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Petals of Data Can Move a Country
Petals of Data Can Move a Country
Recently I talked about the dance of the decade for IT and broader industries, in which we use a value-chain approach to sense and act on data in order to
June 14, 2016
Big Themes from UTC2016: #CiscoChat Recap
Big Themes from UTC2016: #CiscoChat Recap
Miss our #Ciscochat following UTC 2016? Catch up with utility companies and thought leaders on how they tackle the many issues impacting IT and telecom initiatives.
May 31, 2016
Oil Slump Sparks New Call for Digitization
Oil Slump Sparks New Call for Digitization
Looking at the marketplace today, now more than ever the oil and gas industry needs to take action. Crude oil prices are at incredible lows—just over $30
March 31, 2016
Part 2: The Ski Centre Queues and the Service Provider Internet of Things Opportunity
Part 2: The Ski Centre Queues and the Service Provider Internet of Things Opportunity
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...
March 16, 2016
5 Cybersecurity conversations you aren’t having
5 Cybersecurity conversations you aren’t having
In a recent meeting I saw this meme posted in a cubicle: How appropriate for a discussion on business executive moments of enlightenment. I have the
March 2, 2016
Digitization: Making it Real with Digital Solutions
Digitization: Making it Real with Digital Solutions
It is by now reasonably well understood that we are finding ourselves in the fourth wave of the industrial revolution, one that is characterized by the
Feb. 22, 2016
Cisco Digital Ceiling: Creating Smart and Securely Connected Indoor Spaces
Cisco Digital Ceiling: Creating Smart and Securely Connected Indoor Spaces
Digitization is fundamentally reshaping business — and new technologies are changing the way we think about managing commercial indoor spaces. A couple of
Feb. 17, 2016
Major Mobile Milestones – The Last 15 Years, and the Next Five
Major Mobile Milestones – The Last 15 Years, and the Next Five
Cowritten with Usha Andra, Senior Analyst, Visual Networking Index, Service Provider Marketing 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the VNI Mobile Forecast.
Feb. 3, 2016
Reimagine Work to Maximize Digital Value
Reimagine Work to Maximize Digital Value
As Cisco’s Chief Digital Officer, my entire focus is on enabling Cisco and our customers to accelerate the digitization of our businesses, countries, and cities. Digitization provides an enormous opportunity...
Feb. 2, 2016
Cisco Innovation Centre Toronto Creates Big Bang in Digitization Universe
Cisco Innovation Centre Toronto Creates Big Bang in Digitization Universe
Technology innovations fueling the mass digitization of countries, cities and companies are reignited today with the highly anticipated opening of Cisco
Jan. 12, 2016
Service-Oriented Everything and Digitization of Your Business
Service-Oriented Everything and Digitization of Your Business
The next big phase of the Internet is the race toward digitization, which brings together people, processes, data, and things in new, more productive
Dec. 1, 2015
Software Innovations for Cloud Scale Networking
Software Innovations for Cloud Scale Networking
Back in 2011, web pioneer Marc Andreessen wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, entitled “Why software is eating the world”. I couldn’t agree more!
Nov. 19, 2015