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How do you get a feel for things? Perhaps a little research online, a review or two, maybe a referral from a friend or co-worker. But big purchases, such as a new car may require more; more information.  So you go to take a test drive. Well, we have something similar to a test drive.

As you may know, it is not often you get a chance to check out how an IT device’s graphical user interface (GUI) looks and feels. Sure you might see a couple of static screen capture and be able to point how the navigation menu is laid out. But beyond that, it is not until the device is purchased and in the installation process, that the real user experience is realized. It’s hard to get a grasp on on the level of complexity for set-up and deployment, let alone configure a VLAN or set-up a secure VPN.

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Well, we have offered something better. Our team has delivered a set of device emulators, including switches, access points and routers. You can actually navigate through the actual menus, see how the wizards look and work, and truly get a sense of how easy the small business products are to configure, install, deploy and manage.

Here is what the emulators/GUI’s look like:
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Small Business Online Device Emulators

You will notice that all of the small business product user interfaces share the same look and feel, as well as similar general navigation principles. With our Small Business product line, we truly take to heart the need for a great user experience and are always looking to make our products easier to use.

Please, leave us a comment or suggestion good, bad or otherwise to help us improve our products.



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Marc Nagao

Product Manager

Small Business RV Series Routers

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What’s new and next in healthcare technology? The Internet of Everything is dramatically reshaping the healthcare industry… connecting the unHealthcare-Wellness-Appconnected and revolutionizing how we access, deliver, and experience healthcare. Today, Cisco released the second issue of Well, a complimentary digital magazine available for download on your iPad that explores how technology is transforming the patient experience, and how new models of care delivery are improving the quality of care, expanding access to providers, and increasing patient satisfaction.

Through interactive features including digital infographics, videos and articles, the second issue of Well shares how:

Continue reading “Transforming the Patient Experience: Cisco Well, Issue 2, Now Available for Free Download”



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Ever felt that you’ve spent half your life searching for a parking space? Well, it’s not that much of an exaggeration. One study estimates that typical drivers spend 2,549 hours of their lives in the aimless, money-wasting, and gas-guzzling quest for a place to park.

Now imagine that through technology — connected cars, roads, and, of course, parking spaces — you could substantially reduce all of that wasted time and money.

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Unfortunately, business and enterprise are rife with their own versions of wild goose chases for parking spaces: supply-chain deficiencies, checkout bottlenecks, quality-control failings, communication breakdowns, and, yes, clogged parking lots. These are but a few of the drags on productivity, efficiency, and innovation.

The solution for all these problems may be the same: connectivity.

Continue reading “Is Your Company Ready for the IoE Revolution?”



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Joseph M. Bradley

Global Vice President

Digital & IoT Advanced Services

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Pack your bags, double up on shoes and leave room for swag, it’s time for VMworld 2013, and Team Cisco Data Center has a lot going on. For a full round up of our show presence, this: http://www.cisco.com/go/vmworld

Yes, that is a tower of real bacon at #vBacon.
Yes, that is a tower of real bacon at #vBacon.

Now for the the behind the scenes look. First, follow @CiscoDC and #ciscovmw for all Cisco-flavored information from the show. This year’s Roving Reporter duties will be most ably handled by Scott Hanson (@CiscoServerGeek). Follow Scott for up to the minute geek’s-eye views on what’s happening.

We are also welcoming Maish Saidel-Keesing (@maishsk), one of five Cisco vExperts, who will be leading a talk through our #vBrownBag sponsorship. Details pending–we’ll update you as we have the specifics.

Continue reading “Get Social with Cisco at VMworld 2013 (Your Ticket to Community Activity)”



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This post is derived from the 2012 MIND Research Institute Annual Report.

When Tylicia transferred to third-grade at Occohannock Elementary in Virginia’s Northampton County, her teachers described her as polite but extremely quiet in class. She was failing math, but wouldn’t ask questions when she needed help.

Two months into the school year, Tylicia had what her teacher describes as a breakthrough moment. She had created her own place value chart on a white board to work through a series of ST Math problems on the computer. “It wasn’t a strategy any one had given to her, and she was able to explain to me how she was using this tool she’d created,” says third-grade math teacher Jenna Bassette. “She was problem solving independently.”

