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Robb Boyd

Producer, Writer, Host

Robb Boyd is the host, writer and producer for Cisco’s globally distributed communication vehicle, TechWiseTV. Robb began his Cisco career in field sales working directly with customers. He became a product specialist for network security and assisted with sales and the channel organization.

Robb’s reputation for simplifying technical concepts and making them accessible to a broader audience soon lead him to become one of the original creators of TechWiseTV in 2006. Now recognized as the most valuable storytelling platform in Cisco history. TechWiseTV and its related programs have expanded into more than 50 global markets earning over 25 industry awards in multiple categories including 2 Emmy Nominations.

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November 9, 2015

TECHWISETV

Network Automation for DevOps

2 min read

Network automation is an integral part of the overall infrastructure automation. Yet, it has been largely left out of the DevOps movement.

November 6, 2015

TECHWISETV

Splunk on TechWiseTV: Operational Intelligence at Scale

1 min read

Cisco UCS, and the ability to expand to thousands of servers, supports the massive scalability that Splunk deployments require to deliver exceptional performance

September 28, 2015

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More Wi-Fi. Less Controller.

1 min read

Surely the notion of enterprise quality does not equate to some kind of increase in complexity?

August 7, 2015

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Open NX-OS featured on TechWiseTV

4 min read

NX-OS is now more modular, more open, more capable of third party integration providing a wide variety of programmability choices ideal for Dev-Ops environments. C'mon Network Engineers. Time to brush up on your Linux...maybe a little Python...

July 27, 2015

TECHWISETV

Microsoft Lync Made Better

1 min read

Jabber supports Lync interoperability despite having to work with proprietary Microsoft protocols.

July 23, 2015

TECHWISETV

Cisco Modeling Labs on TechWiseTV

3 min read

Designing, building, testing and launching physical networks can be an expensive, complex and time-consuming endeavor, and these trends are putting a premium on the need to speed up the process.

July 21, 2015

TECHWISETV

Intercloud Fabric: Unleashing Hybrid Cloud

1 min read

TechWiseTV Episode 174 featuring Cisco Intercloud Fabric, part of the Enterprise Cloud Suite with guest John McDonough, @johnamcdonough YouTube Preview https://youtu.be/XjPGaZK-yTE Watch the full show right now. Related Episode 171: Cloud Agility for automation in the private cloud featuring Cisco Prime Service Catalog, Stack Designer.  Short on time but curios?  Watch the Short Promo of 171. The […]

May 7, 2015

TECHWISETV

TechWiseTV SP: Cloud VPN

2 min read

We ARE going to show you a specific service, using YOUR network, where the technology can be ready to go faster than your marketing or sales department can be ready to sell it.

May 4, 2015

TECHWISETV

Network Service Orchestration enabled by Tail-f

2 min read

These engineers recognized that network management was full of increasingly complex ‘stuff’ being ladled over the top of our networks ignoring the root issues. They believed that a standardized data construct that could be used within any vendor, but it would be such a monumental undertaking that up to that point, nobody had tackled it. This significantly changes how services are created. It changes the focus from defining a configuration to defining a service. This is a capability that a business leader can understand and get behind.

April 30, 2015

TECHWISETV

Fundamentals of 802.11ac Wave 2

4 min read

Wi-Fi technologies continue to pick up speed as 802.11ac Wave 2 is now making its way into new deployments. What is really happening within these latest changes and what do they mean for your strategy? Watch and learn as Robb Boyd shares the five most important nuances found within these advancements on this TechWiseTV Fundamentals.

April 22, 2015

TECHWISETV

How to Dress for the Camera

5 min read

What should I wear on your video? We get this question all the time. As much as camera technology has advanced over time, there are still some important things to understand about how light is processed through a lens and what your choice of attire can do to mess it up. Our eyes are still better at adjusting to many things than a camera is. The color and the patterns we see will look different through the lens. When it comes to TV, you really want to dress for the camera to look your best. Some people worry too much - but it is good to have a little knowledge as to WHY we are asking you not to do certain things. I have divided these tips that I generally share into a couple of simple categories to make this as easy as it really is.

