The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, released January 2013, goes into effect this month -Sept 23, 2013. Over the last several weeks, I've been posting a blog series around nine HIPAA network considerations. HIPAA Audits will continue ...
Over the last 30 years the Internet has transformed multiple times. Most of us take it for granted these days. We expect to watch videos on Netflix, run our meetings over WebEx, talk to our friends across the globe on Skype, and h...
When we examine the average wireless client on a network today, we see a few options. There is the smartphone, the tablet, or the laptop. Even the Apple TV and Roku are often based off of similar technology and chipsets. All of th...
Hello, and welcome to my inaugural blog! I am happy to be here sharing my thoughts and experiences with you, because I have to tell you: I have the coolest job in the world. I've spent my entire life in retail, starting as a part-...
In the past articles we've talked about doing distance extension for SANs, focusing first on building the physical elements that are required, before moving on to how Fibre Channel can be extended using buffer credits. In this art...
Today, Cisco unveiled what the Wall Street Journal is calling a new "mega chip" to keep up with growing networking communications demands. This comes on the heels of a new Cisco Smart+Connected City Wi-Fi solution that provi...
With over 25 years' experience in content protection and over 250M VideoGuard secured devices, we at Cisco know a thing or two about security. We are harnessing this knowledge to further develop VideoGuard DRM, an open, comprehens...
In the three months that passed between this year's Cable Show, in Washington, D.C., and this week's IBC conference, in Amsterdam, one thing is certain: Cloud DVR. It's on. Comcast started the buzz, with its X2 platform. Ever sinc...
In this week's Engineers Unplugged, we are back to eavesdropping. This episode features Christopher Leigh-Currill (@ospero_chrisl) and Jonas Rosland (@virtualswede) talking Software Defined Storage at EMC World, including Vi...
Following my previous blog post about identity and device aware IT platforms making IT operations easier and more effective, I wanted to delve a little deeper into a specific element of the IT infrastructure: Security Event & ...
I'd like to welcome you to my new Global Partner Marketing (GPM) blog series. As vice president of Cisco's GPM organization, I'm excited about our broad partner ecosystem and the goals we can accomplish together. This new blog wil...
We all have things we love and hate about our job. Sometimes it's silly process stuff like TPS reports...but many times the good far out weight the bad. Just like picking out who to go out fishing with. Folks are gonna get on your...