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Small Business, Big Solutions: Cybersecurity - The Forgotten SMB Tech Solution
The data that SMBs protect is just as critical as that of the largest organizations. Oftentimes, these businesses have an extremely lean or even no IT department, so they are left without the proper security to protect their customers' valued information. Because of this, they become low-hanging fruit for hackers. Mike Storm, a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco, joins the podcast to talk about the security issues that SMBs face and simple solutions they can incorporate to protect their valued information.

Episode 02: AVA Robotics and robots in the workplace
Join Cisco’s Business Development Manager Joel Depperschmidt and Ava Robotics’ VP of Sales Rob Kutner as they discuss robots in the workplace, and why Ava + Webex is an exciting partnership to watch in the coming months.

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep 29. Why optics are more important than ever for high end routing (1 of 6)
Cisco’s 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco’s QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 29, we begin a new conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. We begin with his background in networking and ASICs. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company’s acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson’s IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:24 Ammar's career background in routing and ASICs 4:42 ASICs for routing 5:53 System convergence 7:18 Silicon One innovation example (for 8000 Series Router) 10:55 Silicon One comparison with others 12:09 Next gen Silicon One Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Episode 01: Ask Prezi Video
In this episode, join us for a fun conversation with David Warren and Cisco co-host Justin Ramirez and Taryn Montero to uncover & learn more about Prezi Video and their journey to SolutionsPlus. Watch Webex Partner Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIIHWqBX6o4

Identifying Your Blindspot | Todd Nightingale, Former EVP and GM of Enterprise Networking and Cloud
Todd Nightingale joins us for the seventh episode of the Cisco Leadership Podcast. As the former EVP and GM of Enterprise Networking and Cloud, current CEO at Fastly, As a young EVP, he shares how to approach seeking a career change, identifying your blind spots, embracing critical feedback, and what it looks like to be a great boss without losing humanity.

People of CX EMEA: France
Have you ever dreamt about being able to teleport from your desk straight to a different country? If you said yes, then you are in luck: with this new CX Unplugged mini-series, it is now possible! Join us on our adventure and virtually visit the EMEA countries without leaving your house. Our first stop: France! Listen to our host, Karen Fredrich, and our lovely guides: Imen Bekhechi and Maryem Badri, to discover all the amazing things France has to offer.

Episode 7: Start-Up, Sports and Stadiums with WaitTime
In this month’s episode Rosie and Collette meet Zack Klima, CEO and Founder of Wait Time - the industry leader in crowd intelligence, providing real-time data and historical analytics on crowd behaviour. They hear about the story behind how the business was founded, why WaitTime works so well with Cisco Meraki tech and discover some of the big names backing this clever tech business. So what you waiting for? Give it a listen now! For an insight into WaitTime and how the tech works check out this link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zacharyklima_stadium-arena-gate-activity-6961334764230365185-QMUX

S3 EP4: Talking Emerging Technologies and Incubation with Vijoy Pandey
S3 EP4: Talking Emerging Technologies and Incubation with Vijoy Pandey by Cisco

S3 EP3: Talking Predictive Networks with JP Vasseur
S3 EP3: Talking Predictive Networks with JP Vasseur by Cisco

Leading now and in the future - Oliver Tuszik, Senior Vice President, Partner Sales
Oliver Tuszik, joins us for the sixth episode of the Cisco Leadership Podcast. As the Senior Vice President of Partner Sales, Olives talks about why he believes he has the most wonderful job leading Cisco’s Partner Sales, what shapes him as leader and what advice he would have for the next generation of leaders.

Camino 2022: Walking for Positive Impact, Part 2
Hooked on the Camino 2022 stories of Niall, Antonio, Hanouf and Thais? Listen to the second part of our podcast to hear about the walk itself and the amazing impact it had on Cisconians. Speakers: Niall Healy (host), Antonio Pacheco, Hanouf Alajmi, Thais Bueno Rocha. If you missed the first part, you can catch up here: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/camino-2022-walking-for-positive-impact-part-1/s-fNvofXzP4bD?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Episode 6: Cisco Live Remix
Welcome to the Cisco Tech Insiders, a podcast hosted by Cisco Engineers and Architects. The podcast covers topics ranging from the future of technology to the complex network architectures powering personal and organizational technology. Cisco Tech Insiders aims to simplify technology, discuss its widespread impact, and share Cisco Experts' experience. Cisco Live delivers education and inspiration to technology innovators worldwide through large-scale in-person and digital events and on-demand education. It is the premier destination for Cisco customers and partners to gain knowledge and build community. In this episode of the Cisco Tech Insiders Podcast, Shaun Roberts (host) exchanged notes with other Cisco Live Las Vegas 2022 presenters, Kevin McCabe (Cisco Principal Engineer) and Moh Hamzeh (Cisco Technical Leader) on some of the big technology hits with the potential to transform the future and how we consume technology. Explore a collection of free on-demand Cisco Live Las Vegas 2022 sessions. Continue building knowledge and finding inspiration with Cisco Live keynotes, technical sessions, product demos and more. https://www.ciscolive.com/on-demand.html Interested to attend Cisco Live? Here are the upcoming sessions: Cisco Live Melbourne 2022 https://www.ciscolive.com/apjc.html and Cisco Live Amsterdam 2023 https://www.ciscolive.com/emear.html LinkedIn Profiles: Kevin McCabe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmccabe2/ Mohammed Hamzeh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-hamzeh/ Shaun Roberts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srobertsmba/

