October 31, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Enterprise Cloud Service Brokerage—A New Identity for IT, CIOs

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As enterprise cloud use expands rapidly to include public, private, and hybrid clouds, CIOs need to evolve their IT business model and become enterprise cloud service brokerage (CSBs). A cloud service brokerage, as defined by Gartner Group, is “an IT role and business model in which a company or other entity adds value to one or […]

October 29, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Play Ball! Giants vs. Royals Game 7: Last Game of First Live-Streamed World Series

3 min read

Cisco technology helps enable first live streams of World Series action With the World Series wrapping up with game seven tonight and a new champion to be crowned, it’s a great time to reflect on the game and its impact on fans. Baseball is much more than a game in America.  For well over 150 […]

October 28, 2014

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Balancing Innovation and Evolution: Cutting Through the Noise

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Thinking back to how much the data center has transformed in the past ten, five, or even two years is enough to make your head spin. Keeping pace with these...

October 28, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Internet of Things: Moving Beyond the Hype

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We recently wrapped up a spectacular Internet of Things World Forum 2014 (IoTWF) in Chicago.  By reviewing the highlights, it’s clear that the Internet of Things is here, it’s now… it’s big, and it’s bold. And by all accounts, IoT is advancing multiple times faster than any other technology movement in history. More than 1,500 […]

October 27, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Copenhagen Accelerates Green Growth with Internet of Everything

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Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Copenhagen again, five months after signing an agreement with three local mayors to establish an Internet of Everything (IoE) strategy throughout their municipalities in greater Copenhagen. My purpose was to catch up on progress made since our May 28th Memorandum of Understanding, and to collaborate with the […]

October 22, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Most Successful Joint Venture in I.T. History

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by Gary Moore, President and COO, Cisco & Howard Elias, President and COO, EMC Global Enterprise Services The Most Successful Joint Venture in I.T. History. That’s how we, as co-Chairs of the VCE Board, think about VCE. We may be a bit biased, but we’re confident many others agree based on the tremendous success of VCE’s Vblock […]

October 21, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Three Ways IoT is Impacting the #InternetOfEverything

4 min read

As a key enabling technology to the Internet of Everything (IoE), the Internet of Things (IoT), is connecting new places and objects. Manufacturing room floors, energy grids and wearable devices are just a few examples of the millions of objects coming online at an unprecedented pace. These “things” are creating vast and increasing amounts of […]

October 16, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Reinventing Innovation to Capture the Internet of Everything Opportunity

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The Internet of Everything (IoE) is not only disrupting traditional business models, it is also disrupting innovation itself. While the focus at this week’s 2nd annual Internet of Things World Forum (IOTWF) here in Chicago is on capturing the accelerated opportunity of connected things, we believe there is even greater opportunity with the Internet of […]

October 16, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Internet of…Outcomes?

2 min read

At Cisco, as you might imagine, we talk a lot about the Internet of Things, and now about the Internet of Everything (IoE).  You can find some great videos and background about IoE here, here and here.   As technology continues to transform our world – from how businesses operate to how we connect with each […]

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