Trusted Workplaces. Enhancing Employee Safety and Experience. Rising Energy Prices. Climate Change and Government Energy Regulations. The confluence of these trends are driving more sustainable approaches to building and managing commercial real estate in corporate and healthcare campuses, retail centers, and public sector buildings. The Greening of Architecture and Construction is being driven by both regional and national governments that are urging architects and real estate developers to design, develop, and convert buildings to be…

The year 2020 may be in the history books but the world is still processing, and will continue to do so for many years to come, the lasting impact that the COVID-19 pandemic left behind. It reframed how we operate from a global healthcare, business, and societal perspective—and how we will respond moving forward, as we continue learning and adapting in a changed world. Cisco customers share how they maintained business resiliency in 2020. Cisco’s…

With travel limited, our team interactions digitized, and our homes transformed to offices, the 6th annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork employee photo contest was even more challenging in 2021. I think we can all say things have been a little weird. And, yet, under our new normal, I wanted to make sure my photo this year was meaningful, compelling, but most of all me. If the year 2020 gave us anything, it likely gave us all new…

Christopher LiljenstolpeSenior Director, Product Management and Architecture,Cloud, Data Center Networking By contributing author Christopher Liljenstolpe A decade ago, legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote a WSJ opinion article that provocatively (at that time) stated that “Software is eating the world” Today it’s safe to say that almost all enterprises are developing new applications for business processes by integrating in-house development, commercial offerings, and incorporating more SaaS and open-source components. Organizations are migrating applications and services…

As we collectively emerge out of a year of challenge, confusion, and change, it would be a missed opportunity not to applaud the everyday heroes who saw us through the pandemic. High up on our list of heroes: teachers. Last spring, as shutdowns rolled across the globe, teachers tidied desks, stacked papers, and locked their classroom doors – bracing for a few weeks of upheaval – never imagining what the next year would bring. Over…