Total (consumer) spending for the (Thanksgiving 2012) weekend reached an estimated$59.1 billion, a 13% increase from a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation. Online spending on Friday alone topped$1 billion...
Please join me in welcoming Bob Dean to the Manufacturing Industry Blog! I am pleased to introduce Robert (Bob) Dean to the Cisco Manufacturing Industry Blog. Bob is the Executive Director with Cisco's Americas Busin...
Time flies! I'm off to the Gartner Data Center conference in London again. And as per last year, I'll drive my this ancient and very historical Bothwell Castle on my way to the airport. Bothwell Castle Last year...
Each yearWindows IT Pro announces theirEditors' BestandCommunity Choiceawards recognizing the hottest products in the world of Microsoft. The Editors Best award highlight products that theWindows IT Proeditors and contributo...
Getting online - not just in line - to find the best deals. This holiday shopping season, brick-and-mortar stores are out to match e-commerce sites with the latest and deepest discounts, and even encourage in-...
Professional services, Consultancy Services, Advanced Services -call them what you will. I can hear you say: "On No! Complexity". "Now I need to work a Statement of Work". "I need help to ...
It's official. The holiday season has begun. For many businesses-small and not so small, this is the season that counts. And that's why we're supporting Small Business Saturday. It's the Saturday after Thanksgiving, launched by Am...
Following the ITU hosted CTO meeting held in Dubai on November 18 2012, where I represented our CTO Padmasree Warrior, I had the pleasure to present at the ITU-T Global Standards Symposium [GSS] in Dubai on November 19 2012. This ...
If you're in the United States, you'll know Thanksgiving means two things: turkey and therapy (as in retail therapy). As one of our more shameless displays of mass consumerism, Black Friday brings to light the not-so-new fact that...
Today more than ever, networks are transforming the way organizations operate and are touching more people through a wider range of devices than ever before. Achieving a secure infrastructure is increasingly complex with toda...
By Marc Latouche, Manager, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) Service Provider As more and more video traffic streams across service provider (SP) networks, many SPs are deploying content delivery networks (CDNs). In a...
One of the largest industrial exhibitions in the world is coming up next week-SPS/IPC/Driveswhich will be held from November 27th-29th in Nuremberg, Germany. This year, Cisco will have a greater presence at this industrial automat...