From token ring to the cloud, Jeff Bright of Bright Systems has done it all. As a Meraki partner and Cisco Premier Integrator Partner, Jeff brings a wealth of experience and use cases to our discussion, and demonstrates how a passion for solving customer challenges has fuelled him for over 30 years.

Cisco Meraki's service provider footprint has exploded, and in this episode, we're digging into the recipe for success with Annie Shain, Director of Global Service Provider Sales. Annie brings a wealth of knowledge thanks to a 22-year career at Cisco, spending time in various leadership roles in the global service provider specialist organization, as well as employee resource groups.

Technologies like VPNs and SD-WAN have enabled the ubiquitous internet to serve as the new corporate network, largely displacing expensive private circuits. Maintaining a reliable experience means having the best possible insight into how every step from device to cloud is performing. New analytics capabilities are here to help.

Continuing our hybrid work series, we unpack some of the findings from our recent IDG survey on how others are experiencing this new working environment we find ourselves in. We’re joined by two senior leaders from Cisco Meraki to reflect on the findings, and we discuss our own experiences as employees navigate more choices.



Learn more in our whitepaper: https://meraki.cisco.com/experiences/hybrid-workforce/

Hybrid working, with a mix of remote and on-site employees, is now commonplace. How do we create work experiences that connect teams and maximize productivity in this new environment? We’re in discussion with Meraki technology partner Kloudspot, a company that is tackling this challenge head-on.

Learn more at kloudspot.com

Just as the devices we use for work and play keep getting more powerful, so too must the networks that connect them. Wi-Fi 6E is an extension to the Wi-Fi 6 standard that unlocks greater bandwidth and less congestion. Sunmeel Bhumkar from Meraki Product Management joins us to explain.

A 2020 study by the AnitaB.org Institute found that women make up 28.8% of the tech workforce in the US. At the current pace, it could take more than ten years for women to gain equal representation in the tech industry. Meet the women of Cisco Meraki and Visionworks of America who are challenging that projection.

Returning to the topic of sustainability, we focus on how to build a more sustainable data center with the help of Meraki technology. We discuss simple best practices that anyone can implement, to help save both power consumption and money.

Join us as we welcome Todd Nightingale, EVP/GM of Cisco’s Enterprise Networking & Cloud business. Todd shares his deep passion for networking and reflects on the growth and future of the Meraki business within Cisco. You don't want to miss this candid conversation with an amazing leader – be sure to tune in!

In the spirit of love, and Valentine's Day, we wanted to drop a little minisode to highlight a love story out of Cisco Meraki. Dominique & Alex Oryol, who have been at Meraki for over a decade, reside in the North Bay with their adorable baby boy Sammy. Let’s dive in and hear their story!