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July 27, 2016

SECURITY

The Official Talos Guide to Black Hat 2016

3 min read

There is always something of an air of anticipation in the Security community as we approach Black Hat and DEFCON. This is your official guide to what Cisco’s Talos Threat Intelligence team is doing at Black Hat 2016. There are a lot of classes, great talks, technical deep-dives, late parties, fun activities, and important networking to […]

There Won’t Be Sticky Notes at Cisco Live 2016

1 min read

My greatest pet peeve when I managed a branch: sticky notes. I thought they made our office/workstation cluttered and disorganized. It never failed that I’d see them on the corners of a tellers’ monitor or scattered around a bankers’ desk. As much as I disliked them I was always reminded about how they served as […]

Creating Social Impact at Cisco Live US 2016

3 min read

Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility’s goal is to launch the next generation of global problem solvers; to give people the skills to thrive in a connected world and speed the pace of social change. Every day, we make a difference, from helping social innovators multiply their impact to investing in human potential around the world. And at […]

September 15, 2015

DATA CENTER

Tales of a Fourth-Grade Something: Big Data with Cisco & Splunk at .conf & Strata

4 min read

Someone at a meeting recently told me how cool it was that big data was finally moving out of the early adopter phase. He’s lucky I wasn’t drinking a beverage at the time, or he might have ended up wearing it. I’m accused of being sort of a unicorn when it comes to the Big Data […]

What’s In Store for Satellite Video Purveyors at CES?

1 min read

Amid the technological sizzle at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show is a special line of equipment and services, developed entirely for satellite video providers. And, as you might expect, it’s a solution set being heavily fortified by the cloud. That’s why a strong undercurrent this week in Las Vegas (and in our suite, at the […]

May 13, 2013

TECHWISETV

Interop, Vegas…Rear View Mirror

1 min read

My two favorite days for a Vegas conference: arriving and leaving. Everything in between is a foot numbing, sleepless blur. But we had a great time! It was cool to be on stage hanging with our Cisco friends and getting to re-unite with old competitors, many of which are former peers. We did not have […]