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  • SDN and NFV Takeaways from Light Reading’s Network Components conference in Santa Clara

    SDN and NFV Takeaways from Light Reading’s Network Components conference in Santa Clara

    Introduction: For years, we’ve been reading and hearing about the never-ending boom in data traffic, the need for fast provisioning, agile networks, service velocity (quicker time to market for new services) for telcos, etc.  It’s been like a non-stop siren call to battle for network operators.  Yet little has been done to date to remedy…

  • Viodi View – 11/17/14

    Viodi View – 11/17/14

    “The past is to learn from, not to live in.” – Everett Christensen, author of 73 Magic Management Words +2, as well as owner of the Independent broadband provider, Christensen Communications. The past couple of weeks there have been ample opportunities for me to look at the past. It’s easy to only see the positive in the past…

  • Autonomous Vehicles Parallel Broadband

    Autonomous Vehicles Parallel Broadband

    Find a New Audience and Be a Rock Star A lesson learned many years ago is that one way to look like a “rock star” is to speak to a group that doesn’t know much about your topic. In my case, a talk I gave in June 1993 regarding cable modems to telephone and fiber…

  • Viodi View – 11/03/14

    Viodi View – 11/03/14

    Taking care of their own, finding and nurturing local talent and giving back to the community sets the San Francisco Giants apart from other professional sports organizations, to paraphrase one of the many speakers at the boisterous parade held for the improbable 2014 World Series Champions. It was also said that this sort of event is one…

  • Autonomous Vehicle View – 11/03/14

    Autonomous Vehicle View – 11/03/14

    [Note: This is a biweekly round-up of some of the articles on autonomous vehicles that elicited commentary from this author. Note, with all the buzz about autonomous vehicles, this list isn’t comprehensive.] Riding my bike yesterday in a neighborhood bypassed by the relatively new wealth generated by the tech companies of Silicon Valley, I spotted an…

  • Highlights of “How Google Works” at the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley

    Highlights of “How Google Works” at the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley

    Introduction: Google is well-known for its unique philosophy, culture and innovative spirit. From Android smart phones/tablets, wearable devices to self-driving cars, Google continues to push the boundaries of what is possible with technology. On October 2, 2014, Eric Schmidt, Google Executive Chairman and Former CEO, joined co-author and Google Advisor Jonathan Rosenberg to discuss “How Google…