Who likes Tomorrowland? Some people go to the futuristic part of Disney's theme parks for the rides. The rides are certainly fun, but I go because it makes me think of the future. Perhaps that's why people post so many predictions...
Having spent several days last week at the Internet of Things World Forum in Dubai, I am more convinced than ever that the Internet of Things (IoT) is not some hyped-up futuristic vision of whatcouldbe, but a present-day reality t...
One of my favorite things to do is to talk to Cisco customers, partners and industry analysts about common trends they are seeing in their business and the overall market. We look at trends similarly to why we conduct analytics, ...
Luuuuuke, I am your Faaather. And also, I need coffee.Cisco employees are really excited about the upcomingStar Warsmovie,The Force Awakens. Especially me. Opening night. I'm there. Which got me thinking, maybe I could channel Yod...
One of the things I really believe strongly is that modern SaaS software development -both the practices and code it produces -are significantly different from traditional enterprise premises-based software development. Yet, I fin...
Over the last few years, I've watched cloud technology evolve beyond the cloud. Today, many of the companies I work with need flexible access to IT resources and services outside their on-premises data center. With "hybrid" cloud ...
When organizations look to secure their retail stores, branches, or points-of-sale, meeting the required mandates for Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliance quickly becomes the number one prioritized focus area. In f...
It's an exciting time for those of us in IT as the business and technology news is dominated by stories of innovation and disruption in industries that seemed to be succeeding in a closed business ecosystem with a sensible and sec...
The race for the smart home is off and running. Almost every global tech brand, from Apple to Amazon to Google and Samsung, to smaller entrants like Canary, August and tado, want to firmly establish themselves in the home. W...
Recently after traveling to Dubai for the IoT World Forum, it struck me that many manufacturers are still looking for that prescriptive roadmap to understand how they can transform their operations digitally. Everyone understands ...
Part 1: Rude Awakening Let us begin with some context in the form of a story. I live in a very bad part of town and I am always worried that my car is going to get stolen or broken into. So, I just invested over a thousand bu...
This is me (In the Cisco shirt, obviously) with the kids during STEAM Carnival.What if I told you that babysitting 10,000 kids could be fun? Now instead of babysitting, let's call it "supervising." And let's throw in some cool toy...