Today, we have never been so connected and accessible. Information has never been that easy to get. And we've never been spoiled with so many updates. I used to remember sending snail mails (from Manila) to my grandma ...
When it comes down to it, MGM Resorts International's focus revolves around its guests. And today, an important facet of hospitality includes an accessible, reliable network. But it doesn't serveonlythe resort's visitors; the netw...
If you visited the Cisco booth at last week's ATA 2013 conference, you might have had the opportunity to speak onsite with a member of the Cisco Grants Strategy Team. But if you didn't, we want you to know that theCisco Gran...
I've been a bit remiss about posting recently; it's conference-paper-writing season, folks - sorry. But I thought I'd mention that I'll be speaking at the Midwest Open Source Software Convention (MOSSCon) this weekend. I'll be tal...
When natural disasters strike, our first instincts are to phone or text loved ones; check news and social media sites; and go online to lend support. These connections become our lifelines. In the process, mobile devices become pa...
Welcome tothe Season Finale of Season 2 of Engineers Unplugged! It's the perfect conversation to end with, asJoel McKelvey(NetApp, @joelmckelvey)andGina Minks(Dell, @gminks) talk about the data center of the future, and the transf...
By Greg Scullard, Technical Leader, Cloud Systems Management Technology Group In recent years, catalogs have had a major role in allowing product offer and service creation sourced from complex value chains. At the Managemen...
Interop 2013 took place last week in Las Vegas from May 6-10 and despite wireless connectivity at the Mandalay Bay being dreadful, #Interop 2013 was very well received by customers, partners, and analysts. Our booth location ...
Join us at Black Hat 2013 in Las Vegas this July, for our two-day hands-on Network Threat Defense, Countermeasures, and Controls course. Courses will be offered on July 27-28 and July 29-30, and attendees will ...
In my last post, I discussed the importance of a strong network foundation. Let's get a little deeper into this now. The strategies depicted in the diagram below have been developed over nearly two decades of Cisco Services ...
The early days of the Internet were a heady time of reimagining, rethinking, and, in effect, "e-enabling" a staggering range of business processes. Today, we stand on the cusp of an equally momentous paradigm shift driven by an ex...
Location Services has been a holy grail in many industries for almost 5 years now and none more so that in the retail industry. In recent discussions with Chief Executive Officers in leading retailers especially those from a marke...