Internet of Everything (IOE)

#SmartConnectedCity Series: IoE-fficiency through Interactive Citizen Services

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One of the key themes that emerged this year from local government leaders at the New Cities Summit is that citizen engagement is a critical component to make our cities better. This theme was reiterated over and over throughout the sessions to really underscore its importance: more effective citizen engagement leads to better outcomes for […]

#InnovateThink Tweet Chat on Friday 6/20 at 10a.m. PST: Exploring the #InternetofEverything

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The Internet of Everything (IoE) is happening now, bringing together people, process, data and things through networked connections to create new experiences. Over the next 10 years, IoE could generate $4.6 trillion of value in the public sector alone. This means not only helping cities increase revenues or decrease inefficiencies but also make the world […]

The Future of Cities is Here, and it’s Digital

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What does your #CityofTomorrow look like?  Over the past decades, broadband Internet access has been an important enabler of economic growth, social inclusion and improved government services. Now, the latest phase of the Internet—the Internet of Everything (IoE)—is transforming our lives in whole new ways.  The biggest impact of this change is happening in our […]

June 17, 2014

GOVERNMENT

#SmartConnectedCity Series: A Smart Move for City Transport

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If we ask why we have traffic, we find that studies show roughly 30% of all traffic congestion in urban areas is caused by drivers circling and struggling to find a parking spot. With cities growing at an estimated 10,000 people per hour, the situation isn’t going to get any better unless cities make some […]

June 17, 2014

DATA CENTER

Decommissioning Ghost Servers

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Uptime Institute recently celebrated the winners of their third annual Server Roundup contest. The contest was launched to spotlight the amount of resources that can be recovered and the amount of waste reduced by decommissioning outdated and underutilized servers. While the results are impressive, the process for identifying these servers was difficult and labor intensive. […]

Carving Out “Me” Time in the Internet of Everything Era

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In a typical week, I spend about 70 percent of my waking hours on work-related matters. Another 50 percent is devoted to my family. Which leaves 20 percent for taking care of the household, and …. Yes, that adds up to more that 100 percent. But there simply aren’t enough hours in a day for […]

What do predictions about 5G mean for the Future of Mobility?

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With the recent exponential growth of mobile devices, it is hard not to look ahead for the next big thing that will transform technology as we know it. One current hot topic is 5G. While most industry experts agree it is a ways off, there are obvious reasons for excitement — including how it will […]

Lessons from LEGO To Drive “Out-of-the-Box” Thinking

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Are your Master Builders free to create? Are your Ordinary Builders helping them to execute? And more to the point, are you acting like the evil President Business, hindering innovation, placing talent in silos, and keeping your organization frozen in the past? If so, you may find an unlikely role model in Emmet Brickowski. OK, […]

May 23, 2014

GOVERNMENT

Ciscolive! 25 Years of Networkers

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Cisco hosted our first Networkers customer event, now Ciscolive!, 25 years ago.  Our first event was small with around 200 attendees focused on multiprotocal routing technologies.  This year more than 25,000 Cisco customers, partners, press, and analysts attended live in San Francisco, with over 200,000 participating online  with topics ranging from Intercloud, Collaboration, Security, and Application Centric […]