Category Archives: Smart + Connected Communities
A Great Week for the Internet of Things
In the first week of December 2015 we concluded another successful Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF). More than two-thousand industry professionals gathered in Dubai for the 3rd annual event to showcase, discuss, and advance the world of IoT. Cisco hosted the event, which … Continue reading
Building the Most Innovative Workspace in Canada
By the Cisco Canada Smart Building Digitization Practice Last week Cisco Canada and its design and construction team were awarded the CoreNet REmmy Innovative Workplace Award (over 20,000 sq. ft.) for our newly constructed Canadian headquarters. The REmmys recognize projects … Continue reading
Why the Internet is Better than Hover Boards
It is 2015. October 21st. 4:29pm. Many of us are in great anticipation of where and when the DeLorean with Marty McFly will appear. Yes, it’s the year he is coming from the past to save his children… and it … Continue reading
How we helped OTMH become one of the most advanced hospitals in Canada
By Tony Marcelli, FlexITy Solutions Over the last 5 years, FlexITy has been working in partnership with the EllisDon Information, Communication, Automation, and Technology (ICAT) team, Cisco and Halton Healthcare to deploy an ICAT Infrastructure at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial … Continue reading
How the City of Mississauga is Transforming with the Internet of Everything
Located west of Toronto, the City of Mississauga is Canada’s sixth largest municipality and one of the best places in Canada for businesses. If you’re a resident of Ontario, that may not surprise you. But this might: Mississauga deployed one … Continue reading
Hard Hats On: Peek inside Cisco Canada’s New Office Space in “The Smartest Building in North America”
On February 13, Cisco Canada hosted a Hard-Hat Tour for local media and analysts, to give them a behind-the-drywall look at our new offices slated for move-in in May 2015 at RBC WaterPark Place, located at 85 Harbour Square. Bernadette … Continue reading
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Global Editors Conference: Cisco is ready to tackle Big Data and other trends
This week I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 Cisco Global Editors Conference at Cisco HQ in San Jose. This exclusive event was attended by media from all over the world, who were given ring-side seats to conversations with … Continue reading
Digging Deep @ The 3rd Annual Global Mining IT and Communications Summit
As we collectively enter the next transition of the Internet, the Internet of Everything (IoE), traditional industries such as energy, manufacturing and mining are recognizing the unprecedented opportunities of intelligently connecting people, process, data and things. However, for these industries … Continue reading
Students Showcase Innovation at Polytechnics Canada
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 Student Applied Research Showcase, presented by Polytechnics Canada and hosted by BCIT in Vancouver. When we think about research in science, technology, and engineering, we typically don’t think of … Continue reading
The Internet of Everything, for Everyone
Two significant events took place in Toronto in the last week of October: SmartWeek 2014 and the Toronto Global Forum. SmartWeek 2014 was the inaugural Canadian version of what is becoming a global phenomenon. With the theme of “Innovating the … Continue reading
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