Stephan Monterde

June 22, 2016

INNOVATION

Developing a Digital Strategy Isn’t Robotic Surgery, But Critical for Your Organization’s Future Survival

3 min read

When I think about the future of business, the behavior of consumers gives me serious pause. Their demands are changing how we do business—even how we innovate. I know we’ve heard this before. But something’s quite different. The digital era is like nothing we’ve ever experienced before. It’s going to play a role in everything. […]

June 8, 2016

INNOVATION

It’s Time to ‘Do or Die’ in the Growing Global Bazaar

3 min read

A whopping 59 percent of manufacturers expect their company’s strategy to change as a result of real-time information in the next three years. That’s in just three years. But what about the years after that? Our team developed The Business World in 2025 report with the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, an IMD and […]

May 11, 2016

INNOVATION

In Less Than Ten Years, Your Organization Could Be Out of Business!

2 min read

Four of today’s top ten incumbents—in different industries—will be displaced by digital disruption in the next five years. Four! This stat has kept me up at night. Which organizations will thrive? Which will cease to exist? How can organizations successfully navigate the digital age? I believe it begins with the right strategy to stay ahead […]

September 17, 2015

INNOVATION

Where is Technology Innovation Heading?

2 min read

Today, in universities around the world, leading professors are looking for top notch PhD students and researchers to push the boundaries and explore areas that will enable tomorrow’s technology innovation. To have a preview of what the future could look like, we at Cisco asked 60 leading academic professors in Electrical Engineering (EE) and Computer […]

January 16, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

What’s on Cisco’s Technology Radar? Predictions for 2014 and Beyond

1 min read

Will an ‘Internet of Everything’ shorten your commute in the morning? Are we at the beginning or the end of the SDN hype cycle? What exactly is ‘context aware’ computing? How will large format HDTV technology transform the way global teams work together?  Just before the holidays, I had the pleasure of posing these and […]

December 3, 2012

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Scouting the Next Big Thing: Cisco’s Technology Radar

2 min read

Spotting the next innovation that could bring benefits to customers, or that could challenge the continued success of existing products, is a challenge that is front-of-mind for every company. But keeping a finger on the pulse of every innovation that could bring such a disruption is a daunting prospect. That’s certainly true for Cisco. We […]