Tylicia is one of 6,000 Virginia students who began piloting MIND Research Institute’s Spatial Temporal (ST) Math program in 2012 with a grant from the Cisco Foundation. ST Math is a web-based, self-paced software program that uses language-free animation to help students grasp key concepts.

Continue reading “Cisco and MIND Research Institute Are Reimagining Math Education”



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Alexis Raymond

Senior Manager

Chief Sustainability Office

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The Internet remains an environment where it is important to keep your wits. The recent indictment of nine individuals on stock fraud charges reminds us that the pump and dump scam continues to be perpetrated [1][2]. Stock spam emails were particularly prevalent during the mid-2000’s, with these messages reportedly comprising 15% of all spam in 2006 [3]. These messages sought to artificially increase demand for infrequently traded stocks so that fraudsters could unload cheaply bought shares at a profit to unsuspecting investors.
Continue reading “The Highs and Lows of the Pump and Dump Scam”



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Martin Lee

EMEA Lead, Strategic Planning & Communications

Cisco Talos

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Teachers, students, and staff with their varied wired or wireless gadgets and corresponding application access makes up a daunting sea of devices  for any IT professional, whose responsibility is to provide optimized network performance.

In his latest blog, Prime Your Network for the Rise of the Devices, Cisco’s Rahul Chohan discusses how Cisco Prime Infrastructure, a part of Cisco BYOD Solutions for K12 Education helps simplify network management and improves operational efficiency with converged wired and wireless management. Rahul’s blog covers how Cisco Prime Infrastructure helps with device management, network performance and IT simplification. How exactly can it do this? You’ll have to read his blog to find out.

Don’t miss our demo-heavy webinar next week on August 21 covering Prime InfrastructureRegister here.

For more on Cisco BYOD Solutions for K12 Education page.

 



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This is the second post in our “Six Essential Steps for Unleashing the Power of Enterprise Mobility” blog series featuring Vine-format videos. To read the first blog and watch the video describing how enterprises can build a mobile structure, click here.

I’m excited to discuss the second step enterprises can take to enable more efficient ways of working in today’s mobile world. It may seem basic, but with more mobile workers than ever before and more mobile devices per user, enterprises can enable greater mobility by revolutionizing the workspace. This revolution isn’t about new cubicles and chairs – it’s about going virtual.

Virtual workspaces are not only efficient, but this next-generation workspace has the potential to build a complex, talent-based competitive advantage. Here are some key steps to consider when going virtual:  Continue reading “Second Step to Enterprise Mobility: Go Virtual”



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Prashanth Shenoy

Vice President of Marketing

Enterprise Networking and Mobility

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As data center operations managers and business owners analyze their budgets to uncover economic headwinds, the importance of deriving ROI from each purchase and initiative is considered.
To better understand the costs and benefits of the Cisco Secure Data Center Solution, we engaged with analyst firm Forrester to interview and study one of our customer’s data center security implementation. Here are five areas of ROI that were uncovered in this study:

20% reduction in security threats
The customer noted the reduction in port scanning attacks, denial of service attacks, SQL inception attacks and others. The security team can now spend much more time keeping business systems at optimal performance levels versus reacting to security issues post incident.

25% less time spent mitigating each issue
With automated firewall rules sets, the security team now spends far less time reacting to individual issues and manually updating policies.

50% reduction in help desk calls
A smooth implementation allowed the customer to install additional security without impacting end users.

25% in hardware cost savings
With the ability to cluster multiple modules on a single hardware blade, the customers expects to avoid having to make additional hardware purchases for up to three years. Additional savings stem from having a highly efficient datacenter footprint that will be realized in terms of energy and backspace savings.

Upgrading tasks 50% faster
Built in security means that the network topology does not have to be retrofitted to accommodate security. The customer can now complete installation, expansion and upgrade tasks 50% faster, meaning that IT security teams can concentrate on more strategic functions instead.

Many times as InfoSec professionals, it can be difficult to associate security investments with ROI, but in today’s world the savvy professional will see that by doing so, it will help to gain funding for other parts of the business you have been dying to invest in.

We’ve created an infographic that illustrates these issues that datacenters face today and how a comprehensive security system can help: Additionally, for more news and discussions, head over to @SecDatacenter or Secure Data Center Trends



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Evelyn de Souza

Cloud Data Governance Leader

Chief Technology and Architecture Office