Cisco UK & Ireland: Decoding Life in the Tech World

In part one of this special launch episode, Rosie and Collette share their career journeys and talk about their current roles at Cisco. They also chat to former Cisco UK & Ireland Podcast host, Justin Woolen, about his job, his dog, his drill bits and how he really feels about handing over the podcast to two millennials.

Episode 1, Part 1: Jobs, Dogs, Millennials

How does technology influence our lives, work and relationships? Join Cisco co-hosts Collette and Rosie as they embrace a balanced life in the tech world and interview inspiring guests. Disclaimer: We like things explained simple. We’ll take the tech acronyms out and put the fun in.

Trailer - Decoding Life in The Tech World

In part two of this special launch episode, Rosie and Collette chat to best-selling author, former primary school teacher and all-round funny guy Gavin Oattes (https://gavinoattes.com/) as he shares how we can inject joy into our lives every day and why we should always strive to be the milk. Disclaimer: This episode contains language that is considered vulgar or offensive by some listeners.

Episode 1, Part 2: Inject Joy in Your Life

In this month’s episode Collette and Rosie dive into the world of Cisco Meraki as they’re joined by colleagues Gary Daly and Joe Weiss to hear all about how Meraki’s technology is helping businesses to simplify the deployment of WI-FI, routers, sensors and more and to kick off the new year they’ll be discussing what they are all doing to set themselves up for the year ahead through various self-care methods.

Episode 2: Simplifying sensors and “switching” off with Cisco Meraki

In this month’s episode we’re celebrating National Apprenticeship Week! Collette and Rosie will be chatting to David Meads, Chief Exec of Cisco UKI, as he shares his thoughts on the importance of mentors, developing skills and diversity in the workplace - and puts the pressure on Collette and Rosie in a fun game of “Ping2Win”. There’s also a great conversation with some of our most recent Cisco apprentices who share their apprenticeship journeys and career highlights so far!

Episode 3: Leadership, mentorship and apprenticeships!

In this month’s episode we’re celebrating International Women’s Day 2022 (8th March). 
Collette and Rosie will be chatting to Wendy Mars (President of Cisco EMEAR) about her career journey and being a successful female leader at Cisco – as well as cheese sandwiches and her search for a new canine companion. Keen to get a different perspective on IWD, Collette and Rosie also have a chat with Shane Heraty (Managing Director, Cisco Scotland & Ireland) about the importance of building a diverse team, challenging the status quo and what it’s like being a dad to daughters in today’s world.

Episode 4: International Women’s Day with Wendy Mars and Shane Heraty

This month we’re launching a new “Tech Talk” series, a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast where, in each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts! In this month’s episode we discover Cisco DNA Spaces with Tina Gundersen, Global Sales Director at Cisco DNA Spaces.

Teck Talk Episode 1: Cisco DNA Spaces

Episode 5: Hybrid Work Special: Part One – Security and Enterprise Networking

In this two-part Hybrid Work Special episode, Collette and Rosie recruit some of their favourite (and funny) Cisco colleagues from around the business to tell us all about how hybrid working is having an impact on businesses from all different technology perspectives.
 
In this second instalment they are joined by Gerry Keleghan, Barry Redmond and Pete Hampton from the UKI Cisco Collaboration team where they delve into Hybrid Work from a collaboration perspective and share some of their favourite memories and shenanigans from across the years in the Dublin office!

Episode 5: Hybrid Work Special: Part Two - Collaboration

Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast where, in each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts! In this month’s episode we discover Cloud Calling with Technical Solutions Architect, Nick Gray.

Tech Talk Episode 2: Cloud Calling

Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast where, in each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts! In this month’s episode we discover SASE with Cisco's SASE Sales Specialist, Joe O'Gorman.

Tech Talk Episode 3: SASE

In this Cyber Security special Rosie and Collette deep dive into Talos - the world's largest non state threat intelligence organisation - with Cisco's Cyber security Sepcialist Martin Lee who shares with the girls his unique career journey, his advice on how businesses can best equip themselves against cyber attacks… and of course his Meal Deal of choice!

Episode 6: From human viruses to computer viruses - discovering Talos with Martin Lee

In this month’s episode Rosie and Collette meet Zack Klima, CEO and Founder of Wait Time - the industry leader in crowd intelligence, providing real-time data and historical analytics on crowd behaviour. They hear about the story behind how the business was founded, why WaitTime works so well with Cisco Meraki tech and discover some of the big names backing this clever tech business. 
 
So what you waiting for? Give it a listen now! 
 
For an insight into WaitTime and how the tech works check out this link https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zacharyklima_stadium-arena-gate-activity-6961334764230365185-QMUX

Episode 7: Start-Up, Sports and Stadiums with WaitTime

In this month’s episode Rosie and Collette chat all things CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) with Jay Patel, VP & GM at Webex Connect. Jay shares the story of his business IMI from start-up to acquisition by Cisco in 2021 to what we now know as Webex Connect. We hear from Jay about his career journey, how customers are utilising CPaaS to better communicate with their consumers in the modern world and his passion for supporting entrepreneurs with great ideas and good hearts.

Episode 8: Chatting digital communications, start-ups and business advice with Jay Patel

In this month’s episode, in recognition of World Mental Health Day 2022, Rosie and Collette talk Neurodiversity with Richard Everard, VP EMEA Service Sales & Executive Sponsor of Cisco’s Connected Disability Action Network (CDAN) as he shares his experience of being diagnosed as neurodivergent later in life and what he has learned throughout that journey. We’ll hear how mental health and neurodiversity are connected and how teams in business can flourish when they truly embrace neurodiversity within the workplace.

