Gartner

June 30, 2015

CLOUD

Intercloud Microservices with Docker and Nirmata

2 min read

At Cisco Intercloud CTO Innovation Center, innovative vendors are selected to integrate and build cloud services for customer and market trials. We combine the world’s best ISVs with Cisco’s best...

January 14, 2015

COLLABORATION

Ringing in 2015, the WebEx Way

3 min read

Happy New Year! As I return from the holidays and begin the year ahead, I’m energized and excited about all the amazing accomplishments we achieved with WebEx in 2014. Many recollections come to mind that I’d like to share with you. And I have exciting news for 2015 — already! More on this in just […]

January 6, 2015

DATA CENTER

ACI Customers Share Experiences at Gartner Data Center Conference

2 min read

[Note: If you like hearing these customer perspectives, register today for our upcoming live ACI webcast: “Is Your Data Center Ready for the Application Economy”, January 13, 2015, 9 AM PT, Noon ET, featuring more ACI customers and several key ACI technology partners.] Happy New Year to everyone! I thought this would be a great opportunity now that […]

December 9, 2014

DATA CENTER

Building an Enterprise Data Hub, Evaluating Infrastructure

3 min read

  Want to get the most out of your big data? Build an enterprise data hub (EDH). Big data is rapidly getting bigger. That in itself isn’t a problem. The issue is what Gartner analyst Doug Laney describes as the three Vs of Big Data: volume, velocity, and variety.   Volume refers to the ever-growing […]

November 10, 2014

COLLABORATION

Another Milestone: Gartner Names Cisco a Leader in Telephony

3 min read

We continue to evolve the ways we interact and communicate. Still, telephony remains a foundation element of business communications.  Even as we bring technologies into the collaboration mix, telephony is...

October 15, 2014

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

IoE is the Path to Gartner’s ‘All Things Digital’

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This week, I had the opportunity to focus on digital business as an attendee and presenter at Gartner’s ITxpo in Orlando, Fla. It was a sold out crowd with 8,500 attendees and approximately 2,700 CIOs. And one insight that seemed to resonate with the audience was Gartner’s belief that by 2018, digital business will require 50 […]

October 14, 2014

SECURITY

Gartner’s perspective on Cisco TrustSec

1 min read

I am very pleased to be able to share some Gartner research on TrustSec. While we’re continuing to make progress through broader product support, validation from auditors and implementation by other vendors, we believe that this research and Gartner’s perspective will provide you with a useful and informative viewpoint. To read Gartner’s perspective on TrustSec […]

October 3, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Internet of Everything: Hype or Hyper Progress?

3 min read

Last month, Gartner published one of its well-known Hype Cycles, and a Forbes headline summed up a key assertion very well. “It’s Official: The Internet Of Things Takes Over Big Data As The Most Hyped Technology.” This comes as no surprise to anyone engaged in this market phenomenon – the explosive growth of things connecting to […]