video

Your Digital Treasure Map

Suppose there is a treasure at the top of a mountain worth $405B. It is more than one person alone can carry back down the mountain, and you have a chance at that treasure. Many people want the treasure and will work hard to get to the top to claim it.   All you have to do is make a plan on how to g…

Cisco at ANGA 2016

By Yves Padrines, VP, Global Service Provider EMEAR, Cisco Broadband meets content meets transformation through innovation at this year’s ANGA COM gathering, scheduled to run three days from June 7-9 in Cologne, Germany. ANGA COM is one of my favorites in the trade show cycle, because it’s such a fo…

Heads Up, One-Way Network Operators: Yes, You Too Can Thrive in the Cloud Video Era!

The concept of Cloud Video no longer needs much of explanation. Nor does the benefits service providers can reap from a video cloud – benefits like greater service agility, reach to any screen in and out-of-home, personalization, and controlling costs with its “As a Service” framework. I mean, reall…

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Rethink your Video Security Approach

After very visible media and video broadcast industry attacks, everyone in the industry is worried about security, and let’s face it, there’s good reason to be. According to Novetta, there is evidence that the Sony hackers have been at work since at least 2009, and they are still at large. Media exe…

May 27, 2016

SMALL BUSINESS

Team Updates including new programs, recent launches and a new video

Hello all. I trust it has been a good week for you. I am happy to report I am back in-country here in Southern California after a week in Shanghai. I went to visit my fantastic technical product team as we kicked off a new program that will bring five new models in the next couple of years. Exciting…

The Road to Digital Value Just Got Smoother for Banks

Today’s bankers have no shortage of headaches. Agile “fintech” challengers, tech-savvy customers, complex compliance demands, legacy-burdened IT environments — all conspire to keep them up at night. But there is great news for retail banks — as Cisco has outlined in a new research study, “A Roadmap…

Two days of fun, one RHme+ Challenge pwned!

By Oded Ashkenazi, Group Leader, STARE, Service Provider Video Software and Solutions, Cisco Few would argue that data security has become one of the most pressing technology issues facing the world today. Nonetheless, despite the seriousness of our business, our STARE (Security Threat Analysis and…

May 20, 2016

NETWORKING

Crisis Communications: Digital Channels Deliver Fast Disaster Relief for Business

Tsunami Slams Japanese Coastline. Train Derailment Injures 100. Terrorists Attack Airport. We have all read these headlines too often. Sadly, disasters usually strike without notice and timely response by public agencies is critical. As citizens, we depend upon public services agencies for our safet…

Subscribers want it all, and they’re willing to pay for it

New cloud-based video experiences like cloud digital video recorder, TV everywhere, and streaming video-on-demand sound great on paper. But will subscribers actually pay for them? The answer is a resounding yes – to the tune of nearly an $11 increase in monthly revenues per user globally (and almost…