Inside Cisco IT

There are so many unique instances that make up Cisco Live Cancun - from your first glimpse of the bright blue ocean to the applause closing the last day’s final session. The best part was that our lenses were able to capture all of it.

As more than 7500 attendees and 50 sponsors gear up to join our brilliant event at the largest convention center in the southern hemisphere, we, the IT Roaming Reporters are all set to cover our very own coveted IT Management Program!

Cisco IT has for years prided itself on being the company’s first and best customer – using our own products early and sharing what we learn.  What’s different about customer zero?

Cisco Live Barcelona's roaming reporters are done roaming and reporting, for now. Check out their final thoughts and closing video!

The Cisco IT Roaming Reporters are ready to descend on the IT Management Program at Cisco Live in Barcelona once again. We’re excited to get back into the thick of the action and meet everyone, find out how your digital transformations are being enabled by Cisco, and learn where your imagination takes you!

With 12,000 Cisco UCS servers installed in 22 company data centers worldwide, Cisco IT had a big challenge tracking when individual UCS units were due for replacement as part of our infrastructure refresh program. Compounding the problem: Many different server models were installed at different times, making it very difficult for us to manage refresh planning, budgeting, and scheduling.

Software localization is often an afterthought instead of being embedded into projects from the start. In 2017, we started a localization project for the software-fulfillment process in our Tokyo office....

It's time for our 11th annual year-end shutdown. Learn how we successfully plan and execute a lab shutdown, then restart high-powered lab systems when we return in January.

If you fell asleep in a ’90s data center and woke up in a modern one, you’d know instantly. But if you dozed off in your office and woke up...