March 26, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Center for Digital Business Transformation: Helping Our Customers Thrive in a Digital World

2 min read

Powerful technology trends including, social, mobile, cloud, and Big Data are converging, creating unprecedented “digital disruption.” We are in a unique period of time where business and technology leaders have the opportunity to create new value and win market share by leveraging the advantages of a hyper-connected world. Agile competitors with better business models seemingly […]

March 25, 2015

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Entrepreneurs: Your Invitation to Innovate with Cisco in Europe – Second Season Application Now Open

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It was only last November that I wrote about our first Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence (Cisco EIR) cohort in Europe. I knew then we had started something special – an incubation model that allows Cisco to tap into the immense talent of the European startup community and helps address many of the unique challenges entrepreneurs […]

March 25, 2015

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Governments Need Global Standards of Conduct for Surveillance

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Privacy and human rights advocates, technology companies, and trade associations have today called on U.S. political leaders to reform the country’s surveillance laws. We add our voice to those calls. These reforms will help show the world that the U.S. Government is ready to lead the dialogue on global standards of conduct, and wants to […]

March 25, 2015

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As Cisco Intercloud Turns One, Two of its Architects Reflect On How The Strategy Was Born

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A Q&A with Cisco President Rob Lloyd and Cloud Senior Vice President Nick Earle           One year ago this week, Cisco announced a plan and a billion dollar investment to build the world’s largest Intercloud – a globally connected network of clouds from Cisco and our partners. As we arrive at […]

March 24, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco Named Supplier for New Verizon Next-Generation Metro Optical Network Build

2 min read

By Bill Gartner, Vice President Cisco’s Optical Systems and Transceivers Group At Cisco, we pride ourselves on being true business collaborators with our service provider customers. And we relish any opportunity to work side-by-side with a leading global service provider on a technology program with the potential to advance the entire telecommunications industry. These opportunities […]

March 13, 2015

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Celebrating STEM with a Piece of “Pi”

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Tomorrow is Pi Day! We make this a fun day in our household, where we celebrate the mathematical constant of π—or 3.1415—on March 14. To celebrate, we will make (and eat!) pie and see who can recite the most digits of pi. This year math fanatics are thrilled because it falls on 3/14/15, which aligns […]

March 12, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

IoE Can Help Banks Restore Trust and Close the Value Gap with Customers

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“Let the buyer beware” is a sentiment that dates back well before consumer protection and truth-in-advertising laws. Yet, the issue of trust continues to permeate all areas of society today....

March 11, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Hybrid – The Next Wave of Cloud Innovation

4 min read

Today more than ever, CIOs are tasked with creating technology strategies that fuel the business and help their organizations achieve positive business outcomes. At the same time, they must be mindful that the new technologies or services they use to achieve those outcomes minimize security risks and maximize choice and control. This careful due diligence […]

March 10, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Reflections on Mobile World Congress 2015: Transformation Through Innovation

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As I reflected on a very memorable Mobile World Congress 2015 during the plane ride home from Barcelona a few days ago, it became clear that the transformation Cisco has been seeing in the telecommunications service provider industry is now a global movement. It’s not just happening in Europe, or Latin America, or Asia. It’s […]

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