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IT executives have experienced few absolute drop-dead dates to implement new services in their careers.  Many of us remember the excitement Y2K caused the industry as time marched on at the turn of the century over 20 years ago. Technology teams had to deliver by January 1, 2000, and they did!  Last March, COVID had the same impact.  Overnight, IT organizations had to enable their workforces to work from home on almost any connected device…

At last, the wait for 5G is nearly over. As this map shows, coverage is widespread across much of the U.S., in 24 EU countries, and in pockets around the globe. The new wireless standard is worth the wait. Compared to 4G, the new wireless standard can move more data from the edge, with less latency. And connect many more users and devices—an important development given that the IDC estimates 152,000 new Internet of Things…

Introduction In my previous blog in this series, I spoke with Sunil Amin about his work on the Cisco Telemetry Broker, the hot new product that allows customers to finally have the telemetry across their business be programmable and available to any analytics platform. Today I’m here with Ajit Thyagarajan who is responsible for the architecture of the Cisco Telemetry Broker. Ajit will talk about early prototypes, lessons learned in designing and building the product,…

For any parent who has children in the California public school systems, news reports about the progress (or lack thereof) the state had been making in returning kids back to schools were disheartening, to say the least.  Some reports showed that California ranked dead last in the country in reopening schools for in-person education, a huge issue given that the 200 largest school districts are in this state.  Another report indicated that less than half…

Climate activist Diego Arreola Fernández This post is by guest blogger Diego Arreola Fernandez. At 19, Diego is a respected public speaker, educator, human rights, and environmental activist from Mexico City. He has worked with international companies, NGOs, and governments, advocating for environmental and climate justice around the world. He is also the Founder and President of Green Speaking, an organization that uses a combination of science and impactful communication to educate children and youth…

Cisco’s strategy has evolved for many years and this week we have solidified our Hybrid, Multicloud, and App-centric cloud strategies with our Future Cloud launch. The journey you are on, at this moment, is as big as anything you have experienced in the market. The span of opportunities has never been greater. Your customers’ CIOs and IT leaders are held accountable to outcome-based results to run their businesses. Subsequently, they look to you and the…

  Collaboration with Sunil Kalavendi,  Senior Director of Engineering – Cisco Systems In today’s environment networks are providing critical services in many sectors from public safety, healthcare, utilities, infrastructure, manufacturing and more. This critical infrastructure needs to be up 24/7/365 and we have seen critical infrastructure come under increasing cyber-attacks recently.  Keeping critical infrastructure patched and up to date is a critical business task in any IT organization. More than 65% of security breaches were…

Around the globe, there are calls to increase infrastructure investment. If there was ever a cause whose time has come or a time that called for a particular cause, this is it. Infrastructure modernization can contribute to recovery, productivity, and growth and for all these objectives, the need is great. That’s why we are running a new #InclusiveInfrastructure series to address pressing topics, changing perspectives, and intriguing discussions that help move us toward a more…

Generational advancements in transistor density have led to extraordinarily powerful devices, from smart phones to high-capacity switches and routers. Coherent digital signal processors (DSPs), the “brains” inside coherent optical modules, have benefitted from Moore’s law, enabling tremendous optical transmission capacity and capabilities that were not possible a decade ago. Adoption of coherent technology has increased dramatically, driven by rising bandwidth demand and technological advancements in DSPs, silicon photonics (SiP), and integration. Coherent DSP technology will…

When you think of Cisco, you might think we just connect computers or make the Internet run (already in itself a rather large feat). But I am here to tell you that in all my years as a Cisconian, I have seen the impact we have – globally, locally, and even directly within my family. At the end of the day, at this company with heart, connecting people to people is what we’re all about….