June 12, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

#SmartConnectedCity Series: Tackling City Challenges and Creating Opportunity with IoE and Smart+Connected Communities

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What If… …You have access to unlimited computing power at a reasonable price… …You have access to unlimited storage and bandwidth at a reasonable price… …Everything is connected to everything else… Then… Would you still provide healthcare and education in the same ways? Would you run cities the same way? Would you live your life […]

June 11, 2014

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Fast IT Workshop #3 – What Fast IT Means for Service Providers

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As business leaders navigate an increasingly complex world of connections, they need IT to provide a programmable infrastructure that can dynamically respond to their needs. This four-part blog series explores how responsive infrastructure helps IT leaders succeed. Today’s post discusses how service providers specifically stand to benefit from a Fast IT strategy specific to their […]

June 10, 2014

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2014 Cisco VNI Forecast: It’s not just about big numbers

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Today, Cisco released the updated VNI Global IP Traffic and Service Adoption Forecasts, 2013 – 2018 (see media release). The key drivers of global IP traffic growth (network users, devices/connections, broadband speeds, and video consumption) continue to show increases that will create a greater global demand for IP network resources: By 2018, there will be […]

It’s all about you: thanks for making Cisco’s Unified Computing System #1

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When we talk about Cisco UCS success, we could boast about how, in just five short years, Cisco has earned the #1 position for x86 blade server sales in the Americas. Or, brag on how we achieved 39% revenue growth in a period where the other top five vendors saw flat or declining numbers, according […]

Fast IT Workshop #2 – Roadmap to Fast IT

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As business leaders navigate an increasingly complex world of connections, they need IT to provide a programmable infrastructure that can dynamically respond to their needs. This four-part blog...

June 3, 2014

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Copenhagen Gets Greener with the Internet of Everything

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Once a Viking fishing village founded in the 10th century, Copenhagen today stands tall among the world’s most technologically enlightened cities. Most everyone knows that Denmark’s capital is praised worldwide for its green initiatives, which are obvious from the pure air, clean sidewalks, ever-present bicycles and fresh-water canals, which I’ve enjoyed swimming in over the […]

May 29, 2014

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CiscoLive – 25 Years and 25,000 People

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We celebrated 25 years of CiscoLive last week in San Francisco, with more than 25,000 people attending (live) to learn more about the power of the Internet of Everything and the value it will bring for years to come. My favorite part… a ‘dancing’ John Chambers as an intro and close to his opening keynote […]

May 28, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Fast IT Workshop #1: Beyond SDN _ Expanding the Conversation

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As business leaders navigate an increasingly complex world of connections, they need IT to dynamically respond to their needs. This four-part blog series explores how responsive and programmable infrastructure helps IT leaders succeed. Today’s post highlights how Fast IT, a new model of IT, encompasses a broader focus of next-generation infrastructure and how it can […]

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ThreatGRID

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For cyber attackers, and those who defend against them, the stakes could not be higher than they are right now.  There’s no question that security is a top priority for organizations and the threat landscape is more dynamic than ever. Given the explosion in the amount of information being created and exchanged, driven by mobility, […]

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