Take a Cisco Store Tech Lab Tour

Take a Cisco Store Tech Lab Tour

If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about what the Cisco Store Tech Lab looks like on the road, here’s your chance! The Cisco Store team opened a travel store at Cisco Live EMEA, held in Amsterdam from February 5-9, 2024. First, some numbers Around 7,100 visitors came through the Cisco Store, and 396 attendees participated in 23 tours. Tour attendees (including senior network engineers, technical solutions architects, and heads of IT) represented a wide…

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Why 2024 is the Year of AI for Networking 

Why 2024 is the Year of AI for Networking 

“This is the year of AI,” declared Chuck Robbins recently at Mobile World Congress. With demand growing from a broad range of enterprise customers who plan to build out their own artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, the market is changing and expanding rapidly. Consider the key results of the Cisco AI Readiness Index, based on detailed surveys of more than 8,000 business and IT leaders around the world, which revealed that 84% of organizations surveyed expect…

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Protect Your Cloud Environments with Data Security Observability

Protect Your Cloud Environments with Data Security Observability

Data is the new fuel for business growth Data is at the heart of seemingly everything these days, from the smart devices in our homes to the mobile apps we use on the go every day. This wealth of information at our fingertips allows us to correlate data points and determine patterns and outcomes faster than humanly possible — enabling us to predict and quickly thwart adverse events on the horizon. We know that the…

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IBM and Cisco: A Powerful Partnership Unveiled at Cisco Live EMEA

IBM and Cisco: A Powerful Partnership Unveiled at Cisco Live EMEA

We had the honor of setting the stage at Cisco Live EMEA, where we proudly showcased our strategic partnership between Cisco and IBM during the PSOCX-1756 session. It was a momentous occasion, emphasizing the collaboration and the innovative solutions we’re bringing as a unified force. During the session, we emphasized the need for a digital-first business model driven by the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI), with a recent Cisco survey of 6,000 customers revealing…

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Honoring Cisco Designated VIPs at Cisco Live Amsterdam 2024

Honoring Cisco Designated VIPs at Cisco Live Amsterdam 2024

Every Cisco Live, we have the opportunity to meet our esteemed Cisco Designated VIPs in person. It is one of the most significant highlights for the Cisco Learning Network’s community managers and the Cisco Learning & Certifications organization’s leaders. This time was no different, as we had the pleasure of engaging with them throughout the week at Cisco Live Amsterdam, February 5–9, 2024. The Cisco Designated VIP program recognizes the top contributors among Cisco online…

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Meet the Cybersecurity Defender of 2024 for EMEA

Meet the Cybersecurity Defender of 2024 for EMEA

Every year, Cisco selects leaders who exemplify the passion, tenacity, and knowledge required to be a cybersecurity defender. We are delighted to announce the Cybersecurity Defender of 2024 for the EMEA region: Stuart Perkins, Operations Leader for the Cyber Prevents team at Vodafone. From Networks to Cybersecurity A graduate of London University, Stuart’s career began at the Royal Air Force as an Engineering Officer. After serving, Stuart moved to the private sector, where he specialized…

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Navigating the AI Frontier with Cisco

Navigating the AI Frontier with Cisco

Fresh from another impactful Cisco Live EMEA, the buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undeniable. AI stands as a new frontier for businesses, a beacon of innovation in our swiftly evolving landscape. On Partner Day, I addressed a packed room of our partners, delving into Cisco’s decade-long journey with AI. Cisco’s expertise goes beyond deploying AI solutions at scale; it extends to our innovative AI-driven portfolio. Our approach to powering, connecting, securing, and observing AI…

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Unlock Rapid, Trusted Delivery of Generative AI Applications

Unlock Rapid, Trusted Delivery of Generative AI Applications

Generative AI (GenAI) innovation continues to move at an unprecedented pace, bringing powerful new use cases and possibilities. Global IT and security teams face increased pressure to realize the potential of this innovation for their organizations. Application developers, IT, and security teams are often left to develop GenAI solutions with do-it-yourself (DIY) and fragmented tools. Consequently, business stakeholders struggle to synchronize their efforts across multiple technology teams and ad hoc deployments. These inconsistencies slow delivery…

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Staying Connected and Protected in a Highly Distributed World with Cisco Secure Networking

Staying Connected and Protected in a Highly Distributed World with Cisco Secure Networking

We live in an increasingly digital world where the number of connections—driven by a highly distributed and diverse web of applications, devices, and users—continues to grow exponentially. This level of complexity increases as organizations rely more heavily on multicloud services, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), with technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI). There are billions of interdependencies that can suffer outages or other degradation, touchpoints that bad actors can exploit, and many more things to…

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The power of the platform: Observability takes a seat at the boardroom table

The power of the platform: Observability takes a seat at the boardroom table

Digital experience is the new boardroom KPI in a world where visibility and insight into application performance are now seen as critical to executives. One year ago, at Cisco Live EMEA, I spoke about our vision for Cisco Full-Stack Observability. For those who were there, you will likely remember that our strategy has always been anchored in an architectural approach – a single platform, providing insights-driven services, linking application performance to business context with a goal…

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