IoE

The Programmable Network: Elastic Services

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In our last blog on “Advanced Flow Control” we used the metaphor of a three-dimensional collection of intersecting highways of many different kinds with a wide array of vehicles carrying various types of passengers to represent the Internet of Everything­ (IoE).  The IoE concept has come a long way since it was first coined by […]

What Would you Connect to the Internet? Join me on WIRED.com

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From wallets and hats to stadiums and ambulances, the Internet of Everything is connecting the unconnected. What would you like to like to see connected next? Cisco is hosting a Tweet Chat designed to answer that very question. Join our conversation by submitting what you would like to see connect next – is it a […]

July 22, 2013

PERSPECTIVES

Connecting The Unconnected: What If We Have It All Wrong?

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The internet of everything (IoE) is about connecting the previously unconnected. When most people think about creating these connections, they think about doing so by adding sensory technology to inanimate objects, thereby making objects “smarter.” What if we have this paradigm all wrong? What if the approach shouldn’t be about adding sensory technology to inanimate […]

Ask The Internet of Everything Futurist: “When Will We Get Our Flying Cars?”

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Flying cars. Robots. Biometric devices. These are just some of the things I get to think about and research in my role as Cisco’s Chief Futurist. As the Internet of Everything continues to connect more people, process, data, and things it is exciting to think about the possibilities. Looking at life 50 years ago can […]

In the Internet of Everything, “Everything” Includes YOU

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You wake up feeling rested thanks to systems that “know” the best temperatures and lighting for your personal sleep patterns. While brushing your teeth, a smart (very smart) mirror tracks your vital signs and pronounces all systems go. It then suggests a high-protein breakfast, since the intensive financial analysis on that day’s calendar will demand […]

All Day Tweet Chat: What Should IoE Connect?

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In a world of connected people, process, data and things, what would you connect? That is the question of the day as Cisco hosts an all-day Tweet Chat next week with WIRED Magazine. On Tuesday, July 23 between 6:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. EST, submit an item you would like to see connect to IoE, […]

Surprising Wisdom from Tracked Trash

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The Internet of Everything portends a world filled with trillions of sensors and while their practical applications seem clear – sensing water loss, traffic patterns, the growth of forests – it’s the unforeseen knowledge that they can produce that is going to be exciting in the future. Here’s a project that opened a few eyes: […]

Moving to IPv6: Rebuilding the Heart of the Internet Without Missing a Beat

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Within the coming decade, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) will be key to enabling 50 billion connections among people, processes, data, and things in the Internet of Everything (IoE). But how we get there from here is not a simple matter. I’m very pleased to invite Mark Townsley, Cisco Fellow and recognized industry expert on IP, […]

July 16, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Converge OT with IT for Business Benefits in Manufacturing

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At the recent Cisco Live 2013 event in Orlando, I talked about the business value of converging operations technology (OT)—used for industrial automation systems—with IT business networks, in order to create more secure, end-to-end, standard communications and control.  Regarding business value of IT/OT convergence for machine builders/integrators and consequently their manufacturing customers, I referenced a […]