Year: 2014

April 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
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Cisco’s Doing What on Earth Day?

Nature2webOh so much!

First of all, we don’t consider Earth Day as just one day in the year when we implement a few feel-good actions that temporarily improve our environment. We consider Earth Day a great opportunity to reach out to our 68,000+ global employees to highlight today’s most pressing environmental issues — to educate them about what Cisco is doing, and to guide them in what they can do every day of the year to reduce their impact on the environment.

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Ok, so now that I have that off of my chest, what exactly is Cisco doing this Earth Day, April 22, 2014?  Well, besides continuing to 1) develop technologies like Cisco TelePresence video conferencing and Cisco WebEx web conferencing, which have proven to reduce environmental impacts and 2) implement many energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (like this solar project) to meet our aggressive corporate sustainability goals, we are holding a number of Earth Day events for employees across the globe.

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Andy Smith

Global Sustainability Manager

Cisco Workplace Resources (WPR)

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Earth Day 2014: Time for Hope (and Frustration)

If you’re into sustainability, Earth Day can be a bit like New Year’s Day. A time to reflect. A time of hope. Maybe a bit of frustration with things not yet completed. But impatience can grease the wheels of change…

A time of hope. Today, sustainability isn’t just the province of non-profit advocacy groups. Unlike not too long ago, most large companies now have sustainability staff and are somewhere on a shared road of discovery, learning how to incorporate sustainability into the business model and culture of their own company and those of their customers. We’re making progress but the destination is still over the horizon.

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Darrel Stickler

Sustainable Business Practices

Corporate Affairs

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Announcing Open Submissions for the IoT Innovation Grand Challenge!

Cisco_IoTInnovationGrandChallenge_lcAt the recent IoT World Forum Steering Committee meeting one of the topics that came up again and again was innovation – the need for innovation in business models, the need for innovation in our lives as the Internet of Everything approaches, and the need for innovation with developing the “things” that will be connecting to the IoT.

One of Cisco’s ongoing business strategies is to invest in innovation and so I’m excited to share that we’re now accepting submissions for the Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Grand Challenge! The Grand Challenge is a global, open competition aimed at recognizing, promoting and accelerating the adoption of breakthrough technologies and products. We wish to foster growth in startup businesses that will contribute to the growth and evolution of the Internet of Things. Cisco seeks to inspire and support the next generation of entrepreneurs and startups that are developing technologies in areas of applications, analytics, management and connectivity.

The first round of judging will happen in July when 18 ideas will be selected by Cisco judges with one “crowd favorite”.  From those we’ll narrow down to 6 and then the three finalists will be featured at the next IoT World Forum.

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Roberto De La Mora

Sr. Director, Internet of Things Products and Solutions Marketing

Internet of Things

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Recap: Recommendations for a Sound Technology Future

I recently sat down with Arvind Hickman of HR Magazine UK to discuss the skills gap in the technology sector. We talked about the challenges of filling the critical technology slots that business demands, particularly in developed countries, where the biggest gaps exist.

Cisco has been proactive in surveying the global market, forecasting each country’s future requirements for technology talent and engaging to close the skills gap. We invest in the areas where supply would otherwise fall short of demand, and we work with colleges, the military, and with public – private partnerships to build the needed training and certification programs. We also recruit people early on, either before college or while in college, to consider technology careers in areas such as security, networking, data analytics and cloud.

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Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn

Vice President and General Manager

Cisco Services

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How The Internet of Everything will Cure Cancer

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I recently stumbled upon a mobile app that will utilize the compute power of your mobile phone, while you are sleeping to decrypt protein sequences for cancer research. Even though utilizing an idle computer CPU for research isn’t something new, it caught my attention for the fact that it has now evolved to a mobile device.

We often overlook the compute power and technical maturity of mobile phones in today’s world. Now that the new technical wave known as the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming more of a reality we must always keep in mind the possibilities of utilizing that technical power for the greater good. Continue reading “How The Internet of Everything will Cure Cancer”



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Rob Steele

Principal Systems Engineer

Roundtower Technologies

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Cisco, Cloudera and The Future of Data Management – on Display at Cloudera Sessions

Cisco Big Data at Cloudera Sessions

 

The Cloudera Sessions Roadshow helps companies to navigate the Big Data journey.  As Hadoop takes the data management market by storm, organizations are evolving the role it plays in the modern data center. This disruptive technology is quickly transforming an industry, the value it adds to the modern data center, and how you can leverage it today.  When combined with Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®), the joint solution helps you exploit the valuable insights contained in your data to drive meaningful change in your business.

