Next year will see demonstrable evidence of the Internet of Things, real-time communications on the Web, and SDN-enabled platforms with killer applications for them, says Cisco.
Experts debate Cisco’s 2017 cloud computing forecast
Cisco Systems’s third annual Global Cloud Index forecasts that global cloud traffic will more than quadruple, from 1.2 zettabytes in 2012 to 5.3 ZB in 2017. That works out to about 443 exabytes a month, or about 476 billion GB.
Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short in emerging markets
Cisco Systems stunned Wall Street on Wednesday with a gloomy financial forecast it blamed on falling demand in developing countries and transitions in some of its product lines.
GITEX PREVIEW: Cisco
This year, Cisco has adopted the principal theme of ‘Where Technology Means Business’, where we will discuss current ICT trends …
Cisco, Ubiquiti access points top out at nearly 400Mbps
Earlier this year we tested several consumer-level 802.11ac routers. Here, we take a look at two enterprise-level access points. They’re a …
Cisco fixes critical remote command execution vulnerability in Secure Access Control Server
Cisco Systems released security patches for Secure Access Control Server (Secure ACS) for Windows to address a critical vulnerability that …
Don't waste your time (or money) on open-source networking, says Cisco
Despite a desire to create open and flexible networks, network managers shouldn’t be fooled into thinking that the best way to achieve this is through building an open-source network from scratch, according to Cisco’s Den Sullivan.
Cisco patches serious vulnerabilities in Unified Communications Manager
Cisco Systems has released new security patches for several versions of Unified Communications Manager (UCM) to address vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, modify system data or disrupt services.
Cisco to slash 4,000 jobs in bid to move faster
Cisco Systems announced Wednesday it will eliminate about 4,000 jobs, saying it needs to pare down middle management to speed …
Comstor wins distribution accolade from Cisco
Comstor, the dedicated value-added distribution arm for Cisco solutions of the Westcon Group, announced that it is the recipient of …
Cisco and NetApp tackle Hadoop
Cisco and NetApp this week expanded their FlexPod storage and switching portfolio with a new design for Big Data workloads.
Cisco to acquire security vendor Sourcefire for $2.7 billion
Cisco is set to expand its security software portfolio with the acquisition of Sourcefire in a deal worth $2.7 billion.
Cisco building an Internet of Everything router: Chambers
Cisco is building a router for the Internet of Everything, the company’s initiative to connect the billions of devices – or 99 percent of the world – that it claims isn’t already connected.
From 2012 to 2017, IP traffic to grow fastest in MEA region, Cisco says
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) will be the fastest-growing IP traffic region in the world from 2012 to 2017, according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast for 2012 to 2017.
Chambers: Cisco waited too long to address SDNs
Cisco waited too long to address the software-defined networking trend now sweeping the industry, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said last week at the Cisco Live conference.
50 Azerbaijani schools deploy Cisco-based infrastructure
Cisco today announced that 50 schools involved in Azerbaijan’s e-School project have deployed a unified distance learning system based on Cisco Enterprise …
Cisco bets on application-centric infrastructure as future of the data centre
Cisco today unveiled its vision for the next-generation data centre, which it calls application-centric infrastructure. The networking firm said its …
Cisco unveils major product refresh, “biggest in years”
Cisco today revealed a major product refresh for its enterprise network portfolio, calling it the “the biggest network announcement in …
Cisco overtakes IBM as top cloud hardware provider, research firm says
Cisco has overtaken IBM as the leading provider of infrastructure for cloud computing, analysts at Synergy Research reported on Monday. Synergy …
We will fire back at Cisco, says Aruba CEO
Aruba Networks’ CEO, Dominic Orr, has promised to “fire back” at Cisco, after he attributed underhand tactics — in which …