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May 11, 2017

COLLABORATION

Connected Education and the Power of Video

This post comes from Marissa Liu, a collaboration product marketing specialist at Cisco. As a recent graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she has seen firsthand the evolution of digital education and is optimistic about its future. Whether you’re in fourth grade or grad scho…

April 19, 2017

GOVERNMENT

A Hosted Cloud Solution Tailored for Government

No matter the industry, organizations are challenged to find a comprehensive IT strategy that fits their unique needs. As an increasing number of these businesses are forced to go digital, they are also looking for a cloud solution that is user-friendly, secure, and compatible with their existing to…

March 6, 2017

EDUCATION

Inviting Global Perspectives into the Classroom

As our schools and universities prepare students to make a contribution to the world, it is important to benchmark the emerging critical skills they will need to solve increasingly complex problems. As we accelerate the speed of moving data and communications around the world, one strategic skill em…

November 28, 2016

COLLABORATION

Q&A with a Cisco Spark Evangelist

Hello there, I’m John Sayer. I work in Cisco’s Cloud Collaboration Technology Group as the Lead Cisco Spark Adoption Specialist for our Customer Success team. Over the last year, I’ve been spreading the good word of how great Cisco Spark is to anyone who’ll listen! Cisco Spark is Cisco’s next-genera…

November 7, 2016

INNOVATION

Stuck in Traffic? Drones May Provide Relief

Much has been made of the commercial potential of drones, yet actually implementing commercial drone applications seems to be mired in a complex web of unclear regulations and doubt about technical feasibility. While it may yet take a long time to work through the regulatory issues, Cisco is moving…

October 20, 2016

COLLABORATION

Skype for Business Users: Meet with More People Using WebEx

How often do you attend meetings that start late due to technology issues? According to Ovum, the average delay is 10 minutes and 40 seconds. When technology isn’t easy to use, it impacts productivity and can cost millions in lost time. But when everything works and everyone can join the meeting on…

October 12, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

How to Digitize: Create a Culture of Agility

In my previous blog, I discussed the most common question I receive, “How do I begin the digitization journey for my company?” The next question is often, “How do we change our corporate culture?” Corporate culture is key to the success or failure of digital business transformation. From my conversa…

Before the Next Business Crisis, Consider Collaboration and IoT for Service Providers

We’ve all been on WebEx calls, video calls, and IM chats. Maybe we have been sophisticated enough to have more than one of these communications methods turned on at once using WebEx or Jabber. However, what happens when the call ends?  What happens to the files that were shared, the chats that were…

June 15, 2016

COLLABORATION

Don’t Stress Over Tech – It’s Just a Meeting

Did you know that 37% of the average employee time is spent in meetings, according to the National Statistics Council?  No matter what you call it – powwow, touch base, huddle up, kick off, walkthrough or update – a meeting is people getting together to share ideas and get things done. It’s just a m…