employee productivity

September 16, 2013

DATA CENTER

As Cloud Empowers Lines of Business, Challenges for IT

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As the key delivery model for the Internet of Everything (IoE) economy, cloud is helping to drive sweeping changes across nearly all aspects of our lives. But while the growth trajectory of cloud has been carefully charted, there has been comparatively little insight into its impact on IT organizations. To gain a better understanding, Cisco® […]

September 10, 2013

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

When IoE Gets Personal: The Quantified Self Movement!

3 min read

Microsensors in your shoes compile data on where you go and how much you walk or run. Your workout clothes track your daily progress at the gym and tell you when to slow down or speed up. The pill you swallow reports back on the state of your digestion, vital signs, and overall well-being. And […]

August 19, 2013

DATA CENTER

Under the Cloud, a Climate Change for IT

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Cloud has had a deep impact on the fundamental ways in which IT services are consumed. Yet we are only on the cusp of the transformation. Cisco estimates that connections among people, processes, data, and things will surge from “only” 10 billion today to 50 billion by 2020. Cloud’s value as a key delivery system […]

August 15, 2013

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Is Your Company Ready for the IoE Revolution?

3 min read

Ever felt that you’ve spent half your life searching for a parking space? Well, it’s not that much of an exaggeration. One study estimates that typical drivers spend 2,549 hours of their lives in the aimless, money-wasting, and gas-guzzling quest for a place to park. Now imagine that through technology — connected cars, roads, and, […]

People + Process + Data + Things = JOBS

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“If you don’t get off that computer game, you’ll never amount to anything!” It’s a familiar lament in modern families. Yet as parents fret about the time their children spend gaming, they may be missing the bigger picture — by failing to perceive the future of job creation in the Internet of Everything (IoE) economy. […]

What Do CEOs Care About in a Hyper-Connected World?

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If you think we already live in a connected world (and we do!), get ready to fasten your seatbelts. Today, there are “only” about 10 billion connected “things” on the planet. This includes hundreds of millions of people communicating with one another in myriad ways, and a rapid increase in two-way conversations between people and […]