Episode 9: Neurodiversity with Richard Everard

Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast where, in each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts! In this month’s episode we discover ThousandEyes with Cisco's ThousandEyes Sales Specialist, Chris Walters.

Tech Talk Episode 4: Thousand Eyes

In this month’s episode, in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Cisco’s Networking Academy, Collette and Rosie chat to Guy Diedrich who oversees the programme globally. They also find out about some of the great ideas and initiatives born out of Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme as well as discover the colourful career background of their fellow Cisconian, Guy.

Episode 10: Chatting Digital Acceleration & Celebrating Networking Academy with Guy Diedrich

There has been a lot going on in the world of IT regarding Software Defined Networking (SDN.) As this is a topic I don’t know a lot about I decided to ask three Cisco experts to explain it to me. They talk me through what SDN is and how it can help IT become more agile, which can’t be a bad thing. Have a listen and let me know what you think.

Ep13 Software Defined Networking Explained

This is our final podcast for 2017 so @M_Jacks74 and I wanted to share our favorite podcasts we recorded and some interesting security topics that have been in the press recently. Mark also interviews David LaPier who is an expert on Cisco Trustworthy Systems. Happy New Year and hope you enjoy the podcast.

Ep49 2017 Christmas Special Inc Interview With David LaPier

Mark Jackson and I are back together again with Zubair Usman talking about how Cisco is using AI to help make meetings better. Zubair has us barking no really BARKING to demonstrate the kind of things Cisco is doing to help improve meetings.

Ep53 Making Your Meetings Better with AI and Cisco

We are back with another new episode of the @CiscoUKI Podcast and we are talking Webex with our resident expert Charlie Thorpe @Webex_se.
He explains how @webex can help have amazing virtual or remote meetings and shares the new evolution of Cisco webex. Hope you Enjoy.

Ep56 Meet The More Intuitive Way To Work With Cisco Webex

It's @CiscoUKI #podcast time again and we are talking Hyper Converged which is the next gen Data Centre technology. Sounds complicated? Well Joachim Mason @yoksmason co host, DC Guru and I are joined by @MrHyperFlex Darren Williams to explain it all and discuss a bit of football (soccer) as well.

Ep57 Hyper Converge Your Data Centre With Cisco Hyperflex

In this episode of the CiscoUKI podcast Mark Jackson, Joachim Mason and I are recapping on this year’s Infosec – the largest cybersecurity trade show in Europe, which took place in London this month.

We interviewed Bret Hartman VP & CTO, Cisco Security Business Group, Mark Weir UKI lead for Cyber Security and Martin Lee Head of Outreach at Talos. They share their highlights, and insights from Info Sec and Mark, Joachim and I share our points of view. Hope you enjoy.

Ep58 Cisco @ Info Sec

Something a little different this week, as we’ve got a guest episode from a brand new podcast series from Cisco’s innovation team.
 
This episode is all about smart cities, and takes a deep dive into the CityVerve project based in Manchester.
 
The rest of the series is all about how technology is being used to make the world a better place to be – covering everything from disaster relief to commuter connectivity. If that sounds like something that would be up your street, or if you like what you’ve heard on this episode, then you can subscribe over at soundcloud.com/cisco_innovation or wherever you usually get your podcasts.

MACRO: the Cisco Innovation podcast

Ep60 Creating the world's smartest city

Apologies We uploaded the wrong version of this podcast so here is the correct one Enjoy. 

Joachim Mason and I are talking about Software Defined Data Centres with our resident Data Centre Network experts Neil Trevains and Matt Brown. They explain the network challenges in the Data Centre and introduce Cisco Application Infrastructure ACI and how it makes Data Centre Network more agile and secure. Enjoy the podcast!

Ep61 Reinventing The Data Centre Network With Cisco ACI

This week Cisco is heading to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for SME LIVE on the 16th/17th October.  Joachim and I are joined by Amanda and Dave from our SME Team to tell us more about what Cisco is doing and the solutions we have. They explain our Connect, Secure, Meet strategy, how Meraki, Umbrella and Cisco Webex meets our Small and Medium Customer Technology needs. Come along to stand L26 to see all this technology in action and get some free gear.

Ep64 Cisco SME Podcast - Connect, Secure Meet

In this episode I am joined by Tim Wade NTT and Martin Henson Cisco. They share the amazing world record attempt by Cisco’s own James MacDonald and how Cisco’s Meraki Technology was part of the technology that supported him.

Ep 74 A World Record Attempt And Cisco Technology Sport’s Innovation

The podcast team are back again and this time we are working out what ZERO TRUST is. Mark Jackson co-host and resident cyber security expert and I are joined by Andy Williams and Chris Sargent from the Duo Team. We discuss what is Zero Trust, how organizations and business can build a Zero Trust strategy and how Cisco can help.

Ep 77 Zero Trust

In this episode of the Cisco UKI Technology podcast “Journey to the cloud” I am joined by some new guests. Kingsley Hughes Morgan is the Director of Worldwide X-Architecture at Cisco AppDynamics and an experienced advisor in digital transformation initiatives. Matyáš Prokop is Principal Architect at Natilik focusing on data centers, network automation and DevOps - and Aseem Anwar is Presales Director for EMEA at Turbonomic, and is a CWOM Technical Expert. 

During this podcast they share their unique view and expertise on the rise of the cloud and share best practices to help you in your journey.

EP 78 “Journey To The Cloud”

The Cisco UKI Podcast is back after a few more months of lockdown. Joachim and I are joined by Jeff Dodd from Nomad foods who explains how and why Cisco Collaboration technology helped meet their business needs, kept the company thriving before and throughout the pandemic. He also shares some innovative ways how the technology is helping solve some interesting business challenges. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

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