Smart Cities

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Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp The influence of the Internet is often overlooked considering its ubiquitous presence in all facets of our lives today. But we have entered a new era in the life of the Internet and it begs the question, what role will it play in the future? The Internet of Everything is paving […]

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Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp Highways, bridges, railways, mass transit, ports, airports, and their cyber networks are all a part of critical transportation infrastructure, which is essential to the daily function...

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Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp Let there be light…and parking spots! There’s nothing like the quiet (or in my case, not-so-quiet) desperation of circling a few city blocks, over...

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Whenever I hear about a serious train accident, mugging or shootout on the streets of a city, my thoughts often turn to Fog Computing.  The same is true when I too am stuck idling in a traffic jam or at home and there’s a power outage during a winter storm or a summer heat wave. […]

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Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp Work Day Journey for the Digital Citizen Wake up. Get ready for the day. Hurry up to…wait in traffic? According to the U.S. Department of Transportation,...

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Co-authored with Munish Khetrapal Big data, what’s the big deal? With the pressure to innovate faster, the onslaught of rapid urbanization, and heightened citizen expectations, government organizations and...

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Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp It’s Here and It’s Happening Now As large populations shift to urban areas, cities are under tremendous pressure to compete economically and grow sustainably....

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It was only last November that I wrote about our first Cisco Entrepreneurs in Residence (Cisco EIR) cohort in Europe. I knew then we had started something special – an incubation model that allows Cisco to tap into the immense talent of the European startup community and helps address many of the unique challenges entrepreneurs […]

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Cisco’s leadership in the emerging market for the Internet of Everything (IoE), Smart Cities and Big Data/analytics rests on our ability to harness the technologies and business models of our global partner ecosystem – especially those of early-stage startups who are building truly disruptive capabilities for the future. I previously shared my vision of Cisco […]