April 20, 2015

TECHWISETV

Tour the Cisco Allen Data Center

5 min read

I had been looking forward to revisiting one of my favorite data center's.  We had done this first back in 2011 and that video continues to do pretty...

November 3, 2014

TECHWISETV

Inside Meraki and Cloud Networking

1 min read

“If it seems to good to be true…” In this statement lies the central problem to a couple of guys with a career in networking: Meraki does some beautifully complex things…but in a deceivingly simple wrapper.

October 31, 2014

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Smarter Routers for the Intelligent WAN

1 min read

I really don’t envy the Cisco ISR team. It is really tough to be a leader and still out perform yourselves on a consistent basis.  One could argue there is nowhere to go but down.  I think is cool that TechWiseTV has been around long enough to chronicle the changes over time.  Heck, many of […]

October 30, 2014

TECHWISETV

Explore Cisco TAC

1 min read

Just another Call Center? Initially, I was not too excited about doing a show on TAC, Cisco’s Technical Assistance Center.  This topic has been requested in various forms throughout the years and for whatever reason, we just never took the time to do it right.  Until now.   – Watch the entire Show Right Now– Cool thing about […]

October 29, 2014

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ASA now with FirePower Services?

1 min read

I get tired of the word NGFW because it tends to lend itself now to more of a marketing term. Anytime you hear that type of stuff it's like, "What makes it next generation?" If you look at Star Trek, what makes Star Trek Next Generation is they got android on the bridge. It's like, "So there's some differences there." More than just marketing.

September 8, 2014

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One Data Center. Two Locations.

3 min read

TechWiseTV covered San Francisco to St. Louis for the reality multi-site data center design.

July 23, 2014

TECHWISETV

ACI Momentum Continues

2 min read

We embarked upon this episode with an agenda. Take a sample...

July 22, 2014

TECHWISETV

Collaboration Tools Unleashed

1 min read

Customers spoke. Cisco listened. And innovated. Simplicity has always been a pain point for video collaboration systems. The new DX and MX systems leverage the same interfaces and are available at price points that make video more accessible for any size company. Combined with Intelligent Proximity that allows control of endpoints, seamless handoff of calls […]

July 8, 2014

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Wireless Stew, Intoxicating Demo and Plixer

1 min read

One of the best times I always have at Cisco Live involves getting to play ‘TV Anchor’ for the various live shows we stream. Well the Cisco TV team lets us use their equipment to do a live version of TechWiseTV each afternoon as well. Now honestly, I do plan these out…a little. But our […]

June 27, 2014

TECHWISETV

Four Easy Wins – One Amazing Service

1 min read

One of my favorite unsung hero’s for making life easier with what seems like all of your Cisco devices: Smart Call Home. Machine to machine communication that is disabled by default…but just a few quick steps could make your life SO MUCH EASIER. Smart Call Home proactively flags device issues and initiates resolution which can […]

April 7, 2014

TECHWISETV

Going on the Mobility Offensive

4 min read

Are you still being ‘defensive’ with your mobility strategy? Truly embracing mobility is not about offering Wi-Fi or a comfy chair. Getting offensive with mobility involves the planned intersection of technology and business strategy allowing you to outthink and outpace your competition. Episode 145 of TechWiseTV includes some of our favorite new stuff announced at […]

March 4, 2014

TECHWISETV

From Cisco Live Milan…with Love

2 min read

 We have a few full on episodes coming out of Cisco Live Milan soon as we cover launch details on hybrid cloud enablement with InterCloud plus the new APIC EM, Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, Enterprise Module. Again, these are coming soon. For now, we whet your appetite with a few of the great standalone […]

March 3, 2014

TECHWISETV

Oscar Night Delusions

1 min read

Oscar night brings out the stars...and the freaks. Either way, its always enjoyable.

