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Software Driven Vertical Outcomes
Manufacturing sites are dangerous places to work. In addition to the human cost, workplace injuries in manufacturing have severe business implications such as downtime, insurance, legal and regulatory costs. It is no surprise then that improving worker safety through digitization is a top priority f…
The key to integrating retail systems? The Network.
I recently had the opportunity to attend #NRF2020 and experience Cisco’s Grape to Glass exhibit, full of engaging solutions that are propelling the retail industry forward. The concept showcased how retailers can integrate their various platforms, processes and IT functions to scale efficiencies acr…
The End of an Era: Cisco Catalyst 6500 and its impact
Before we march forward with 5G and Wi-Fi6, it’s good to pause and look back at how we got here. The Catalyst 6500 Series of campus switches, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary, will soon be coming to its end of life after 1 million chassis and hundreds of millions of ports shipped. It was,…
Building The Internet for the Future Begins Now
“We do not remember days; we remember moments.” Those words from Cesare Pavese have been one of my personal favorites. Interestingly, we remember these significant, or “flashbulb” moments in our lives in vivid detail. We remember exactly where we were, whom we were with, what we felt, or even what w…
How 5G/Wi-Fi 6 will transform multi-access networks in industrial IoT
The excitement around 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is dominating the news, with 5G networks estimated to be 10 times faster than 4G. While national rollouts are still in infancy, leading service providers say they expect to see more national rollouts in 2020 and shortly thereafter. U.S. service providers are cur…
The Future of Wi-Fi Depends on Access to the 6GHz Band
Wi-Fi is the most important wireless technology we have. Indeed, it currently carries 68% of mobile Internet traffic; by 2022, that will increase to 76%. Wi-Fi has contributed billions to the US economy and promises to change entire industries transforming the way we attend sporting event and concer…
Diving Deeper into Wi-Fi 6!
Wow… 12 months at Cisco has flown by! I have already been fortunate to speak at not one, but two, Cisco Live events, numerous customer and partner events including DevNet Express, and have been a part of awesome new product launches with our Catalyst and Meraki wireless portfolio. All of this has…
With Cisco, San Jose State University Delivers a Better Network Experience
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley on a sprawling 154-acre campus, San Jose State University (SJSU) is the oldest university in the California State University system. When it was established in 1857, its first graduating class had just 54 students. Today SJSU boasts more than 33,000 students st…
Network Programmability, Wi-Fi 6, and the magic of the Internet.
We’ve come a long way It’s hard to believe that Wi-Fi is 20 years old already. I can certainly remember the feeling of freedom in those first few years of being able to connect individual people to other people and applications, no matter where they were in the building, or even across the road in…