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Competing to win in the high stakes world of Cisco branded merchandise
Competing to win in the high stakes world of Cisco branded merchandise
Fitting rooms represent an overlooked opportunity for physical retail success. Cisco's retail 'lab' allows experimentation to identify the key ingredients for figuring out what works. The store is open for questions.
Jan. 8, 2019
What is SD-WAN?
What is SD-WAN?
When SD-WAN is done right, it should offer a simplified ability to route enterprise traffic in a secure manner with a consistent quality of experience that is as good or better than what you are doing now.
Sept. 8, 2018
Stealthwatch Cloud on TechWiseTV
Stealthwatch Cloud on TechWiseTV
Is it possible that security could actually be easier for cloud vs. your on-prem infrastructure?
May 15, 2018
3 ways to overcome challenges of digital transformation: Q&A with Chris Stiles
3 ways to overcome challenges of digital transformation: Q&A with Chris Stiles
Digital transformation drives huge business benefits, but also increases IT complexity. This Q&A highlights the obstacles facing IT and recommendations to address them.
Feb. 21, 2018
Cisco and Apple: Understanding the Innovation
Cisco and Apple: Understanding the Innovation
To fully appreciate what these two industry leaders have accomplished, I thought it would be helpful to pull back the covers a bit, and level set on how things are usually done. This can help highlight where and how these tweaks can improve your own enterprise experience.
Nov. 29, 2016
TechWiseTV: Indoor Location Accuracy, a World of Possibility
TechWiseTV: Indoor Location Accuracy, a World of Possibility
Accurate tracking of people or objects inside of a building is not as easy as it may seem. There are a lot of factors at play...but thankfully, there are also a lot of solutions. Make sure you understand the benefits and the trade-offs, so you can maximize the Opportunity Inside.
Nov. 14, 2016
Stealthwatch Learning Network License: The Workshop
Stealthwatch Learning Network License: The Workshop
Get an inside look at how Stealthwatch Learning Network License can transform your branch network router into a powerful security sensor and enforcer: one capable of quickly detecting threat activity and mitigating attacks, with little to no hands-on management needed.
Nov. 11, 2016
Integration: The Civilized Approach to Securing Your Branch
Integration: The Civilized Approach to Securing Your Branch
We demonstrate two different scenarios: An anomaly that turns out to be an FTP file transfer we didn’t expect, and an unusual spike in traffic. In both cases, what blew me away was how easy it was to understand what was truly going on, and how simple it was to take action.
Nov. 3, 2016
Tetration Analytics Shines a Light on Your Data Center
Tetration Analytics Shines a Light on Your Data Center
I was very excited to finally get a chance to cover Tetration, especially when I learned that Cisco IT wanted to weigh-in on their experience with the platform. As you know, IT isn’t prone to blindness by “shiny objects.” They’re interested in solving real problems, and Cisco IT is no different.
Oct. 28, 2016
Digital Ceiling and the Semiconductor Blues
Digital Ceiling and the Semiconductor Blues
Light-Emitting Diodes (LED’s) create light by sending an electrical signal to a sandwich of semiconductor materials to create electromagnetic radiation that we see as light or ‘Electroluminescence’. It’s actually a specific wavelength of light depending on the chemical make-up of the materials used.
March 28, 2016
Enterprise NFV Fundamentals
Enterprise NFV Fundamentals
Enterprise NFV is focused on bringing this SDN style functionality to your branch office capabilities. Any large enterprise is thinking like a service provider these days because the IT department (or whatever you might call it now) are providing business critical functions. The faster it can be done, the more it can be used and at the lowest cost..the better.
March 8, 2016
Network like it’s 1999 with BGP EVPN
Network like it’s 1999 with BGP EVPN
BGP EVPN brings both layer 2 and 3 capabilities to the hamstrung overlay but how would it work for your network? How well do you understand the additional benefits and limitations of this design?
Jan. 5, 2016