From wallets and hats to stadiums and ambulances, the Internet of Everything is connecting the unconnected. What would you like to like to see connected next? Cisco is hosting a Tweet Chat designed to answer that very question. Jo...
Are you familiar with the bank of yesterday? One where trying to meet with an expert can translate into being required to travel across town or deal with lengthy wait times and lines? Where it can take days and even weeks to recei...
I used to not like the TV show; The Office. I could appear more cultured and say something like, "Oh the US version was not as good as the British version..." but who I'm I kidding! I grow up in a trailer park in the beautiful...
Curious about how to use 802.11ac in Higher Education and other high density wireless environments? Tomorrow, July 24, we are hosting another 802.11ac webinar, this one focused on Higher Education. We will feature Mark Denny, Cis...
Members of my Global Delivery Center (GDC) Public Sector Team at Cisco's campus in North Carolina recently spent an evening with more than 60 Girl Scouts, who all have a passion in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathe...
Today's threat landscape is more dynamic than ever before. Rapid changes in the world around us, driven by cloud, mobility and the Internet of Everything, are considerably affecting traditional security approaches. The notion of t...
I've previously written a bunch about the effects of location, Location, LOCATION! on MPI applications. Here's another subtle NUMA effect that a well-tuned MPI implementation can hide from you: intelligently distributing traffic b...
Cisco SVP of HQ Sales -Japan, Yasufumi Hirai, and I had the privilege to meet Sheryl Sandberg earlier this month at a private luncheon reception sponsored by Nikkei Weekly News. We were so inspired by her. She gave me a hug when I...
The internet of everything (IoE) is about connecting the previously unconnected. When most people think about creating these connections, they think about doing so by adding sensory technology to inanimate objects, thereby making ...
Flying cars. Robots. Biometric devices. These are just some of the things I get to think about and research in my role as Cisco's Chief Futurist. As the Internet of Everything continues to connect more people, process, data, and t...
This month has been particularly prevalent for the loss of personal information. At the beginning of the month it was reported that Club Nintendo had been breached with the personal data of up to 4 million stolen by attackers [1]....
You wake up feeling rested thanks to systems that "know" the best temperatures and lighting for your personal sleep patterns. While brushing your teeth, a smart (verysmart) mirror tracks your vital signs and pronounces all systems...