transformation

July 12, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Innovation Is Thriving at Cisco

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In an earlier blog, I shared my excitement around the opportunity for Cisco to transform ourselves and our customers. This enthusiasm was based on our ability to unleash digital capabilities and innovation across the company. After meeting with hundreds of customers over the past year to help them reimagine how to create new value and […]

May 4, 2016

NETWORKING

Navigating Ships & Other Nautical Adventures

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My team’s recent fun event was on a cruise liner on the calm, blue waters of the Pacific Ocean hugging San Francisco. Besides soaking up the panoramic vistas and general bonhomie, I particularly enjoyed my conversation with the skipper. Our worlds were completely apart and yet I found the conversation to be completely relatable. Most […]

January 26, 2016

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

Digitization Offers Hope to Besieged Retailers

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These are especially difficult times for the retail industry. For starters, several of retail’s marquee names announced store closings or layoffs following a disappointing holiday sales season. Retailers simply haven’t...

November 18, 2015

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

#CiscoChat Recap: Where Shopping Experience Meets the New Digital Customer

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In my first #CiscoChat I hosted together with Anabelle Pinto, we were joined by Gaurav Pant and Sahir Anand from EKN Research to share their perspective and...

July 21, 2015

CLOUD

Straddling the Fast and Slow Lanes

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IT organizations are struggling with how to maintain what they have while also reacting to the rapidly changing needs of the business. Some think this means “transforming” IT into a new, agile organization – instead, we can use “bimodal IT”. But what does it really mean?

U.S. Army Builds Internet of Everything Infrastructure for the Fighting Force of Tomorrow

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Every July, we celebrate on the 4th to commemorate the Continental Congress’ approval of the Declaration of Independence.  This year, the patriotic occasion reminded me of an event held last...

Event Recap: Cisco at the EEI Annual Convention

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I had a great time recently at the EEI Annual Convention on June 7-10 in New Orleans, LA. EEI is the Edison Electric Institute, the industry association of the Investor...