IT Transformation: Understanding environment and business goals
In my last blog, I established reasons behind today’s need for IT Transformation. We know that CIOs
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IT Transformation: Strategizing for Cost Saving and Investing for Business Enablement
IT organizations face several challenges: a globalizing economy, the increasing cost of IT ownership, business users directly going to public Cloud providers, the difficulty of operating complex environments, effectively enabling...
Governing the World of Many Clouds with Cisco Cloud Consumption Optimization Service
CIOs face a scary reality. They only know about 5-10% of the cloud applications that are being used within their organization. This shadow IT is ripping holes in their security strategies. In fact, a recent Forrester study cited that 43% of
Observations from London SDN Conference… “Wait, it’s coming…” … But Can You Afford T
Last week I spent some time at the “Software Defined Networking 2014” conference in London. It’s a relatively small conference I would say however given the growing interest in SDN and rapid progress of the technology it’s
Enhance Your Security Investment with Security Optimization Service
Many organizations have the same challenges when it comes to security: blurring boundaries, more and more organized cybercrimes, difficulty in finding and retaining technical talent, and keeping up-to-date with the latest security threats and tools.
Delivering Business Outcomes: When Did You Last Reduce Time To Market?
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CMX Takes the Stage at DevNet Hackathon at #CLUS 2014
Earlier this week you learned about the network at Cisco Live! If you attended the event this year, you'll also have noticed that there was a brand new extension...
Getting Started with Cisco CMX 7.6 Analytics
First we rolled out the MSE tech blog series to give our customers an in depth look at the various features of the location-based technology behind Cisco's Mobility Services Engine...
Governing the New Wild West….The World of Many Clouds
In many ways, the race to the cloud resembles the Wild West of the 1800s. The urgency with which business groups are rushing to adopt cloud services, often without IT involvement, resembles the race out to the western US of those looking for gold.