training

November 17, 2016

INNOVATION

The Internet of Things Is About People, Not Just Things

3 min read

Every major technology and business transition affects both process and people. Job roles change, some jobs are eliminated, and new jobs are created. The transition to the Internet of Things...

October 5, 2016

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Innovative ways Systems Engineers are winning with Cisco dCloud

2 min read

On August 22, 2016 Chris Dedicoat, Cisco’s Executive Vice-President of Worldwide Sales, took to the main stage at #CiscoGSX in Las Vegas and told the entire Cisco Sales force to “demo with dCloud!”. What happened next? I can tell you exactly what happened next, because I had duty at the dCloud booth. A lot of […]

August 17, 2016

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Social Media for Sales

3 min read

  Let me start by clarifying that this has nothing to do with buying or selling on social media. I am not a fan of the phrase “social selling”. This is a summary of what I have learned in my decade as a Marketer within Sales Enablement.

June 29, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Get in the Industrial Zone at Cisco Live

1 min read

At Cisco Live, Industrial IP Advantage will be showing its new eLearning courses focused on designing IoT-enabled industrial network architectures and hosting a social media contest. Stop by the booth!

June 1, 2016

COLLABORATION

How Video Helps Schools Reimagine Education

2 min read

Imagine a school where students use mobile devices to learn from anywhere at any time. Students can interact face-to-face with classmates around the world. Where students and educators who can’t be present in a classroom can still be part of the class. Educators, superintendents, administrators and deans come together virtually to collaborate with video conferencing. […]

May 9, 2016

COLLABORATION

Give Your Video Conference Room a “Stage” with Cisco PresenterTrack

2 min read

About 18 months ago, members of my engineering team conducted customer site visits and came back with a most interesting challenge. They met a Spanish teacher who needed to teach a physical/virtual class over video, but current technology constrained her ability to move about the classroom. Any teacher will tell you that it’s an unnatural […]

March 16, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Digitization@Work: The Manufacturing Plant

2 min read

Digitization is rapidly transforming the manufacturing industry. Manufacturers are now tracking supplies and resources, viewing work flow status, measuring production yield, and predicting downtime through extensive data collection and analytics in real time. Companies that digitize their operation will leave behind those relying on legacy systems. In fact, nearly 4 of the top 10 incumbents […]

November 19, 2015

EDUCATION

Creating a New Skills Framework for the Digital Economy

2 min read

In today’s hyper-connected economy, every company is a digital business. Technology professionals play an integral role in driving business outcomes, and that requires a new skills framework. There are new demands for IT expertise in a changing technology environment. For the individual, rapid change is driving the need for continuous skills refresh. For the enterprise, […]