Has your child visited with Santa yet? Then you know the excitement of hearing that jolly laugh and the "Ho Ho Ho" that accompanies Santa's twinkling eyes. But, what about the children who are hospitalized over the hol...
It was way back at Interop in Las Vegas this year where one of our PR guys, Ben Stricker, asked if I would be interested in the tour of Petco Park coming up as part of CiscoLive in San Diego. I said 'yeah!' for a number...
Innovation is often defined as novel technological invention. What is far less known about successful innovation efforts is that it takes a special breed of individual who possesses the rare combination of technical depth and shar...
This week the world celebrated the United Nations International Day for Persons with Disabilities. So let me ask you a question. What does disabled mean to you? If you say the word aloud, what comes to your mind? Wheelchairs, whit...
For many children, visiting Santa Claus, sitting on his lap, and telling him what they want for Christmas is a highlight of the holiday season. But for a sick, hospitalized child, participating in this tradition can be impossible....
The first rule in improvisational comedy (I have heard) is to say "Yes, and..." to everything. How different would the current fiscal cliff debate be if improvisational comedy rules were followed? White House: "I'd like to r...
When the history of the Internet of Everything (IoE) is written, its success or failure will be determined by answering one question. How did IoEbenefit humanity? In the end, nothing else matters. With this in mind, let's look at ...
Yesterday at the Cisco Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China Partner-Led Network Conference that took place in Bangkok, we took the opportunity to announce the recipients of the Cisco Smart Service awards. The purpose of these awa...
Consider the following facts: In the US, the street value of a stolen social security or credit card number is about$1, and it can be sold for only a few days after it's been stolen. By comparison, a stolen medical rec...
Welcome to the first in a series of previews of what Cisco will be showing at National Retail Federation Convention and Expo 2013, January 14-15 in New York City. Cisco released Catch Them and Keep Em retail resea...
Yesterday I introduced you to the Cisco Domain TenSM, Cisco Services' framework for simplifying data center transformation. This model is applicable to both business (enterprise), public sector (e.g. government, f...
From baby boomers to generation X to digital generation of the twenty-first century, it is more important to find similarities in people expectations and experiences than to focus on the differences. We all want respect, pea...