The Transformation of IT

       With the dynamic state of today’s economy, an organizational change should not only adapt to the current climate, but it must also encourage growth.  Cisco IT has done exactly that by moving from a traditional silo-based organization to a …Read more.

Posted by Brad Wrage on November 13, 2009 at 01:00PM

Transforming IT with the Virtual Computing Environment

At Cisco, we are our partners. Which is why today’s Virtual Computing Environment Coalition announcement is about you and how we can forge ahead together in a new collaborative world. Cloud computing and virtualization have transformed the way we do …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on November 03, 2009 at 07:24AM

Enabling IT to Maximize ISR G2 and Video Communications

  Jeanne Beliveau Dunn, general manager, Learning@Cisco and Himanshu Desai, director, advanced services for Cisco, discuss evolving job roles that map to a new age of video and collaboration.

Posted by Doron Aronson on October 28, 2009 at 09:55AM

The Future of Government IT

“Whether we like it or not, we live in interesting times!” That quote from Robert Kennedy seems to resonate more than ever, especially in the world of government technology. For government IT teams, this is a time of significant opportunity …Read more.

Posted by Padmasree Warrior on September 24, 2009 at 12:49PM

How Partners Can Sell to CIOs

With the news of late buzzing about the evolution of the CIO’s role, Cisco’s CIO Rebecca Jacoby sheds some light on the subject and why the CIO role is more relevant than ever. In this interview, she talks about her …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 17, 2009 at 04:40PM

Cisco WebEx Interactive Features Form Core of Cisco’s Largest Virtual Training Deployment

A new case study from Cisco-on-Cisco describes how WebEx interactive features engaged the company’s global salesforce during training for an important corporate initiative and formed the core of Cisco’s largest virtual training deployment: Late in 2008, Cisco’s entire global sales …Read more.

Posted by Leanne Schrotzberger on May 08, 2009 at 09:36AM

Unanticipated Consequences of Virtualization

Virtualization is a new tool in the data center efficiency tool box. When used properly, the virtualization tool rewards the data center owner with reduced costs and efficient data center operations. If the tool is used improperly, unanticipated consequences can …Read more.

Posted by Paul Marcoux on March 31, 2009 at 03:07PM

What Is NOT Networking for the Cloud

Recently I read a post about networking for the cloud, even listing a trademark on an associated term.  I certainly am no IP lawyer, but it strikes me as not the most judicious use of time and funds to trademark …Read more.

Posted by Douglas Gourlay on January 08, 2009 at 12:40PM

What are Cisco and Infoblox doing on the Webcast next week????

I have had more friends, co-workers, and even a few competitors ask me, “What are you doing with Stuart Bailey on the web-cast next week?”  It turns out that so far over 500 people have registered do GReg Ness is …Read more.

Posted by Douglas Gourlay on January 06, 2009 at 05:06PM

Does Going Green Reduce Energy Use?

Well… sort of. Had an interesting “Green” data center discussion at a conference this week that addressed some nuance on the developing taxonomy of energy efficiency in IT. So… to pose a specific question: Will adopting energy efficient solutions from …Read more.

Posted by Rob Aldrich on December 19, 2008 at 08:53PM

Cloud Security, commentary on a GigaOm article…

Alistair over at GigaOm penned an interesting piece on the role of security in the cloud.  Alistair raises some interesting points-  that since there are less humans involved in cloud architectures, that processes are more stringent, and that it is …Read more.

Posted by Douglas Gourlay on December 12, 2008 at 01:31PM

Growing into Market Adjacencies

I am at our C-scape Industry analyst conference today.  The in-person event is at the Fairmont in San Jose, while this year we are also bringing it over the network to those who could not travel for the event.  The …Read more.

Posted by Douglas Gourlay on December 09, 2008 at 11:09AM

Video Overview of the Data Center Assurance Program Tool

I was just trying out the updated Data Center Assurance Program tool.  It includes SP and Enterprise architectures and we currently are testing the Nexus 7000 and Nexus 5000 through this program.  To help things along I made a quick …Read more.

Posted by Douglas Gourlay on October 12, 2008 at 05:48PM

Economic Downturn Driving Cloud Computing Evolution

“Desperate times call for desperate measures”. —Not sure who said this originally, but some attribute it to Guy Fawkes in 1605.  There was an article I was just reading on Data Center Knowledge that got me thinking a bit.  In …Read more.

Posted by Douglas Gourlay on October 11, 2008 at 01:08PM

New Generation Television

Some really Interesting news crossing the wires today heralds a new wave of content access for consumers giving them what they want to see, where they want to see it. Telecom Italia Selects Cisco and Adobe for Delivery of Next-Generation …Read more.

Posted by Eva Keogan on September 29, 2008 at 10:04AM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Collaboration and IT

Doug Dennerline, SVP and GM, Collaboration Software Group, on pervasive trends in the enterprise, and how these impact IT: George Kurian, VP and GM, Data Center Technology, talks about trends in virtualization and what Cisco’s vision is for this technology. …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 25, 2008 at 12:34PM

Cisco Live! 2008 - Cisco Insights on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan; Energy Efficient Data Center

On Tuesday, Cisco announced it would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2012. I spoke with Sean Worthington, Vice President, Information Technology and Rob Rolfsen, Director of Sustainable Development, to hear their insights on how Cisco will …Read more.

Posted by Ken Lotich on June 25, 2008 at 08:50AM