The Cloudera Sessions roadshow is designed to help organizations to identify where they are on their Big Data journey and to navigate how to stay the course in a low-risk, productive way. The Cloudera Sessions’ attendees will benefit from hearing about Cloudera and its partners’ experiences with real-world deployments, as well as those of Hadoop users who plan and manage them.

Cisco is partnering with Cloudera to offer a comprehensive infrastructure and management solution, based on the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), to support our customers big data initiatives.  As a proud sponsor for this event, I would encourage you to join us at one of the following scheduled stops to learn more about our joint solutions for big data:

Cloudera Sessions – Denver on May 22, 2014

 

 

 

 

San Francisco on June 4, 2014 (Registration Link Available Soon)
New York on June 18, 2014 (Registration Link Available Soon)
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More Cities to be added
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By the way, Cisco will be showcasing our Unified Data Center portfolio at EMC World in Las Vegas from May 5th to May 8th and at Cisco Live San Francisco from May 18th to May 22nd.  Stop by and say hello and let me know if you have any comments or questions, or via twitter at @CicconeScott.

 

 

 



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Scott Ciccone

Sr. Marketing Manager

Global Marketing

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Cisco UCS Changing the Economics of the Datacenter at Cisco Live!

For those of you who follow the Cisco Data Center blog in general and my blogs in particular, you’re probably thinking it is time I updated you on this topic. You’re right! But it is almost time for Cisco Live and I will be presenting it there. Continue reading “Cisco UCS Changing the Economics of the Datacenter at Cisco Live!”



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Bill Shields

Senior Marketing Manager

Product and Solutions Marketing Team

April 20, 2014 2 Comments
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A Consumer View of Healthcare Reforms and IoE driven Healthcare IT Innovations

In the past, they were called ‘Patients’, today their mindset and their behavior patterns have changed; they are called ‘Consumers’ of healthcare. They just don’t look at healthcare to consume the services when they are sick, but see it as a means to help them maintain their wellness and remain healthy. They want to be in the driver’s seat, and they want to be empowered and be part of the care decisions.

The Health Care Reforms and Health Care Internet of Everything (IoE) have accelerated the adoption of ‘consumer like’ behavior. From its focus on increased access to care and information, prevention and wellness, the meaningful use criteria calls for specific metrics such as the need for at least 5% of patients to send secure messages to providers. These have accelerated the use of patient portals and mobile apps and wellness devices. According to a report by Research and Markets, the mobile health market is expected to reach $26 billion in revenue by 2017.

Earlier this week, I was presenting at a security conference, the SecConX conference 2014 on the subject ‘At the Security Crossroads of Health Care Reforms and IoE enabled e-health’. I started off the presentation with a slide with three questions to gauge the audience’s adoption of consumer grade fitness devices, patient portal and mobile apps.

Guaging Consumer Adoption of Fitness devices, Patient portals and Mobile Apps
Gauging Consumer Adoption of Fitness devices, Patient portals and Mobile Apps

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Rajesh Vargheese

CTO

Cisco Healthcare Solutions

April 18, 2014 10 Comments
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Cisco Offices Worldwide Celebrate International Girls in ICT Day

Even though I grew up surrounded by engineers and technology in Silicon Valley, I didn’t decide to seriously study science until my freshman year in college, when I switched my major from economics to theoretical mathematics at the suggestion of my calculus professor. That was the first time a teacher told me I had a strong aptitude for math and encouraged me to expand my idea of what kinds of studies and careers to pursue. Mentors are widely recognized as being a key factor in helping girls decide to study science and technology. This is especially true in developing counties where there are traditionally fewer professional female role models. Cisco is a champion for educating girls and women in technology and understands the importance of mentors early in a girl’s academic career. This is why 70 Cisco offices in 52 countries are putting on events for International Girls in ICT Day, introducing students to successful professionals and encouraging them to study science and technology.

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Jennifer Barr

Social Media Manager, Online Brand

Cisco Talent Acquisition