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Not Ready For AI? Time To Lay The Groundwork

Not Ready For AI? Time To Lay The Groundwork

In our recent Cisco AI Readiness Index, we found that only 13% of organizations consider themselves ready to capture AI’s potential, even though urgency is high. Companies are investing, but close to half of respondents say the gains aren’t meeting expectations. Here’s how organizations can get themselves better prepared.

Agentic AI – A Game Changer for IT

Agentic AI – A Game Changer for IT

With the advent of agentic AI, assistance is moving to automation where systems act with agency to achieve specific goals. Agentic AI systems can make rapid decisions, manage complex tasks, and adapt to changing conditions.

Introducing Zero-Friction Wireless for Smarter Workplaces

Introducing Zero-Friction Wireless for Smarter Workplaces

The new Cisco Wi-Fi 7 access points are more than just upgrades. Our high-end 9176 and 9178 models represent a fundamental reimagining of what’s possible in wireless networking.

November 7, 2024

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It’s Time To Have A Real Conversation About The Quality Of Digital Life

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Cisco and the OECD have launched the Digital Well-being Hub to explore the relationship between technology and individual well-being. The hub aims to understand how digital transformation impacts life satisfaction, mental health, digital skills, and civic engagement and more. By crowdsourcing insights and using OECD data, it seeks to inform policies for an inclusive, secure, and sustainable digital future.

October 31, 2024

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Beyond Philanthropy: The Cisco Foundation’s Commitment to Thriving Communities

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In the Cisco Foundation’s FY24 Impact Report, we dive deeper into our investment model, our partnership approach, how we define and measure impact, and highlights of the results we achieved over the past year.

October 29, 2024

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Cisco Crisis Response: Reinstating Connectivity to Communities Impacted by Hurricane Helene

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The Cisco Crisis Response (CCR) team has responded to over 100 incidents across disasters and humanitarian efforts in 38 countries, providing secure connectivity for emergency response agencies and aid organizations to carry out life-saving activities after a crisis - most recently with Hurricane Helene.

October 28, 2024

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Leading through learning with Cisco 360 Partner Program

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Digital skill-building is how we will advance and architect the rapid evolution of our information and communications technology (ICT) industry, where 92% of roles are expected to transform due to AI. Digital skills are also our best line of defense to address the global gap in cyber readiness and the shortage of 4.6 million cyber professionals which puts our world's digital ecosystem at risk.

October 23, 2024

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How Cisco is Using Apple Vision Pro to Create the Next Evolution of Spatial Collaboration

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Cisco has always had an obsession of putting the user experience at the center of everything we do. Today marks another step in this evolution with Cisco Spatial Meetings for Apple Vision Pro. It takes a concept we call “Distance Zero” to the next level using spatial computing.

October 21, 2024

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Living Our Purpose Through Pro Bono

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It’s remarkable what can be achieved when a motivated global team is aligned with a clear mission. At Cisco, our purpose is to power a more inclusive future for all. And within Cisco Legal, we live this purpose through pro bono. When we published our inaugural pro bono report in 2023, we celebrated the participation […]

October 16, 2024

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Cisco Silicon One G200 AI/ML chip powers new systems for hyperscalers and enterprises

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Cisco Silicon One technology continues to offer the most customer choice and can be consumed in a variety of ways including silicon, hardware and full systems. Announcing two new solutions to support AI/ML buildouts across enterprise datacenters and hyperscalers.

October 15, 2024

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Cisco’s Vision for an Inclusive Future

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Cisco is ushering in a new era of impact and simplifying our organization by bringing together the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Impact teams as one.

October 8, 2024

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How IT Does IT for an IT Company

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Every minute an employee spends struggling with a system is a minute they are not doing the work they were hired to do and the work they are passionate about. IT has a unique responsibility to alleviate that friction and transform the user experience. Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn discusses the unique role and responsibility of IT in driving culture change and enhancing employee experience in enterprise organizations.

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