2021

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How Consumer Data will Shape Retail Experiences in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer habits changed drastically last year as people went online to shop. According to McKinsey , 75% of consumers tried a new shopping behavior due to economic pressure, store closings and changing priorities, and the data we are seeing internally shows 50% of shoppers now intend to shop both in-store and online. That’s more than double the historical average.

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Don’t miss out – it’s now or never for digital transformation

Inside Retail

We’re living in an era that has seen profound technological advances change the face of retail. Just a decade ago, Instagram and Afterpay were barely in their inception phase – now, it’s hard to imagine any B2C business not taking advantage of these tools. As new tech continues to emerge, it’s becoming increasingly clear that businesses keeping pace with progress are setting themselves up to thrive, while those struggling to keep up will inevitably fall behind.

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O-RAN Plugfest 2021: Making 5G Adoption Cost-Effective for Brownfield Providers

Cisco Retail

5G adoption is causing mobile networks to grow at unprecedented rates. This brings with it significant new business opportunities but can also increase the complexity and cost of deployment and operations. An intelligent, programmable network enables communication service providers to take advantage of the growth that 5G offers while streamlining their operations to maximize return on investment.

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Living in the Future: NIO ET5 Sedan Designed for the Autonomous Era With NVIDIA DRIVE Orin

Nvidia

Meet the electric vehicle that’s truly future-proof. Electric-automaker NIO took the wraps off its fifth mass-production model, the ET5, during NIO Day 2021 last week. The mid-size sedan borrows from its luxury and performance predecessors for an intelligent vehicle that’s as agile as it is comfortable. Its AI features are powered by the NIO Adam supercomputer , built on four NVIDIA DRIVE Orin systems-on-a-chip (SoC).

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Steam-bent timber tunnels through Melbourne showroom by Woods Bagot

Dezeen

Architecture studio Woods Bagot has used sculptural timber battens to create pathways through this immersive showroom space in Melbourne , designed for local cladding manufacturer Sculptform. The mixed-use space is located at the ground level of a tower in central Melbourne, where it serves as a "billboard to the street" and shows off the brand's manufacturing capabilities.

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15 Best Apps for a Business Selling Clothes

Small Biz Trends

If you happen to do some spring cleaning or did a little closet purge to declutter and happen to have a pile of old clothes that you have no need for? Well, the good news is this pile of clothes can be a good money-making opportunity. There is a huge demand for vintage clothes, shoes, and accessories, and tapping into this untapped demand can prove lucrative.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

As it did with many other aspects of retail, COVID-19 gave a major boost to touchless technology applications — and enthusiasm for these solutions will continue even after the pandemic has waned, according to Greg Buzek, Founder and President of IHL Group. “The desire is still there to do touchless, but for different reasons than COVID safety,” he said during a presentation at the 2021 retailX conference in Chicago.

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How to Respond to Apache Log4j using Cisco Secure Analytics

Cisco Retail

IT and Security professionals worldwide are working to assess and mitigate their exposure to Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228). The following guide has been put together for current Secure Network Analytics and Secure Cloud Analytics customers, providing suggested ways to leverage your deployment to assist in your detection and response efforts.

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Protecting against Log4j with Secure Firewall & Secure IPS

Cisco Retail

The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has taken the Internet by storm in the past few days. This blog details quick ways Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Secure IPS users can protect against attacks leveraging this vulnerability while patching their infrastructure. Talos first released updated Snort rules on Friday, December 10. For customers inspecting ingress traffic— with decryption if traffic is TLS (Transport Layer Security) encrypted — these rules will alert and can bloc

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Cisco and Intel: Next-Gen Wireless Client Visibility with Intel Connectivity Analytics!

Cisco Retail

Richard Jang. Co-authored with Richard Jang , IBNG Technical Marketing Engineer, and Nilesh Doshi , Sr. AP SW Manager. Managing enterprise-level wireless networks is no easy feat, even if the network-side deployment has been designed to utmost perfection. The problem is that, as network administrators, we cannot control client-side behavior. These behaviors can include but are not limited to being updated to out-of-date wireless drivers, hardware issues, executing strange roaming decisions, and

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Why Security Can’t Be An Afterthought in DevOps

Cisco Retail

Through the evolution of the software development process over the last decade, our industry has seen the wide adoption of a game-changing paradigm: DevOps. Sadly, while many organizations have commissioned shiny new DevOps teams, those same organizations continue along with their decades-old approach of implementing (or neglecting) security measures.

