Author Archives: Cisco Canada Guest

About Cisco Canada Guest

Cisco Canada's guest blog series has been designed to provide insights and perspectives from our partners and customers on transformative technologies and practices that impact their organizations. With each new post we encourage our community to engage in conversation and discussion in the comments section below and share on their social networks. Opinions expressed here, and in any corresponding comments, are the personal opinions of the original authors, not of Cisco. La série des blogues des invités de Cisco Canada a été conçue pour faire connaître les connaissances et les points de vue de nos partenaires et clients à propos des technologies et des méthodes transformatrices qui font avancer leur entreprise. À chaque édition, nous invitons notre communauté à amorcer le dialogue et la discussion dans la section des commentaires au bas de la page du blogue et de partager l'information sur leurs réseaux sociaux. Les opinions qui y sont exprimées de même que les commentaires associés sont les opinions personnelles des auteurs d'origine et non celles de Cisco.

Is self-service the future at local banks?

By Bob Meara, Senior Analyst, Celent Banking Group As Sebastien Ruest posted on this blog, the retail banking industry needs to evolve to succeed, and I completely agree. Actually, I recently wrote a post contesting that the future of the … Continue reading

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How technology is transforming my business

By Bayo Odutola, Managing Principal, OLLIP P.C. Technology can transform small and medium-sized (SMB) organizations. For proof of this, look no further than my Ottawa-based boutique law firm OLLIP P.C. With only a team of four lawyers and trademark agents, … Continue reading

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How Cisco helps connect the City of Stratford and Canada 3.0

By Dan Mathieson, Mayor, City of Stratford Stratford, Ontario, is a city which has continued to grow and be successful even after multiple changes in industry have occurred.  Although we are a city renowned for our Shakespeare Festival, we are … Continue reading

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What Cisco means to the Toronto Internet Exchange

By Jon Nistor, Cisco Canada Peanut butter and jam.  Bacon and Eggs.  Cisco and Toronto Internet Exchange. What do each of these pairings have in common?  Simply put, they just make sense and one just isn’t the same without the … Continue reading

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Evergreen CityWorks: Building sustainable cities for the urban century

By Geoff Cape, Evergreen In 2002, when Evergreen began to revitalize the heritage Don Valley Brick Works site, we saw a wonderful opportunity to reclaim an integral but largely forgotten public space within Toronto. By the time Evergreen Brick Works … Continue reading

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Softchoice Cares + 7 IT Companies = A future for 500

By Karly Pierce, Softchoice We’d done overseas missions in the past but the trip to Bali was going to be on a whole new level. We were going half way around the world to build not one but seven computer … Continue reading

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Cloud: What Does It Mean for Your Business?

By Nolan Evans, Chief Technology Officer, FlexITy Solutions Why should your business care about cloud – isn’t it just another technology architecture? The short answer is: no, it’s not just the latest IT fashion; it is a transformative way of … Continue reading

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How AMA is bringing “anytime, anywhere” to its members

By Jim Gladden, Director of Technology Services, Alberta Motor Association Over recent years the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has continued to grow with the Alberta economy.  What was once purely a motor association is now a 2,200 employee organization which … Continue reading

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Why VXI can help with the fast changing world of workplace technology

By Darryl Wilson, Area Practice Director, Dimension Data Canada Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs continue to proliferate in Canadian business, fuelled by both end user demand and the “consumerization of IT”. Regardless of size, businesses are adapting to these … Continue reading

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Cisco Canada employees help CareerMash turn kids onto tech careers

By Stephanie Guthrie, CareerMash Today’s kids are the most tech-savvy generation ever yet ironically, they still hold outdated perceptions that tech careers are dull and nerdy. Cisco Canada employees, who are so not dull or nerdy, are helping change these … Continue reading

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