Camino 2022: Walking for Positive Impact, Part 1
5+ days. 16 weeks of preparation. 21 countries. 425 participants. 60,000 kilometres. And one main goal in mind – to fight against cancer. Listen to the first part of the podcast about the Cisco Camino walk. From the initial idea to the starting line, this episode will introduce you to Niall, Antonio, Hanouf and Thais who put themselves to the test as part of our commitment to give back to the community. Speakers: Niall Healy (Host), Antonio Pacheco, Hanouf Alajmi, Thais Bueno Rocha

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep. 28. Optics for hyperscale data centers, with Ron Horan 4/4
The rise of hyperscale data centers has upended computing and networking equipment business models over the past several years. The pluggable optics industry is no exception and has been impacted significantly. In Episode 28, we conclude our second conversation with Ron Horan, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management. We talk about future 800 gig and 1.6 Tb optical transceivers. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ron attended The University of Texas at San Antonio for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His Master’s thesis topic entitled “Synthetic Vision Landing Aids System” was patented as the first GPS-based aircraft landing aid. From 1994 to 1999, while at Compaq, he earned 15 patent awards. In 2001, he joined Broadcom Corporation where he managed Field Applications Engineering for the Compute Segment team, ran Program Management in the Networking BU, and was a Sr. Director of Sales and Strategic Account Manager covering the Hewlett Packard worldwide account. In 2011 Ron moved to Luxtera where he worked as Vice President of Sales before moving into the role as Vice President of Marketing. Luxtera was eventually acquired by Cisco in 2019 where Ron now runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:12 800G consolidation 3:23 1.6 Tb form factor consolidation 5:11 Impact of supply chain 8:27 The path to 1.6 Tb Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Episode 4 - Purpose: The "It Factor" of Successful Leaders
There is something daily which can stall or stop progress, but, if you have true purpose, you’ve found the “It Factor” to successful leadership. We've all worked for or with a person who seems to always move forward despite how tough circumstances are? What is it about these people that keep them moving? Today, Sharon Martin is going to take us on her journey in doing just that. You do not want to miss this one! “Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater.” — Viktor Frankl.

Episode 5: Level Up with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Welcome to the Cisco Tech Insiders, a podcast hosted by Cisco Engineers and Architects. The podcast covers topics ranging from the future of technology to the complex network architectures powering personal and organizational technology. Cisco Tech Insiders aims to simplify technology, discuss its widespread impact, and share Cisco Experts' experience. Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning continue to be a bit of a mystery–even to those who know it best. In this episode of the Cisco Tech Insiders Podcast, our host, Shaun Roberts, connects with two of Cisco’s AI and Machine Learning experts to explain what it is, how it works, why it is critical, and how it is evolving. Level Up your AI and ML knowledge with our guests, David White, Cisco Distinguished Engineer, and Mohammed Hamzeh, Cisco Senior Technical Leader. Get to your most desired outcomes faster with Cisco CX Services https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/customer-experience/index.html#~discover-roi Learn about Cisco's AI- and ML-driven solutions portfolio https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/artificial-intelligence.html?dtid=osscdc000283#~benefits LinkedIn Profiles: David White: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-white-jr/ Mohammed Hamzeh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-hamzeh/ Shaun Roberts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srobertsmba/