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Cisco Purpose Report: Measuring and reporting impact along our purpose journey

Cisco Retail

With the calendar year coming to a close, it’s time for us to once again report our annual efforts to positively impact people and the planet. This work has been described as corporate citizenship, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental-social-governance (ESG), or social impact over the years, but all of it has been grounded in creating impact as part of our larger purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All.

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UCS X-Series unboxes two CRN Awards

Cisco Retail

It’s a great holiday season for Cisco UCS X-Series – receives TWO awards from CRN! The CRN Tech Innovators Awards are meant to “.showcase offerings that bring significant advances in technology as well as partner growth opportunities…” 1 In November, Cisco won the Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure award. It recognizes the need for transforming both your operating model while preparing your infrastructure for future technologies.

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Inclusive Collaboration: Making Webex Accessible to All Users

Cisco Retail

Understanding disability and how to make daily experiences accessible are two things I strive to do. Fifteen percent of people around the world have a disability. At Cisco, some of our teammates are blind or partially sighted, deaf or hard of hearing, have motor issues, or work around a cognitive disability like dyslexia or attention deficit. To make sure Cisco employees with disabilities can collaborate on equal footing with their coworkers, the Collaboration business unit design products like

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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New F5 ACI ServiceCenter App Release

Cisco Retail

This blog is a joint collaboration between Cisco’s Ravi Balakrishnan and F5’s Patrick Campbell. Over the past 2 years, we’ve been working on enabling F5 ADC services within the Cisco ACI fabric using the F5 ServiceCenter App. This App is an agile development effort. driven by field and user input and has evolved in multiple releases which are available from Cisco’s DC App Center.

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Multi-Vendor Automation: The Song Remains the Same

Cisco Retail

Back in 1991, I ran across the debut album, Ten, from a little band out of Seattle called Pearl Jam. Being a fan of classic rock like Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam’s take on grunge appealed to me, and I began to listen to Ten regularly. About a year later, Ten hit the mainstream, and suddenly I had friends telling me to check out this new band called Pearl Jam.

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What’s with all the buzz around Wi-Fi 6E?

Cisco Retail

If you’re reading this post, chances are you’ve heard about Wi-Fi 6E and the promises the technology holds. I’m here to tell you the promises are real and as Wi-Fi 6E devices come to market, you’ll be able to take advantage of the benefits Wi-Fi 6E has to offer. However, depending on where you are in the world, you may have a bit of delay as it isn’t available everywhere, yet.

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The Emergence of Smart Hospitals

Cisco Retail

Imagine the last time you or a loved one received care. What did the experience look like? Was it a seamless and positive experience? Or did it feel outdated and cumbersome? A few years ago, I had the pleasure of working with a large US healthcare system on reimagining and transforming the patient and clinician experience. When focusing on how innovative technologies could shape the future of care, we imagined a “clinic of the future” where a patient could: Schedule appointments and submit pre-s

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Critical Infrastructure: Connecting and Securing our Future

Cisco Retail

Guest Author: Emory Miller. OT/ICS Lead, Cisco U.S. Public Sector. 2021 has seen the term “critical infrastructure” rise above the constant noise of our ever-connected world. Perhaps you’ve noticed but aren’t entirely sure what the term means, how it applies to you, or how concerned you should be. If so, it’s time to get up to speed on what it means for your organization.

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Sustainability in Mining

Cisco Retail

In order to meet United Nations sustainability goals, every major mining company has indicated their businesses will change in the next 20 years. The world is about to go through one of the biggest energy transitions in history and it’s clear that the mining industry will be greatly impacted. What can we expect? What are the energy transition strategies?

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Simplifying the hybrid cloud journey using Cisco SD-WAN with AWS Cloud WAN

Cisco Retail

There is no doubt that the future of work for almost everyone is hybrid, but the reality of keeping a hybrid workplace up and running is a complex endeavor. Whether your business has 100, 1000, or 100,000 employees, keeping them connected and secure from wherever they choose to work, is no small task. The race to keep ahead of this hybrid workforce has also accelerated the journey to the cloud for many enterprises.

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An Open Security Ecosystem with Shared Signals is the Future of Zero Trust

Cisco Retail

Zero Trust : as the name implies, is the strategy by which organizations trust nothing implicitly and verify everything continuously. This industry north star is driving different architectures, frameworks, and solutions to reduce an organization’s risk and improve their security posture. Beyond the need to enforce strong authentication and authorization to establish trust of an endpoint, how can we verify continuously?

