hospitality

December 13, 2016

NETWORKING

Deck the (Hotel & Resort) Halls with Cisco Mobility

1 min read

What are your plans for the holiday season? Perhaps you’ll be visiting family or escaping winter weather by heading south of the equator. In my neck of the woods, many...

December 6, 2016

NETWORKING

Meraki Announces New Solutions for Hospitality and Beyond

2 min read

In hospitality, it’s not enough to simply support the increased device density. Properties must differentiate by developing services. WiFi and the network provide the critical backbone to innovate and deliver new services.

October 7, 2016

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

Top 5 Security Threats for Retailers in the Digital Age

3 min read

As more information goes online, it is more vulnerable to certain types of threats. The challenge is to align networks, systems, and company cultures to support secure practices in this new arena.

Facing Up to Security Challenges in a Digital Economy

3 min read

Hello! My name is Kevin Wood, and I am a retail business architect here at Cisco for both Retail and Hospitality. I have done a lot of work providing security to retailers – one of the most vulnerable industries in the world today. We all know that staying ahead of security threats is a dynamic […]

Creating Your New Digital-Ready Store

2 min read

Cisco’s Global Retail team announced a new paper at the Cisco Live show in Las Vegas from Cisco and our retail research partner PSFK, Inc. “The Future of Retail” report supplement defines ten pillars of customer experience, showing how brands, retailers, and solution providers are finding new ways to engage, connect, and create a vibrant […]

June 28: Learn How Digitized Guest Experiences Keep Travelers Coming Back

1 min read

Service is the key differentiator for hospitality – service that is driven by your guests’ needs. This is made possible by today’s ability to digitize information across the network, which is changing how the industry does business. But it also means going well beyond providing basic Wi-Fi service. Digitization and the Internet of Things allow […]

June 15, 2016

NETWORKING

Technology for Business Sake

1 min read

Technology for technology’s sake is an interesting academic exercise. It pushes the boundaries of what’s possible and opens new avenue for research. However, the real value of technology is in its ability to deliver benefits. Companies and people buy technology because it meets a need. This is by no means a revolutionary concept for most […]

Cisco Hospitality on Personalized Guest Experiences at HITEC

2 min read

Hello! My name is Suzy Treece and I shepherd Cisco’s Hospitality practice. As you can see, we have now added Hospitality to our Retail feed. For those of us who have lived and breathed Hospitality for a number of years, it’s a passion, not a trade. Hospitality is about delivering an amazing experience, on the […]

June 7, 2016

NETWORKING

Digitized Guest Experiences Keep Travelers Coming Back

1 min read

In the hospitality industry, great service is a key differentiator. At the same time, digitization is changing the way that the industry does business in order to meet the demands of tech-savvy guests like you and me, who – let’s be honest, folks – are chained to our smartphones. So, great service today goes well […]