World Records Summer temperatures are heating up. However, nothing is hotter than the 14 new SPEC.org world-record benchmarks just delivered by the Cisco UCS C245 M6 Server based on 3rd generation AMD EPYC™ CPUs. We have world records across a range of benchmarks showing that UCS C245 M6 server is a versatile platform for almost any application. Let’s start with raw CPU performance, as measured by SPEC CPU® 2017. Applications like SAP benefit from the…

Masum Mir With contributing author Masum Mir, Vice President and General Manager for Cisco’s Cable, Mobile, and IoT business The next generation of wireless is going to do far more than connect people and machines. Yes, 5G, Private 5G, and Wi-Fi 6 can augment existing enterprise networks and provide the necessary coverage, quality of service (QoS), and resiliency companies require. But these technologies are also enabling a whole new crop of emerging digital use cases….

The software market is exploding. Organizations are purchasing software at an ever-increasing rate to power their digital transformation; yet they struggle to manage the complexity of their software license landscape. Today, many organizations overspend on software but underutilize the functionality. In fact, 25% of annual software budgets are wasted on managing license utilization and complexity. It’s no secret that Cisco’s strategy is centered on helping our customers connect, secure, and automate to accelerate their digital agility…

When it comes to career paths, I don’t think I could have landed in a more fulfilling role. There are so many aspects of my job that keep me curious, inspired, and excited to get out of bed every day. One of those is the opportunity I get each year to not only learn about new digital solutions that are driving significant social and environmental impact around the world, but also get to know the…

Connectivity to the internet is now critical: it empowers communities and businesses to connect from any location, forever changing our economy, our relationships, and our lives. The digitalization of society is rapidly accelerating, but unfortunately, not everyone can participate equally. In Ethiopia, for example, we’re working with WebSprix to bring high-speed broadband access to its population of 115 million, were less than 270,000 currently have fixed broadband access. In the United States of America, roughly…