Cisco has taken the wraps off a technology package it says will utilize existing core wireless and wired systems to help enterprises better control their physical environments and enable a safer, more secure return to the office. While supporting remote offices and branches of one—IDC says that post-COVID, more than 52% of workers will either remain remote or hybrid—they rest could return to an altered business space.   In these offices, sensors and devices that…

In today’s digital economy, technology is changing by the second. But when security, connectivity, and automation are a business’ top priorities, it’s important for your IT team to be one step ahead, fully equipped with the knowledge, skillset, and tools needed to adapt to and overcome what’s on the horizon. Cisco’s Solutions Readiness Engineering (SRE) provides a hands-on approach to developing technical enablement for teams — one that’s custom-built to suit partners’ needs. Whether they’re…

The perfect WAN? Network technology is constantly evolving. You have more choices than ever when evaluating how to connect your offices, locations, data centers, and remote users. One of the keys to deploying an optimal Wide Area Network (WAN) that uniquely fits your business is understanding the vast array of underlay and overlay options. Underlay offers connection or transport types such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), internet, dedicated internet, fiber, and wireless broadband. Overlay options…

Hear those voices?  It is your building calling out to you. From devices, sensors, and cameras to your Webex conferencing screens, the things in your building have been trying to communicate – to you and each other. Are you listening? Born out of necessity, as building technology has evolved, different systems handling different aspects of your building have likely been added without much interconnection.  While managing multiple systems from different vendors can be an operations…

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…