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Exploring the Advantages and Hurdles of Direct Store Deliveries

Direct Store Delivery, or DSD, is a common practice among global suppliers and retailers – like PepsiCo, Frito Lay, CVS, and Dollar General – and its popularity is growing, with the global DSD market expected to reach $1.19 trillion by 2027. Download this eBook for exclusive insights into direct store deliveries, challenges, benefits, and future trends.

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How to Build an Integrated Security Posture Using XDR

Cisco Retail

Digital attacks grew in both volume and sophistication in 2020. As reported by PR Newswire , the number of complaints received by the FBI’s Cyber Division numbered as many as 4,000 a day during the first half of 2020—400% more than it was in the first few months of that year. (Interpol warned of an “alarming rate of cyberattacks aimed at major corporations, governments, and critical infrastructure” around that same time, as noted by ABC News.

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Wi-Fi 6E: Changing the game for Sports and Entertainment venues

Cisco Retail

We hear a lot about how Wi-Fi 6E is going to change the way we work and play. With the ability to achieve higher throughput and lower latency due to more frequency availability and less congestion, combined with better security, Wi-Fi 6E has given us a new playbook of applications and use cases. As a Distinguished Engineer in Cisco’s CX CTO organization, I spend a lot of time working within large public venues such as sports stadiums and music festival/concert venues to connect fans and create e

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5 Ways the U.S. DoD’s CMMC Program May Impact Research Universities

Cisco Retail

In the United States, the Department of Defense (DoD) is increasing the security measures required to participate in their research funding programs. This comes in the form of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Cisco’s Advisory CISO and former Chief Information Security Officer at The Ohio State University, Helen Patton, explained CMMC to Forbes as “A high-level security protocol established by and for the Department of Defense (DoD) intended to harden critical or vulnerabl

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Education and Healthcare at the Heart of our Communities and our Hybrid World

Cisco Retail

It was evident throughout the discussions at Smart City Expo World Congress that technology is a critical component when it comes to understanding the future of our communities. We heard firsthand how cities are grappling with the digital divide and determined to make more livable and sustainable communities, with ubiquitous access to education, healthcare, and government services.

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Disruption Reimagined: How to Conquer, Not Crumble, During Supply Chain Instability

Speaker: Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert

Today’s supply chain leaders are required to stay strong in the face of disruption and not only accept it, but embrace it – after all, progress is made outside of your comfort zone. While it’s easier said than done, conquering the fear of instability in your supply chain is within your reach. Thanks to the advancement of technology and AI, we now have more tools and resources at our disposal than ever before to conquer, not crumble, in the face of uncertainty.

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The Network as the First Line of Defence for Securing Critical Infrastructure

Cisco Retail

The Commonwealth Government in Australia recently announced imminent changes to reporting obligations related to critical infrastructure security. The changes have been under consideration for some time and the subject of widespread consultation among owners and operators of 11 sectors which have been identified as high priority. Referred to as CISONS – or critical infrastructure and systems of national significance – these high priority infrastructure assets have the potential to cause enormous

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How a Global Pandemic Changed the Way We Work, Forever

Cisco Retail

Part of the Hybrid Work Success series: Rethinking a hierarchy of needs in the context of work — how a global pandemic changed the way we work, forever. In a moment of reflection amidst all the pandemic induced change, I find myself asking how we move away from the adrenaline induced reactive motions to more strategic and enlightened thinking. Perhaps the most radical of changes is the profound shift in work.

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NDR unveiled as essential when complying with the Executive Order

Cisco Retail

On May 12, 2021, the president of the United States released an executive order on cyber security. The order contained prescriptive actions for compliance as the executive branch responded to the “persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns” and their resulting impact on business and public life. But much of the document is more declarative and focused on desired outcomes tied to the overall directive to modernize and improve the nation’s cybersecurity

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Talking Healthcare with a Team of CX Healthcare Experts

Cisco Retail

The pandemic has accelerated the pace and scale of digital transformation in healthcare. From delivery of care to security to clinical collaboration, technology is at the heart of today’s modern healthcare organization. For the CX Americas Healthcare Practice, it’s about helping healthcare customers leverage Cisco technology to increase business value, remove burdens and move healthcare forward, faster.

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The Flawless Clarity® Intensive: Create a New Vision for Your Business

Join DeAnna McIntosh for an experience in ideating, journaling, and strategic planning, accompanied by a physical box with tools, to help you create the vision and growth plan for the future of your business.