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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…

If you had told me a year ago that I could work remotely, while also educating my children from home at the same time – I might’ve laughed at you. It’s certainly not something I would’ve signed up for. But, with no say in the matter – it happened, and I felt my focus split. My work still needed to get done. My kids still needed my attention. I wasn’t just a User Experience manager…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) will conduct a conference call Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. CST to discuss its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter and full year financial results. The conference will be available to the public as a live, audio-only webcast on Dell Technologies’ website at investors.delltechnologies.com; an archived version will be available at the same location. The company will issue the results via a press release…

I just ordered Starlink, SpaceX‘s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet service. For the first time, if you live in Canada, the United States, or the United Kingdom, you can too. Alas, that doesn’t mean I, or you, will get it anytime soon. But, with its first-come, first-served approach, at least you’ll be on the list. Before this offer arrived, you could apply to be in the Starlink beta test and hope for this best. …

Facing continued competition from rideshare apps and the dramatic shifts we’re seeing around public transit in the last year, rail operators are looking for new ways to attract riders for safer journeys and keep costs down. Here are five ways we’re seeing operators gain an edge by using the Internet of Things (IoT) — connecting onboard devices like IP security cameras and location transmitters to trackside networks. #1 – An onboard experience like being in…

The How to Develop a Winning Transition Strategy for Enterprise Cloud Calling blog series offers a four-part guided tour on how to take your business to a cloud calling and collaboration future that delivers all the benefits you expect from a quality cloud service. Avoiding “Severe Tire Damage” Impact This is part 3 of a blog series on building and executing a successful strategy for migrating enterprise unified communications (UC) and collaboration to the cloud where we…

The following is an overview of Mercy Corps’ full Year Three Annual Impact Report. Learn more about Cisco’s partnership with Mercy Corps. The Technology for Impact partnership is a 5-year collaboration between Mercy Corps and Cisco. Cisco has given the Mercy Corps Technology for Development team (T4D) $8.5 million in funding and $1.5 million in product to support seven specific initiatives to unlock new possibilities and reach more people through the power of technology. Our…

In the new digital economy, customers want specific solutions proven by industry or vertical use cases. Recent IDC research indicates that 68% of channel partners are specialized by industry, vertical market, functional area, or other market-specific domain. They also state 52% of the average partners’ revenue is generated from their own intellectual property (IP). This partner IP allows partners to build differentiation and provide specialized solutions for their chosen markets. Resale revenue has shifted to…

Vistara Airlines is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, combining rich legacies of quality and customer experience. Vistara Airlines has flown more than 20 million passengers across 36 destinations in just five years of operations. Despite the global pandemic, Vistara Airlines has become the first Indian airline to purchase a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for expanded international operations with plans to grow their international fleet to 70 aircraft.[1] Digital services at Vistara Airlines…

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the networking arena in a number of ways, including the rise of fully automated remote offices, the need to support a “branch of one,” and the growth of new communications software tools. “One of the biggest trends we are seeing is business agility. That is, IT looking at the tech they have deployed and evaluating it not just in terms of speeds and feeds, but how agile it is to…