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With contributing writers: John Joyce and Peter Kisich Cisco Intersight Kubernetes Service Advances Multi-cluster Observability with Service Mesh Manager The release of Intersight Kubernetes Service (IKS) was just the first step to enable our customers in their digital transformation and cloud native initiatives.  We have now added a way for customers to easily scale, manage, and observe microservices across on-premises and cloud multi-cluster architectures with Cisco Service Mesh Manager (SMM).  SMM is now available from…

Refocusing IT’s role on business-enabling projects  I caught up with a friend recently who wanted to discuss his career.  He is now a senior IT manager and likes his company.  Nice culture, great compensation, and competitive benefits. But he was also quick to point out that something was missing.  He doesn’t feel challenged in his current role and he’s absolutely bored.  His skills, experience, and knowledge are barely being tapped, so naturally he’s looking around for other opportunities.  It’s not uncommon in IT organizations for…

IBM and Samsung Electronics have designed what the tech giants call an unconventionally designed semiconductor that promises to reduce energy consumption by 85% over existing chips. The design would enable a ton of new applications including energy-efficient cryptomining and data encryption but also cell phone batteries that could hold a charge for over a week instead of days without being recharged, companies stated. The new semiconductor could also find its way into new internet of…

IBM and Samsung Electronics have designed what the tech giants call an unconventionally designed semiconductor that promises to reduce energy consumption by 85% over existing chips. The design would enable a ton of new applications including energy-efficient cryptomining and data encryption but also cell phone batteries that could hold a charge for over a week instead of days without being recharged, companies stated. The new semiconductor could also find its way into new internet of…

IBM and Samsung Electronics have designed what the tech giants call an unconventionally designed semiconductor that promises to reduce energy consumption by 85% over existing chips. The design would enable a ton of new applications including energy-efficient cryptomining and data encryption but also cell phone batteries that could hold a charge for over a week instead of days without being recharged, companies stated. The new semiconductor could also find its way into new internet of…

A vision for sustainable innovation A short while ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Derek Mak, who founded the company, 99Bridges in 2019.  He had a clear and ambitious mission: to use technology to power the transition to a circular economy. Derek’s long-term vision calls for innovation in recycling, reusing, refilling, repurposing, reducing and renewing – all with an eye toward changing long-ingrained consumer habits that are highly detrimental to the environment. “The goal…

When people who truly care about students collaborate to share ideas and innovate, we find extraordinary things can happen, even during extraordinary times. As difficult as the Pandemic has been, it has shown us what is possible when we turn disruption into opportunity. From rapid shifts to distance and hybrid learning, to a transforming job market and skills landscape. And from a growing digital divide to resource constraints, financing challenges, and mounting security threats –…

In today’s security climate, NetOps and SecOps teams are witnessing increased attack surface area as applications and workloads move far beyond the boundaries of their data center. These applications/workloads move to, and reside in, multicloud architecture, adding complexity to connectivity, visibility, and control. In the multicloud world, the SecOps teams use a distributed security model that is expensive, difficult to deploy, and complex to manage.   Cisco has partnered with Alkira to help secure your multi-cloud environment….

With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal in November 2021, state and local governments are looking at transportation projects that will improve safety, simplify operations, and reduce traffic congestion and emissions. Connected technology should be at the centerpiece of your investments for critical infrastructure. In the first blog in this series, I described five high-value projects. (Cliff Notes version: video surveillance, connected traffic signal controllers, traffic signal priority and emergency vehicle pre-emption, dynamic message…

A lot of people gawk when I tell them that I work with my spouse. Those looks become even more exaggerated when we tell them we not only work for the same company, but at one time we worked in the same organization, in the same building, and on the same floor. But then I caveat with- do you often talk to your spouse about work? Do you always know the exact context of what…