IoE

April 3, 2013

NETWORKING

Infographic: Moments in the First 40 Years of Mobile

1 min read

You’ve probably heard by now that mobile phones have a 40th birthday this week.  As they’ve gone from bricks to sleek and smart; from simple texts to immersive experiences; from occasional use to human sensors. It’s been an interesting trip.  In addition to the typical things you might see on a timeline about mobile (1983 […]

April 3, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Three Truths about Networking – the Next Chapter

5 min read

It’s great to see, hear and read various points of view on the evolution of networking.  It’s a hot topic right now, highlighting the fact that the network is at the center of the market transitions driven by Mobile, Cloud, new breeds of Apps and the Internet of Things.  Technical leaders from my team have […]

April 2, 2013

NETWORKING

Looking Beyond the Mobile Phone

2 min read

Why the Network Will Drive the Next Wave of Mobility Forty years ago, the first phone call was placed on a handheld mobile phone. The call was placed by Martin Cooper at Motorola’s Communications Systems Division, who phoned a competitor at Bell Labs—and launched a new era. The brick-like prototype he used weighed two pounds […]

April 2, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Cisco Sizzle – March Edition

1 min read

Welcome to the Cisco Sizzle! Each month, we’re rounding up the best of the best from across our social media channels for your reading pleasure. From the most read blog posts to the top engaging content on Facebook or LinkedIn, catch up on things you might have missed, or on the articles you just want […]

April 1, 2013

NETWORKING

Network Threats Are Hitching a Ride in Mobile Environments [Crosspost]

1 min read

Protecting Your Business in an “Any to Any” World Innovation never stops in the mobile world, and that rule applies to security threats as well. Network attacks are becoming more sophisticated and even high-tech businesses with the most advanced security may find themselves in the crosshairs as we shift to more devices and anywhere access. […]

My Observations from HIMSS 2013 #IoE

2 min read

A doctor in California diagnosing a patient in Africa. An Ohio woman on vacation accessing her medical records from an emergency room in London. A patient’s vital signs being monitored remotely from a hospital on the other side of town. These are all scenarios that just years ago seemed impossible… but could be made possible […]

I CAN HAS MPI

2 min read

The Cisco and Microsoft joint Cross-Animal Technology Project, a well-established player in the field of multi-species collaborative initiatives, is pleased to introduce its next project: a revolution in High Performance Computing (HPC): LOLCODE language bindings for the Message Passing Interface (MPI). CATP believes that cats are natural predatory programmers.  Who better to take advantage of all […]

March 26, 2013

GOVERNMENT

Cloud for Local Government Global Blog Series: State/Local Government & the Internet of Everything

3 min read

There's an increasing drumbeat of news about the "Internet of Everything” (IoE)— the confluence of people, process, data, and things that makes networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever...

March 26, 2013

SECURITY

Network Threats Are Hitching a Ride in Mobile Environments

2 min read

Innovation never stops in the mobile world, and that rule applies to security threats as well. Network attacks are becoming more sophisticated and even high-tech businesses with the most advanced security may find themselves in the crosshairs as we shift to more devices and anywhere access. Just a few weeks ago, multiple leading social networking […]