July 29, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 21 IWAN, You WAN, we all WANt Intelligent WAN

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about IWAN deployments with Cisco Communications Architect David Prall. Lauren Friedman (@Lauren) moderates and Sven Kutzer and Rikard Strid are this week’s Cisco Champion guest hosts. Listen to the Podcast Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of […]

July 22, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep19 Cisco Learning Network

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists hosted by Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja). This week we’re talking about the Cisco Learning Network (CLN). Listen to the Podcast Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list of all #CiscoChampion Radio podcasts HERE. Cisco SMEs Brett Lovins @brettlovins, Community Manager for the […]

July 21, 2014

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ACI—Some lesser known features

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I am a consultant at a Cisco partner and I get to see a lot of different networks. Most of the networks are Cisco, but there are a few that are not. From time to time, I get network assessment projects. I love these types of projects as they are an exploration of  uncharted networks […]

July 18, 2014

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The other side of the jack: Is your Enterprise Network enterprise ready?

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“Give me the best servers you have”, they said. “Give me the best computers you have”, they said. “Give me more mobile devices”, they said. “Give me the network required to use all these things”, they (almost) never said. The enterprise network is still very much considered to be just that hole in the wall […]

July 9, 2014

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The We’re Listening Blog Series: Simpler Licensing Registration Experience with Redesigned Portal

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Brian Jeffries is a vice president of operations on Cisco’s Global Business Services team.  Working collectively with his colleagues across Cisco, he is responsible for increasing the speed and scale of end-to-end operational performance, driving efficiency and effectiveness, and simplifying the operational experience for our customers, partners, and sales field.  His key areas of focus […]

July 9, 2014

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Will Software Defined Networking Actually Happen?

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As a writer for the IT media, conference speaker, and co-host of the Packet Pushers podcast, I cover emerging networking technologies often. The new tech that comes across my screen ranges in value from “I can’t believe that got funded,” to “Why has no one thought of this before?” and everything in between. As a […]

July 7, 2014

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The Art of Ambassador Programs: 5 tips from a geek

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All right I confess I’m not that kind of geek. I admire and work with many IT engineers, but if you need me to configure a Nexus switch you’ll be out of luck. I am a geek though, and I know about building successful B2B and B2C Ambassador Programs. Before I start sharing my 2 […]

July 7, 2014

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The Internet of Everything: An Opportunistic View from the Clouds

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The Internet of Everything (IoE) describes machine-to-machine (M2M) compute entities that track and measure real-time data that can be used to build out a data history for analytics that could be used to optimize the quality of life. The opportunity is represented by devices used in a person’s everyday life that are connected to the […]

July 2, 2014

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#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep18 ACI Updates

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists hosted by Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja). This week we're talking about ACI Updates with Cisco Product Management Director,...

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