best to work. At Cisco, it isn’t just policy or a marketing pitch to “be you, with us” – it is our culture, and that culture is…

I had the misfortune recently to have a car accident.  Airbags deployed, two cars written off, scary stuff.  Thankfully, both the other driver and I both walked away, very much shaken, but unhurt.  And thankfully the crash happened at not too high a speed which contributed to what I will call our ‘g…

Last week, in Part 1, I blogged about the bizarre association of queues at my local ski centre and unreliable access to cloud payment services. Being located in an area of poor internet provision, the resulting unreliable and slow access to cloud services means that credit card payments process slow…

Back in 2010, not long after I started blogging here on Cisco.com, I discussed some of the challenges customers were fearing regarding the feasibility of cloud adoption. In my market research work, the survey I ran back in 2010 came up with some interesting concerns: that lack of bandwidth and inter…