In a recent interview with John Chambers, CRN asked the 19-year Cisco Systems CEO who he considers to be some of the more under-the-radar, but stellar, players within Cisco. He gave 17 names, all of which are highlighted here.
Cisco is cutting 6,000 jobs, or roughly 8 percent of its global workforce, as the networking giant looks to refocus its efforts around software, security, data center and cloud.
NetApp reported better-than-expected earnings for its first fiscal 2015 quarter and said a slight rise in branded revenue, thanks to channel partners, helped mitigate a continuing drop in OEM sales.
Findings from an August Baird Equity Research survey suggest joint Cisco and VMware partners are more likely to push Cisco's ACI over VMware's NSX solution when it comes to software-defined networking.
As part of CRN's Top 100 Executives of 2014 list, take a look at 25 channel sales executives that really stood out as they worked to bring success to their partners.
Cisco President of Sales and Development Rob Lloyd shares with CRN the role he sees partners playing in Intercloud and why he believes Cisco's partner model is an 'innovation engine.'
In other top stories this week, Sprint has appointed a new CEO after backing out of a T-Mobile acquisition. Also, Target is still paying for its security breach.
In other top stories this week, Sprint has appointed a new CEO after backing out of a T-Mobile acquisition. Also, Target is still paying for its security breach.
Cisco CEO John Chambers said in an interview with CRN that the networking giant is making its equipment "very difficult to tamper with" in the wake of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) spying revelations.
Cisco CEO John Chambers called new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella "a breath of fresh air" in terms of his willingness to make changes at the software giant and said he expects the Microsoft-Cisco partnership to grow stronger in the data center.
Formerly called ProVision Communications, the technology services company closed the 360 Networx deal Aug. 1 for an undisclosed sum, changing its name to Provision Networks, and changing its business model in the process.
Jim McHugh, vice president of UCS Product Marketing, sat down with CRN to talk about UCS developments at Cisco. McHugh also discussed the ongoing competition between Cisco and HP.
Jim McHugh, vice president of UCS Product Marketing, sat down with CRN to talk about UCS developments at Cisco. McHugh also discussed the ongoing competition between Cisco and HP.
Cisco CEO John Chambers never underestimates a challenge. But as the pace of change accelerates, the question on everyone's mind is who will be holding the reins in the future.
CRN sat down with John Chambers last month in his San Jose, Calif. office where the 19-year Cisco Systems CEO got candid on everything from Cisco's rivalry with VMware to the steps he's taken to ensure his succession plan happens as smoothly as possible.
Cisco CEO John Chambers never underestimates a challenge. But as the pace of change accelerates, the question on everyone's mind is who will be holding the reins in the future.
The rise of cloud and software-defined networking (SDN) has Cisco trying to change the perception that it's still—and perhaps always will be—a hardware manufacturer at heart.
