Welcome to the 3rd in our series of IoT Roundtables – this time focusing on how IoT is helping schools alleviate disparities in virtual learning. We’ve all watched around the world as COVID-19 has put a spotlight on a challenge that has been around for a long time – a significant “Digital Divide” in education where many communities, families, and students don’t have access to the Internet. A few dismaying facts: Nationally, around 17% of children…

When was the last time you worried about your internet connection? Whether or not you had enough bandwidth to upload a large file to the cloud, download a presentation from a colleague, or stream your favorite show on Netflix? When was the last time you only had one or two Internet Service Provider options, and both were limited somehow? When was the last time you had no access to the internet at all?  For millions of…

Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE), a key pillar in Cisco’s Intent based networking, is built on a strong foundation of open APIs that has enabled a broad ecosystem of partner-integrated solutions for automated, closed-loop incident resolution use cases, across scores of potential network issues. One such marquee solutions features Cisco NAE with ITSM leader ServiceNow that boasts hundredsof customer deployments across the globe. Cisco IT on its own is a stellar example of such deployments….

There was once a time when hard drives that spun at 10,000 and 15,000 RPMs were considered fast storage. Then came the SSD and blew that all away. But there are some old servers out there still using them, and they could use a more modern approach. HPE has announced an SSD replacement option for SATA-connected disk drives in its Apollo, ProLiant and Synergy servers called Very Read-Optimized (VRO). These 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SSDs use…

With the industry cyber skills gap widening, it is the role of organizations like Cisco to help foster education and grow the next generation of talent in the communities that we live, work, and serve. The persistent and everchanging landscape of cybersecurity challenges will require a new set of diverse talent. It will literally take a village and require the action of many. By connecting our own researchers and developers with academia, governments, customers, and…

If you had told me a year ago that I could work remotely, while also educating my children from home at the same time – I might’ve laughed at you. It’s certainly not something I would’ve signed up for. But, with no say in the matter – it happened, and I felt my focus split. My work still needed to get done. My kids still needed my attention. I wasn’t just a User Experience manager…