IT

January 27, 2014

NETWORKING

HDX Blog Series #4: Optimized Roaming

5 min read

Editor’s Note: This is the last of a four-part deep dive series into High Density Experience (HDX), Cisco’s latest solution suite designed for high density environments and next-generation wireless technologies....

January 21, 2014

NETWORKING

How Aligned Are Business and IT Priorities?

3 min read

Innovation is critical to the success of every organization. According to a recent Cisco survey, 84% of business leaders agree that technology innovation is a critical or very important strategic differentiator for their companies. However, this survey also revealed that technology investments made by business and IT leadership are not always aligned. So how can […]

January 16, 2014

DATA CENTER

Introducing Cisco Prime Service Catalog version 10.0

3 min read

I’m excited to announce the recent release of our next-generation service catalog software, Cisco Prime Service Catalog version 10.0. (Click here for a larger image.) As previously introduced in my colleague Song’s blog post, Cisco Prime Service Catalog is an industry-leading IT service catalog solution for any managing any type of service request – from […]

December 31, 2013

NETWORKING

Year in Review: Top 10 Mobility Blogs of 2013

1 min read

Takeaway: The Cisco Enterprise Mobility group has stayed ahead of the competition by staying innovative and cutting edge while delivering quality, high performing products and solutions, while displaying thought leadership...

November 4, 2013

EDUCATION

The Internet of Things opens up new energy management opportunities

3 min read

There was a point in time when classrooms had one, maybe two things to plug in – most likely an overhead projector. When teachers were done teaching for the day, it was powered down to make sure electricity was not wasted. Over the years, the number of devices needed per individual has exploded as the […]

October 31, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Cisco Delivers Innovation at 3rd Semi-Annual HackIT

8 min read

  Problems never end but neither does the ingenuity of Cisco! Following the success of its predecessors, HackIT III took place at the end of July, this time bigger, better and awesome-er than before. This quarter, San Jose, RTP and HackIT‘s brand new theater, UK,  gathered 203 passionate participants to come up with innovative solutions to real problems that Cisco faces […]

October 22, 2013

DATA CENTER

Delivering IT-as-a-Service with Cisco Prime Service Catalog and FlexPod at Steria

2 min read

I’d like to share with you some insights from the recent deployment of Cisco Prime Service Catalog from one of our customers: Steria. Steria is a leading provider of IT-enabled business services with 20,000 employees worldwide. Steria serves private and public sector organizations across the globe – with operations across 16 countries throughout Europe, India, […]

October 10, 2013

EDUCATION

Educause: Bringing Together Technology and Education to Invest in Our Future

1 min read

It’s amazing to think about the way a traditional classroom operated only a few years ago.  As Renee Patton recently pointed out in her blog post, there were rules, there were barriers, and they were all kept within the confines of an educational institution.  As technology has advanced, those rules have been challenged, barriers overcome, […]

October 7, 2013

DATA CENTER

Emerging Markets Are Upbeat on Cloud

3 min read

The sweeping changes driven by cloud and the Internet of Everything (IoE) are upending traditional models of IT consumption in dramatic ways. In order to shed new light on these trends and their impact on IT, Cisco® Consulting Services (CCS), in partnership with Intel®, conducted a wide-ranging study. We explored the powerful changes affecting IT […]