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Nvidia kicked off its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2021 with a bang: A new CPU for high performance computing (HPC) clients–its first-ever data-center CPU–called Grace. Based on the Arm Neoverse architecture, NVIDIA claims Grace will serve up to 10-times better performance than the fastest servers currently on the market for complex artificial intelligence and HPC workloads. But that’s comparing then and now. Grace won’t ship until 2023, and in those two years competitors will undoubtedly…

So, your organization’s simplifying Kubernetes management with AWS’s Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Now, how are you going to secure that cluster? Whether your role is on the application team, or in DevOps or SecOps, you might be thinking: We chose EKS because agility is important to us. Similarly, we need manageable and efficient security, so we can stay focused on what only our team can do. Whether your organization is embracing a zero trust security…

For a long time, if you needed to know where your applications or data were, the answer was clear: it was always either on-premises or in a branch. Universally, almost regardless of organization size, infrastructures were contained, and visible within a defined boundary—you have a data center, a network, a branch, a user. Even if you had a few users connecting by VPN while traveling or working from home on occasion, it didn’t really impact…

There’s an adage in the world of race car drivers: the car goes where the eyes go. They don’t focus on the immediate obstacle, or the driver next to them. Being clear-eyed about where you want to go gives you the visibility you need to circumvent any challenge that may arise. The same mindset can enable industry leaders looking to digitally transform their operations into the Industry 4.0 era. Sure, it’s the technologies that comprise…

The following is based on an excerpt from the 2020 CSR Impact Report, published on December 8, 2020.  Making the world a better place with technology begins with how we make that technology. This commitment is core to our desire to power an Inclusive Future. Cisco addresses environmental and social impacts across our supply chain to ensure we uphold human rights, promote worker health and well–being, and minimize negative environmental impacts. A responsible, resilient supply chain is critical to our business success…

When we announced the new Cisco Partner Program last October, I promised we would stay transparent with you as the program evolves. That’s especially important, since this is the biggest change to our programs in over a decade. Now, I’m excited to announce that we’re starting a new broadcast series to keep you informed about the program, as well as other developments that support your Cisco practice. It’s called “Future Ready – Programs and Profitability,”…

For fans, the experience is all. It’s the action on the field, pitch, or court that makes the magic. In my case, that magic happens in the intense moment of anticipation just before a rugby game begins. It’s the calm before the storm before the ball is first kicked. As the pandemic has prevented us from watching sports live in person, those are the moments I have really missed this past year. I had the…

What a year 2020 was, and still what success for Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller! Despite COVID-19 transforming our lives, despite the challenges of working in a virtual environment for many of us, the C9100 EWC had an excellent year. We had many thousands of EWC software downloads, and the C9100 EWC Product Booking increased quarter after quarter.  We had more than 200 customers controlling 13K+ Access Points! Let’s try to summarize some learnings from 2020…

The sixth annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest has officially come to a close, and Cisco employees have done it again! You have brought us into your homes over the past year, taken us on outdoor adventures, and shown that when you #LoveWhereYouWork – anything is possible! With thousands of entries from employees showcasing why they love working at Cisco, each photo contributed to a $2 donation to Global Citizen, and we have over 60 stories that…

Some things don’t change, even during a pandemic. Consistent with previous years, in CIO’s 2021 State of the CIO survey, a plurality of the 1,062 IT leaders surveyed chose “data/business analytics” as the No.1 tech initiative expected to drive IT investment. Unfortunately, analytics initiatives seldom do nearly as well when it comes to stakeholder satisfaction. Last year, CIO contributor Mary K. Pratt offered an excellent analysis of why data analytics initiatives still fail, including poor-quality or…