Beyond the Hype: 9 Cybersecurity Realities CIOs Must Face at RSAC 2026

Enterprises must rethink cybersecurity strategies in 2026, driven by advancements in AI and quantum technologies. The upcoming RSAC conference will highlight key areas to watch, including AI applications, network security, simplification of solutions, post-quantum cryptography, and evolving identity management. These aspects reflect the complexity and urgency of current cybersecurity challenges.

Cisco AI Summit Expands and Elevates the Enterprise AI Conversation

Cisco's AI Summit in San Francisco featured prominent industry leaders discussing AI's potential and challenges. Key themes included the importance of trust, infrastructure constraints, and the need for effective data management. Cisco executives emphasized AI's transformative role in enterprise, urging a rethinking of technology utilization to harness opportunities and address current gaps.

Cisco Just Redefined AI Security – And It’s Coming for Your Threat Stack

Cisco launched an AI-fueled security offensive that changes how enterprises will think about XDR, SecOps, and the future of cyber defense. Cisco, well-known and respected for their network equipment including switches, routers and firewalls is facing the next era of…

HPE closes deal with Juniper Networks and what it means for CIOs

Yesterday, HPE announced that after 18 months in the making and with a lot of legal negotiations, they finally received DOJ approval to close the acquisition of Juniper Networks. I jumped on a briefing with the CEO’s of both HPE and Juniper…

HPE Embraces Agentic AI and Signals a Power Shift in Enterprise Ops

I was on the ground this week at HPE’s annual Discover conference in Las Vegas. At the conference HPE made a slew of announcements that demonstrated a significant shift in both their direction and ultimate value to enterprise customers. In…

Are the big 5 enterprise IT providers making a comeback?

Not long ago, many would have written off the likes of the big five large enterprise IT firms as slow, lethargic, expensive and out of touch. Who are the big five? IBM (NYSE: IBM), HP (NYSE: HPQ), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT),…