SaaS

November 13, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco Unveils “What’s Next” at Connections 2018

3 min read

The past year has been very strong. We remained focused on execution and business results even as we worked on the integration within Cisco and developing new offers. This is thanks to you - our service provider partners - who continue to lead the market with over 65% share of cloud calling.

September 20, 2018

NETWORKING

Improve Office 365 Connectivity with Cisco SD-WAN

3 min read

As enterprises aggressively adopt SaaS applications such as Office 365, the legacy network architecture poses major problems related to complexity and user experience.

August 29, 2018

CLOUD

Cisco at AWS Summit Anaheim – Better Together…Again!

1 min read

One more date, many new learnings from #AWSSummits. This time I’ll talk about AWS Summit in Anaheim.

June 6, 2018

CLOUD

Top 7 Multicloud Initiatives – Delivering on the Multicloud Promise

5 min read

According to IDC, by 2021, spending on cloud-enabling hardware, software and services will balloon to over $530 billion. We examine key initiatives and how to stay ahead in a multicloud era.

July 5, 2017

COLLABORATION

Collaboration at #CLUS, Final Wrap: “Ahh, the Cloud” and Endangered Chickens

4 min read

The final day of Cisco Live US didn’t disappoint. The week closed with a full agenda of sessions, innovation talks, and – of course – the celebrity keynote. Collaboration VP and CTO Jonathan Rosenberg made a room full of people nervous – on purpose. The session title probably provided a clue: “Worried About Putting Your Data in the Cloud? Good, You Should Be.” Speaking of nervous people, Bryan Cranston's celebrity keynote had a strange (and hilarious) focus on the fate of farmyard chickens.

June 15, 2017

INNOVATION

The Hand, the Head, and the Heart: Which Will Lead in the Digital World?

2 min read

With new business and consumption models (“on-demand,” “as-a-service”) becoming more prominent, disruption is accelerating with democratized innovation. Where will this leave the human race in the digital age?

June 2, 2017

COLLABORATION

Cisco Spark Board on Demand

1 min read

Speed and productivity were key when designing the Cisco Spark Board. Now, we make it easy to get with our Cisco Spark Board Access Plan with no up-front hardware costs.

October 18, 2016

CLOUD

The Evolution and Growing Relevance of Managed Services in a Cloud Computing World

7 min read

Defining Managed Services and Cloud Computing Managed Services is traditionally understood to be the practice of having a third party Service Provider – also known as a Managed Services Provider (MSP), take over the IT operations management (ITOM) responsibilities and functions from an enterprise’s internal IT. The third-party aspect is highlighted in the use of […]

August 22, 2016

DATA CENTER

Cisco ACI and Apprenda PaaS Integration Goes to Production

2 min read

“No-Ops” for Developers and “No-Dev” for IT Ops   Analysts agree that IT is in the midst of a major transformation. Based on the results of latest Gartner enterprise IT buying behavior survey, the majority of spending is going towards modernizing, functionally expanding or substituting long-standing business and office applications with cloud-based software-as-a-service. According to […]