Securing our Next Generation Networks and Data Centers

July 10, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

No matter which IT conference I attend, I always look forward to hearing Cisco Systems Senior Vice President Chris Young speak on security, if he happens to be on the agenda. I’ve heard the former RSA VP and VMware exec speak at past Cisco Live! and RSA conferences and have never been disappointed. Cisco Live! 2013 in Orlando was no different.

Young started off by sharing what he’s heard time and time again from Cisco customers across the globe. From mobility to BYOD to cloud, most businesses are struggling with diverse IT issues. But how to maintain security and compliance as the IT landscape is constantly changing comes up most. He said staying ahead of the IT security threat landscape – or at least trying to keep up with it is essential. The key is to also handle all the complexities created when we try to manage the combination of those two things.

Cisco Live! Any Way You Want It

June 17, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

I have a feeling that this year’s Cisco Live! event, hosted at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center next week, is going to be the best one ever. With top-drawer attractions like Journey, Richard Branson, and their own Padmasree Warrior, Cisco has certainly put forth the effort to ensure it will be a conference to remember.

Top 5 Survival Tips for the New Kid in the Office

May 15, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

To quote a famous frog, “It ain’t easy being green.” I see tons of advice blogs on the interwebs every spring on how new grads can ace that first job interview or snag that first job. What I’ve found lacking is some office guidance for the newbie on the payroll. So for all you recent grads who have already landed that first job, here are a few tips to help you hang on to it.

A Good LinkedIn Group Is Not So Hard To Find

April 30, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

One of LinkedIn’s greatest and possibly most underused features is its groups. Used in the correct way, LinkedIn groups can help you successfully reach almost any social media marketing goal, especially when it comes to networking.

LinkedIn limits users to 50 groups. I am a member of 50 groups, so I know a useful LinkedIn group when I’m in the middle of one. Anyone can join 50 LinkedIn groups, but doing so can be like having 100,000 Twitter followers. You can’t successfully be a part of that many conversations, so choose carefully.

Securing the Data Center’s Future Today

March 7, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The highlight of last month’s RSA Conference for me by far was Cisco Systems Senior Vice President, Chris Young’s keynote entitled, Securing the Data Center’s Future Today. I heard of the former RSA VP and VMware exec at the 2012 RSA Conference. The Harvard and Princeton grad is a compelling speaker, and this year’s keynote was no different.

Young focused his attention on software-defined networking which is the “game changer” for the next generation of data centers.