Ideas For Elected Executives

Welcome to a new blog that is aimed at elected executives of government, especially those in state, regional and local government—county executives, mayors, governors.  I hope it will be give you some innovative ideas. Some of these are based on …Read more.

Posted by Norman Jacknis on February 10, 2009

A Unique Angle on Collaboration

Great tune, gets you thinking a bit differently… What does this have to do with Cisco and Collaboration?

Posted by Robb Boyd on October 13, 2009

It Really is Disruptive. That’s a Good Thing.

‘Dawn of the New Data Center’ launches this Thursday (April 9), as episode 43 for TechWiseTV and by all indications this looks to be our latest Data Center show.  The timing of this show remains right on the mark I …Read more.

Posted by Robb Boyd on April 06, 2009

Fix My Street

With digital cameras and cameras within mobile phones, your citizens can be your eyes and ears.  Don’t wait for a problem – or worse, a pattern of problems – to get out of hand.  Encourage people to help you identify …Read more.

Posted by Norman Jacknis on February 11, 2009

Independence with clouds is the way to innovation

There was a time in the not so distant past when employees at major companies needed to schedule time to use IT resources.  The mainframes which could run specialized applications would run ‘jobs’ late in the evening and return results …Read more.

Posted by Matthew Stein on February 10, 2009

Does the customer really know best?

This week we have been talking about customer satisfaction, and yet I wonder if a company that makes strategic decisions based on its customers is actually going to lose in the long run.  When you think about it, most customers …Read more.

Posted by Matthew Stein on January 22, 2009

Building the Next Generation Company

My last Blog was about 21st century education and a good follow-on topic, Building the Next Generation Company, is what Chambers spoke of at the recent Cisco Financial Analyst Conference 2008. http://investor.cisco.com/eventdetail.cfm?EventID=59199 At this event, Chambers and his team of …Read more.

Posted by Amy Poon on October 08, 2008

All You Need To Know - Customer Highlights and Technology Innovation

If you missed Tuesday’s Q4 and FY 08 Financial Results Conference Call, here’s what I suggest to review for a quick recap (san financial details of course): Highlights and Technology Innovation - http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/hd_080508b.html You’ll find select customer announcements around the …Read more.

Posted by Amy Poon on August 08, 2008