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Cisco Webex is the world’s leading collaboration solution, powering Fortune 500 companies, governments, universities, healthcare organizations, and now, Formula 1 racing! Today, McLaren Racing announced that Cisco Webex is the official collaboration partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team. Embracing Hybrid Sports 2020 was a year unlike any other; we saw five years of digital transformation in five months and a massive acceleration of future of work initiatives. Every industry was impacted… including sports and…

The server market is fairly slow to change in all things, and that includes its processor platforms. But lately it’s clear AMD’s comeback is getting very real. Left for dead four years ago, AMD already has won over the gamers. Its Ryzen series of processors are the go-to choice for system builders on YouTube, whose specialty is building a high-end gaming rig in 15 minutes. But the server market is also taking note. The latest…

If you haven’t already seen the Introduction to Terraform post, please have a read through. This section will cover the Terraform Remote Backend using Terraform Cloud.​​​​​​​ Introduction to Terraform Terraform and ACI​​​​​​​ Explanation of the Terraform configuration files Terraform Remote State and Team Collaboration Terraform Providers – How are they built? Code Example https://github.com/conmurphy/intro-to-terraform-and-aci-remote-backend.git For explanation of the Terraform files see the following post. The backend.tf file will be added in…

2020 reminded us of the power of technology. In 2021, accelerating your customers’ digital transformation will be key to your business success. Cisco has developed several Sales Plays to significantly enhance your ability to meet your customers’ digital business outcome needs, especially when you leverage the Cisco Customer Experience (CX) offers aligned with them. It’s essential to consider two things carefully to deliver the end-to-end solutions that meet your customer business outcome requirements: What is…

The 10x Better Experience for IT series focuses on enhanced data capabilities that empower IT administrators to manage more effectively Cisco Webex Multi-Content Solution Connects and Helps Thrive When Faced with Distance Getting the right expertise in the same physical room is not always possible; especially, nowadays. When there is a need for a group of people to review multiple documents together, remote meetings don’t always cut it…until now! The purpose of Cisco collaboration is…

Welcome to the 3rd in our series of IoT Roundtables – this time focusing on how IoT is helping schools alleviate disparities in virtual learning. We’ve all watched around the world as COVID-19 has put a spotlight on a challenge that has been around for a long time – a significant “Digital Divide” in education where many communities, families, and students don’t have access to the Internet. A few dismaying facts: Nationally, around 17% of children…

When was the last time you worried about your internet connection? Whether or not you had enough bandwidth to upload a large file to the cloud, download a presentation from a colleague, or stream your favorite show on Netflix? When was the last time you only had one or two Internet Service Provider options, and both were limited somehow? When was the last time you had no access to the internet at all?  For millions of…

Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE), a key pillar in Cisco’s Intent based networking, is built on a strong foundation of open APIs that has enabled a broad ecosystem of partner-integrated solutions for automated, closed-loop incident resolution use cases, across scores of potential network issues. One such marquee solutions features Cisco NAE with ITSM leader ServiceNow that boasts hundredsof customer deployments across the globe. Cisco IT on its own is a stellar example of such deployments….

There was once a time when hard drives that spun at 10,000 and 15,000 RPMs were considered fast storage. Then came the SSD and blew that all away. But there are some old servers out there still using them, and they could use a more modern approach. HPE has announced an SSD replacement option for SATA-connected disk drives in its Apollo, ProLiant and Synergy servers called Very Read-Optimized (VRO). These 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SSDs use…

With the industry cyber skills gap widening, it is the role of organizations like Cisco to help foster education and grow the next generation of talent in the communities that we live, work, and serve. The persistent and everchanging landscape of cybersecurity challenges will require a new set of diverse talent. It will literally take a village and require the action of many. By connecting our own researchers and developers with academia, governments, customers, and…