In a previous blog series about interfacing with yourISP, I mentioned tools that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have, such as looking glasses and route servers, that can be used to verify their policies. In this blog post...
According to a Nielsen study, social media is no longer in its infancy. No kidding. During the November military confrontation between Israel and Hamas, social media played a very grown-up role. What distinguished it f...
Last week I introduced our new Cisco Services framework to help guide your data center and cloud transformation -Cisco Domain Ten (SM). I also described the types of challenges you should be thinking about in the Facilit...
I hear so much lately about innovation with virtually every company claiming that they are innovative. Is that really true, or is it yet another over used buzz word that has no substance? I personally see little true innovat...
In this episode of Engineers Unplugged, Cisco's Josh Atwell (@Josh_Atwell) talks to WWT's Jon Duren (@jduren) about his home lab, including Jon's plan for expansion and wish list. Let's watch: Every home lab needs a spy gnome. W...
A common refrain in the wireless world is "everything, everywhere", but up until now there's been one place wireless communications has not reached: underground. When Virgin Media came to us with the opportunity to work together t...
oVirtThe oVirt Project continues it's momentum in the coming year with a new workshop being hosted in Sunnyvale, CA, at the NetApp campus January 22-24. The workshop is a great chance to learn more about the oVirt project. There w...
Today, Cisco announced the 2012 findings from the annual Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR). Last year, CCWTR has found that, for about one third of Generation Y, staying connected to the Internet is just as important...
The holiday season is upon us, and if you're like me, you can't forget it with the traffic pick up as more folks are heading to stores to shop for friends and family after work. This season, retailers are trying harder than ever t...
Today, I am pleased to share the news that Cisco WAAS 5.0 has been certified by SAP for integration with the SAP NetWeaver? technology platform 7.0. Cisco WAAS 5.0 on the Cisco WAVE-594 appliance has been tested for pe...
Having had a great time at EDUCAUSE 2012 in Denver this year, I wanted to follow-up on an interesting story from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Universities around the country are using technology to drive grea...
The mobility trend holds great promise for improved productivity and new engagement models. These are most powerful in a learning effort-imagine learning anywhere and anytime. I just wish I had the Internet and the mobility that s...