Author: Asad Yaseen

While some may still consider me a “newbie” to the Cisco family, I have felt at home here since day one. And, with a few months’ tenure already under my belt, it’s evident to me every day just how strong our culture is, and how Cisco truly makes it a priority to be inclusive and elevate everyone within our community. I’m honored to write this blog post today on International Women’s Day – so we…

This is the second installment of a two-part series for which Cisco asked a group of women cybersecurity experts to discuss someone who meant the most to them as an ally and how that person affected their career. Some of those experts’ responses appeared in a previous blog post . The remaining answers are presented below. Namrata Piccolo | Technology Leader, Engineering Operations, Cisco | (LinkedIn) Inspiration from a Personal to a Global Level There are…

Unified Communications (UC) has been defined in more than a few different ways.  It’s a set of technologies that continue to advance how individuals communicate with one another.  As humans, we have preferences in the way we communicate.  We send and we receive communications and sometimes it is more effective to communicate using the method the ‘receiver’ prefers.  Also, your preferred method may not be as effective as another method for you – perhaps to…

When the company I worked for was acquired by Cisco, I knew I would be working with brilliant minds and – more importantly – that Cisco was a great place to work for women. I’m proud to say, three years later, I have had a “front row seat” to watching so many inspirational women play a critical role in the growth of Cisco, while others stepped into leadership and executive level roles.  I value Cisco’s…

Flash-array vendor Pure Storage and data-center provider Equinix have teamed to deliver Pure Storage on Equinix Metal, a joint offering the companies claim can deliver physical infrastructure at software speed. The platform provides enterprises with embedded storage and on-demand availability of network and compute services, typical of the cloud. The solution is designed to support a range of storage use cases and is provided by both vendors under a single contract. Bare-metal hosting is a…