January 22, 2014

TECHWISETV

Content Marketing (Made Easy)

1 min read

Content is one thing. Marketing is another. The two are straightforward on their own but significantly more complex when combined. What we do at TechWiseTV is content marketing. But its still a work in progress. My friend Amy Lewis (@commsninja) tweeted an article by Tracy Vides on ‘How Content Marketing is Ruining your Business” Got […]

September 20, 2013

TECHWISETV

Contact Center: Experience Matters

1 min read

Our latest episode is out!  This one is all about the Contact Center and we spent a lot more time showing examples of Social Media integration.  Everyone agrees that ‘the internets’ are a huge watering hole of opinions and valuable business data…but its overwhelming when trying to figure out just how you might leverage it. […]

May 21, 2013

TECHWISETV

Where do you do your best work?

3 min read

Most of us have the ability to work in different places these days. I am personally very mobile. I love all my little tools - I...

May 17, 2013

TECHWISETV

WebRTC: This will change Visual Collaboration

2 min read

When you start pulling back the covers and realize how much is going on behind the scenes…It is both amazing and scary. Its a connected world. No doubt about that. Whether you are connecting through apps or a browser..or you don’t know, don’t care…there is a lot happening on our behalf. I first struggled to […]

May 16, 2013

TECHWISETV

Jabber for Virtual Environments

2 min read

TechWiseTV Spotlight on Jabber for Virtual Environments This spotlight takes a look at some of the continual advances being made for Jabber. In particular, we highlight technology where Jabber can run freely (and efficiently) in a virtual desktop environment These desktops, designed to be very thin on the equipment side, still need to be as […]

May 13, 2013

TECHWISETV

Interop, Vegas…Rear View Mirror

1 min read

My two favorite days for a Vegas conference: arriving and leaving. Everything in between is a foot numbing, sleepless blur. But we had a great time! It was cool to be on stage hanging with our Cisco friends and getting to re-unite with old competitors, many of which are former peers. We did not have […]

May 11, 2013

TECHWISETV

Funny Thing Happened on the Way Past the Casino

3 min read

Interop was made more fun for us this year since we got to be on stage. Most of what we usually do is on camera of course…but presenting in front of people is the best. Since we started TechWiseTV 7 years ago, we have tried to always get better at our on-camera skills. This has […]

May 9, 2013

TECHWISETV

New Multi-Layer Switching on TechWiseTV

1 min read

As we prepared for this show working with the Cisco MDS (which I think stands for Multi-Layer Director Storage Switches), I thought it was fun that Nitin Garg, our top of show guest, was also our guest from a segment shot back in London. Nitin was foreshadowing upcoming announcments that he subsequrently revealed in today’s […]

May 8, 2013

TECHWISETV

BizTech Production Notes – Virtualized Workspaces

2 min read

This BizTech video is a first in a new series where I am hoping to find a middle ground that is certainly more business oriented than TechWiseTV but not so distant and high level that we can’t be specific. Storywise – these can be a challenge. Coming up with good visuals in a story like […]

May 7, 2013

TECHWISETV

MDM and Cisco’s ISE?

1 min read

Mobile Device Management or MDM is ideal for addressing many challenges inherent to our ‘Bring your own Device’ culture. MDM can help enforce policy for mobile devices but when you look closer, you begin to realize it does not solve everything. The challenge is when we ask our MDM technology to make policy decisions out […]

April 25, 2013

TECHWISETV

Spotlight on Cloud Connectors

1 min read

Its interesting to note how much ‘cloud’ has crept into many of our personal lives already. Dropbox, iTunes, Amazon and many other services (plus so many apps) that are leveraging this kind of infrastructure and we often don’t think about it. Frankly, we don’t often care! Making this work in our multi-location offices with business […]