It’s funny that I remember a time when Cisco Live used to be a privilege, before it became a chore. I’ve been to every Cisco Live US and every Cisco Live Europe since I started here in 2015. I enjoy the show primarily because I enjoy meeting with fellow network engineers, and there is still […]
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Dear Diary
My blogging has been a little slow of late. First there was Cisco Live. Then there was the post-Cisco Live slump of not wanting to do anything. Then there was the Cisco’s fiscal year-end crunch along with some very hot projects. Then there was the departure of one of our key execs, and subsequent excitement. […]
Back to Cisco Live
I haven’t posted in a while, for the simple reason that writing a blog is a challenge. What the heck am I going to write about? Sometimes ideas come easily, sometimes not. Of course, I have a day job, and part of that day job involves Cisco Live, which is next week, in person, for […]
Memories of Cisco Live II – Berlin 2016
Getting a session at Cisco Live is not a given, even for a Principal TME. I started at Cisco in October 2015, and I certainly didn’t expect to present at, or even go to, Cisco Live Berlin in January 2016. Normally, there are three ways to secure a session at CL: Submit an idea during […]
Memories of Cisco Live
The last Cisco Live I attended was in Barcelona in January 2020. As I was in the airport heading home, I was reading news of a new virus emerging from China. I looked with bemusement at a troop of high-school-age girls who all had surgical masks on. Various authorities told us not to wear masks, […]
Cisco Live is over! Long Live Cisco Live!
I think it’s fair to say that all technical marketing engineers are excited for Cisco Live, and happy when it’s over. Cisco Live is always a lot of fun–I heard one person say “it’s like a family reunion except I like everyone!” It’s a great chance to see a lot of folks you don’t get […]
Inside Cisco Live
While I’m thinking about another TAC Tale, I’m quite busy working on slides for Cisco Live. I figured this makes for another interesting “inside Cisco” post, since most people who have been to the show don’t know much about how it comes together. A couple years back I asked a customer if I could […]
Cisco Live US 2018
Cisco Live Orlando has wrapped up, at least for me, and I can relax until Cisco Live Europe in January. I never realized how much work goes into Cisco Live until I became a TME. Building labs, working on slides, preparing demos, and arranging customer meetings is a months-long process and always a scramble at […]
Book Sprint
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] I’m somewhat recovered from an exhausting week. I spent last week with a team of 10 others locked up in building 4 at Cisco writing a book using the book sprint methodology. Several of the TMEs who report to me got together and wrote a book on Software-Defined Access earlier […]