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep. 28. Optics for hyperscale data centers, with Ron Horan 4/4
The rise of hyperscale data centers has upended computing and networking equipment business models over the past several years. The pluggable optics industry is no exception and has been impacted significantly. In Episode 28, we conclude our second conversation with Ron Horan, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management. We talk about future 800 gig and 1.6 Tb optical transceivers. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ron attended The University of Texas at San Antonio for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His Master’s thesis topic entitled “Synthetic Vision Landing Aids System” was patented as the first GPS-based aircraft landing aid. From 1994 to 1999, while at Compaq, he earned 15 patent awards. In 2001, he joined Broadcom Corporation where he managed Field Applications Engineering for the Compute Segment team, ran Program Management in the Networking BU, and was a Sr. Director of Sales and Strategic Account Manager covering the Hewlett Packard worldwide account. In 2011 Ron moved to Luxtera where he worked as Vice President of Sales before moving into the role as Vice President of Marketing. Luxtera was eventually acquired by Cisco in 2019 where Ron now runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:12 800G consolidation 3:23 1.6 Tb form factor consolidation 5:11 Impact of supply chain 8:27 The path to 1.6 Tb Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

The Power of Compounding | Jeetu Patel, EVP and GM of Security and Collaboration, Cisco
Jeetu Patel joins us for the fifth episode of the Cisco Leadership Podcast. As the EVP and GM of Security and Collaboration. He brings decades of wisdom throughout his journey, highlighting the power of compounding and the value of constantly learning. He goes below the surface to describe his mindset that drives him and equates to his "X factor" as a staple in the Cisco organization. Bringing it home, he delves into the idea of utilizing our individual platforms and social network to make an impact and perpetuate success!

Episode 6: From human viruses to computer viruses - discovering Talos with Martin Lee
In this Cyber Security special Rosie and Collette deep dive into Talos - the world's largest non state threat intelligence organisation - with Cisco's Cyber security Sepcialist Martin Lee who shares with the girls his unique career journey, his advice on how businesses can best equip themselves against cyber attacks… and of course his Meal Deal of choice!

Tech Talk Episode 3: SASE
Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast where, in each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts! In this month’s episode we discover SASE with Cisco's SASE Sales Specialist, Joe O'Gorman.

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep. 27. Optics for hyperscale data centers, with Ron Horan 3/4
The rise of hyperscale data centers has upended computing and networking equipment business models over the past several years. The pluggable optics industry is no exception and has been impacted significantly. In Episode 27, we continue our second conversation with Ron Horan, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management. We get into the growth of our industry and then discuss future trends. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ron attended The University of Texas at San Antonio for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His Master’s thesis topic entitled “Synthetic Vision Landing Aids System” was patented as the first GPS-based aircraft landing aid. From 1994 to 1999, while at Compaq, he earned 15 patent awards. In 2001, he joined Broadcom Corporation where he managed Field Applications Engineering for the Compute Segment team, ran Program Management in the Networking BU, and was a Sr. Director of Sales and Strategic Account Manager covering the Hewlett Packard worldwide account. In 2011 Ron moved to Luxtera where he worked as Vice President of Sales before moving into the role as Vice President of Marketing. Luxtera was eventually acquired by Cisco in 2019 where Ron now runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:12 Optics volume for hyperscales 4:15 Industry growth 5:58 Switch vs optics cost ratio 8:50 Future trends Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep. 26 . Optics for hyperscale data centers, with Ron Horan 2/4
The rise of hyperscale data centers has upended computing and networking equipment business models over the past several years. The pluggable optics industry is no exception and has been impacted significantly. In Episode 26, we continue our second conversation with Ron Horan, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management. We dive further into fiber cable infrastructure and get into the history of hyperscales. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ron attended The University of Texas at San Antonio for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His Master’s thesis topic entitled “Synthetic Vision Landing Aids System” was patented as the first GPS-based aircraft landing aid. From 1994 to 1999, while at Compaq, he earned 15 patent awards. In 2001, he joined Broadcom Corporation where he managed Field Applications Engineering for the Compute Segment team, ran Program Management in the Networking BU, and was a Sr. Director of Sales and Strategic Account Manager covering the Hewlett Packard worldwide account. In 2011 Ron moved to Luxtera where he worked as Vice President of Sales before moving into the role as Vice President of Marketing. Luxtera was eventually acquired by Cisco in 2019 where Ron now runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:20 Breakouts and structured fiber 4:51. Trunk cabling 6:57 Special connector experiment 9:03 History of hyperscales Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Striking the balance | Bill Kohut, Senior Vice President, US Commercial, Cisco
Bill Kohut joins us for the fourth episode of the Cisco Leadership Podcast. As the Senior Vice President of US Commercial he discusses his journey, leading through a pandemic, highlighting family, and striking for great balance. He touches on the foundation of his leadership style, key inspirations, habits, the importance of taking risks and having great sponsors in the workplace.

