In this week's episode, everything you wanted to know about VSPEX but were afraid to ask. We're talking VSPEX 101 with Chris Romano and Chad Dunn. They why, the how, and the use cases to back it up. Complete with a VSPEX unicorn, ...
After years of discussion, the upcoming release of Open MPI 1.7.4 will change how processes are laid out ("mapped") and bound by default. Here's the specifics: If the number of processes is <= 2, processes will be mappe...
How fascinating is it that in today's world, a parent can connect to an office network and still remain linked to a child via mobile device? I recently came across a New York Times article that discussed how mobility is transformi...
Most recently ESG/Vormetric came out with a threat report that highlighted the increase in insider threats & the significance to augment perimeter and host-based security. The rationale behind the increase was that more people...
In my role as leader of the Analytics Practice for Cisco?Consulting Services, I often meet with clients who remind me of how the nature of consulting is changing. Traditionally, a consultant's value and relevance to the customer h...
The other week I attended the "Software Defined Networking 2013" conference in London. This is a UK-based event for the discussion of SDN, OpenFlow and Network Virtualisation Solutions from a strategic perspective. Th...
This post was written by Rohini Kamath, who works for Cisco's Community Relations team in Bangalore, India, helping employees give back to society. As we inch closer to the final week of Cisco's signature fundraising campaign, the...
You heard it first here: "In 2014, the Internet of Everything (IoE) will accelerate the growth of manufacturing industries to outpace overall U.S. GDP growth by >3x." As my colleague Jim Grubb points out, the IoE itself is no l...
Are you passionate about Cisco's networking technology? You know, routing, switching, mobility and more? Run for routers? Swoon over 11ac? Named your turtle Captain Catalyst? Do you love sharing your knowledge? Do you w...
2013: A Year of Growth and Innovation for Cisco WLAN As we approach the end of 2013, I feel it is important to reflect on what an important year it has been for Cisco in mobility. 2013 marked continued growth in the WLAN space ove...
As the rapidly developing mobility and cloud markets transform the technology landscape, the population of mobile workers looking to extend the boundaries of their offices continues to grow. They want to connect, communicate and c...
A thief on the loose you say, at Cisco Systems, in San Jose? Turns out he was invited. Apollo Robbins was one of the headliners for Cisco SecCon in San Jose during the first week of December. Mr. Robbins taught us an important les...