Internet of Everything (IOE)

June 16, 2015

MANUFACTURING

Digital Disruption for Life Sciences: Rx for Transformation

2 min read

Co-authored with Ibrahim Khalid According to a recent BMI study, R&D investments in Pharmaceuticals, places Life Sciences as a leader on the list of global ‘outperforming industries’. This may not be a surprise considering the confluence of factors from the global aging populations to the shift to value and outcomes as well as a highly […]

Analytics, Separating Facts from Myth

3 min read

If you ever want to start an argument, simply ask a group of music fans to name the most influential act of the Rock era. Then step back and watch the sparks fly! As a musician myself, popular music, its origins and evolution have long been a topic of interest and passionate debate among my […]

June 10, 2015

CLOUD

Clouds, Things and Developers: The Next Wave of Intercloud Innovation

4 min read

It’s been just over 15 months since Cisco set out to build the Intercloud, a globally connected network of clouds. This massive effort brings together partners from across...

June 10, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

50 Billion Things, Coming to a Cloud Near You

5 min read

Today at Cisco Live we announced an expansion of our Intercloud strategy. We added new features and capabilities for our hybrid cloud software, Cisco Intercloud Fabric, along with the addition of 35 independent software vendors committed to developing Intercloud-enabled services for customers.  Together these developments will give customers more choice, compliance and control in the […]

Achieving a 3D View of Your Shoppers

2 min read

If every click made by a shopper on an online store can be considered valuable information, surely every step taken by a shopper in a physical store is also a similar wealth of data. While clearly this is valuable input that many stores would like to have, the means to collect and process it is […]

May 27, 2015

CLOUD

Cisco Intercloud Services and Why the Network Matters

3 min read

Cisco Intercloud Services and Why the Network Matters I’d like to open by restating a position on Cloud: Cloud is only in its very infancy in terms of adoption. Despite all the hype in market, largely created by the marketing of the over-the-top service providers, most of global IT spending is in the non-Cloud space. […]

Analytics Opens a Window into Each Shopper’s Journey

1 min read

The key to retail today is customer understanding —where each customer stands on his or her personal shopping journey, whether in-store or out. Retailers must “know” each shopper as never before. And they must offer the kinds of contextual, personally relevant experiences that will optimize their merchandise mix, create faster inventory turns, and drive greater […]

May 20, 2015

MANUFACTURING

Cisco Manufacturing Partner Librestream Wins Award at PS 2015

1 min read

Cisco’s ecosystem of partners consists of leading technology providers that complement our leading networking solutions. One such partner, Librestream Technologies, which offers mobile video collaboration hardware and software, recently won one of the coveted Business Solution Outcomes Awards (in the Manufacturing and Energy segment) at Partner Summit held last month in Montreal. The Business Outcomes […]