software

October 21, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Agility is the New Smart

2 min read

As businesses strive to become digital, they need to be more flexible, innovative, and agile than ever. Customers are engaging with businesses differently from how they were just five years ago, and the bulk of their interactions are not with people but with systems (think airport and hotel check-in, ordering a product, or getting a […]

June 9, 2015

CLOUD

Microservices Infrastructure Release 0.3

3 min read

On behalf of the development team. I’m pleased to announce the 0.3.0 release of Microservices Infrastructure. In the weeks since 0.2, we’ve added a number of features and improvements. The software can be downloaded at: https://github.com/CiscoCloud/microservices-infrastructure Documentation is located at: https://microservices-infrastructure.readthedocs.org/en/latest What is it? Microservices Infrastructure is software that launches servers and then configures them […]

May 13, 2015

CLOUD

Hybrid Devops – Software Defined Disruption

5 min read

Businesses have been and will continue to be disrupted by software agility and innovation. If you have any questions, just ask, if they are still in business, Movie Rental Companies (Netflix), Taxi Companies (Uber), and Retail Companies (Amazon) to just name a few areas (companies that disrupted an industry with Software). Software defined disruption has […]

March 31, 2015

CLOUD

SUMMARY: Open at Cisco is Moving!

1 min read

“In our collective eagerness to talk about our growing list of cloud offerings, emerging cloud strategies, and contributions to the cloud community, we all started blogging from different places. The data center folks were talking about Cisco’s cloud-optimized hardware on one blog, the open source enthusiasts were talking about OpenStack and the Metacloud acquisition on […]

March 23, 2015

CLOUD

ISVs Moving to the Cloud – New Partners

4 min read

In my previous Cisco Blog post, I discussed the business models an ISV can deploy in moving to the...

March 16, 2015

CLOUD

Traditional ISVs – Transform your Business into the World of Cloud Computing

3 min read

If you’re a traditional on-premises software company, you’re in the right place. Today, I will talk about how cloud computing can transform your business. In a subsequent Cisco Blog, I’ll discuss the implication this move will have on your sales and distribution strategy. Model One Business Model Traditional software companies have operated in a Model […]

March 6, 2015

CLOUD

SUMMARY: Moving to the Cloud

1 min read

Stay tuned for the next installments of our Moving to the Cloud series. In the meantime, please add your comments or questions to the previous posts: Seven Ways to Move to the Cloud Seven Software Business Models – Part 1 Seven Software Business Models – Part 2    

January 28, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco’s Software Strategy and Cisco ONE Offering: Helping Rewrite the Rules of IT

2 min read

Customers’ expectations have never been higher. They want choice and flexibility. They require intelligent networks and infrastructure that’s intuitive, secure, easy to use and manage, and able to adapt to the specific requirements of their applications. Today we’re excited to announce Cisco ONE Software, which offers a simplified solution to the most relevant, frequently-used customer scenarios […]

January 22, 2015

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Summary: Top 10 ICT Trends in 2015: are you ready for digital transformation?

1 min read

By Kevin Bloch, Cisco Chief Technology Officer, Australia and New Zealand One of the best parts about my job is that I get to spend a lot of time listening...