I frequently meet with customers who are trying to “unstore” more of their data, use it in real time, and unlock the latent value that’s contained there. In many ways this is the heart of digital transformation…but it’s also something that’s
Another Halloween is upon us, and jack o’lanterns, ghosts, and diabolical clowns are springing up everywhere. October is also National Cybersecurity Month—another reminder that the world can be a frightening place, with sophisticated new attacks on a
I was very excited to finally get a chance to cover Tetration, especially when I learned that Cisco IT wanted to weigh-in on their experience with the platform. As you know, IT isn’t prone to blindness by “shiny objects.” They’re interested in solving
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is the source of the phrase “The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change”. His saying is totally applicable to today’s world of Big Data and Analytics. Our industry landscape is constantly changing, no doubt about that
As digitization is being embraced by companies, communities, cities, organizations large and small, it is critical to assess and address the challenges that exist. Challenges that can become show-stoppers for the internet of things (IoT), challenges
Last week the Big Data and Analytics world was focused on New York City as the annual Strata+Hadoop World event took place. Cisco, as is the norm these past few years, was one of the many sponsors of the event. With our sponsorship came various
In honor of David Letterman… we hope we did him proud: 10 – Come Fly the Friendly Skies of Cisco. Hey, we are raffling off a drone end of day on Wednesday and Thursday. These are not just any old white box drones. These are custom
OK, a New York minute? In less than 60 seconds let’s see what’s going on with Cisco at Strata+Hadoop 2016 New York City next week. The event is the largest Big Data event in the Americas and we look forward to attending each year. Cool Things…