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep. 25 . Optics for hyperscale data centers, with Ron Horan 1/4
The rise of hyperscale data centers has upended computing and networking equipment business models over the past several years. The pluggable optics industry is no exception and has been impacted significantly. In Episode 25, Ron Horan, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management returns and we start a new conversation based on his experience in this space. We begin by defining the word hyperscale and implications on fiber cable infrastructure. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ron attended The University of Texas at San Antonio for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His Master’s thesis topic entitled “Synthetic Vision Landing Aids System” was patented as the first GPS-based aircraft landing aid. From 1994 to 1999, while at Compaq, he earned 15 patent awards. In 2001, he joined Broadcom Corporation where he managed Field Applications Engineering for the Compute Segment team, ran Program Management in the Networking BU, and was a Sr. Director of Sales and Strategic Account Manager covering the Hewlett Packard worldwide account. In 2011 Ron moved to Luxtera where he worked as Vice President of Sales before moving into the role as Vice President of Marketing. Luxtera was eventually acquired by Cisco in 2019 where Ron now runs Product Management for the Cisco Client Optics Group. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:45 What is hyperscale 5:40 Cloud vs. hyperscale vs. webscale 7:39 What's important (power, cooling, fiber) 9:42 MMF vs SMF 13:54 All SMF cable infrastructure Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Episode 3 - Grit and Empathy: Unleashing these superpowers to power your leadership!
Florent Dalencourt shares how superpowers are not reserved for just our favorite Superheroes (Batman, Harley Quinn, and Green Lantern). As a leader, you too can become a superhero by discovering and then putting your own superpowers into practice. Today, we will talk to an exceptional guest about grit and empathy. Grit gives those who possess it extraordinary endurance, tenacity, and focus. Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest, and do it again and again.” - Sarah Lewis According to Brene’ Brown, Empathy creates connection. It is feeling with people. She goes on to say, “Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of ‘You’re not alone.’

Episode 4: Day in the life of a Cisco Technical Leader
Welcome to the Cisco Tech Insiders, a podcast hosted by Cisco Engineers and Architects. The podcast covers topics ranging from the future of technology to the complex network architectures powering personal and organizational technology. Cisco Tech Insiders aims to simplify technology, discuss its widespread impact, and share Cisco Experts' experience. Tune into this episode to learn about a Technical Leader's role in Cisco. Our host Shaun Roberts [Cisco Principal Engineer], speaks with two Technical Leaders, Maithri Bhagavan and Jeffrey Zhou, from Bangalore, India, and Sydney, Australia, to deep dive into their roles and technology focus. Get to your most desired outcomes faster with Cisco CX Services https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/customer-experience/index.html#~discover-roi More information on Cisco Silicon One: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/silicon-one/white-paper-sp-product-family.pdf LinkedIn Profiles: Maithri Bhagavan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithri-bhagavan-a8669b89/ Jeffrey Zhou: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-zhou-b1732930 Shaun Roberts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srobertsmba/

Cisco Optics Podcast Ep. 24 How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable, with Tom Williams 5/5
Coherent optics have been the go-to solution for high-end optical transport systems for years. Eventually these optics were modularized and with recent advances in DSP design and optics manufacturing, this technology is now available in small form factor pluggable modules. Cisco recognized the importance of this technology and acquired the industry’s leader in this space, Acacia Communications in March of 2021. In Episode 24, we continue our conversation with Tom Williams, Director of Technical Marketing, who joined Cisco via the Acacia acquisition. We talk about the future of coherent optics. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Tom Williams leads marketing efforts for the Acacia coherent optics team that was acquired by Cisco in March 2021. Tom has spent over 20 years developing optical transmission equipment ranging from 10G to 1.2T. He participates in a variety of coherent standardization activities in OIF, IEEE and Open ROADM and is co-chair of the OpenZR+ MSA. Tom spent nearly 15 years in various management roles at Optium, where he participated in the company’s 2006 IPO and 2008 acquisition by Finisar. Tom joined Acacia in 2015, where his role has included corporate and product marketing responsibility, as well as contributing to product roadmap definitions. Related links: Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:25 What's next? 4:46 Coherent for shorter reach in the future? 7:24 Expertise needed for complexity of optics 10:29 Does optics get easier if we just wait? Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Episode 5: Hybrid Work Special: Part Two - Collaboration
In this two-part Hybrid Work Special episode, Collette and Rosie recruit some of their favourite (and funny) Cisco colleagues from around the business to tell us all about how hybrid working is having an impact on businesses from all different technology perspectives. In this second installment they are joined by Gerry Keleghan, Barry Redmond and Pete Hampton from the UKI Cisco Collaboration team where they delve into Hybrid Work from a collaboration perspective and share some of their favourite memories and shenanigans from across the years in the Dublin office!

Tech Talk Episode 2: Cloud Calling
Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast where, in each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts! In this month’s episode we discover Cloud Calling with Technical Solutions Architect, Nick Gray.