Ex-Cisco CTO Kevin Bloch bags consulting gig with FirstWave
Just over a week after leaving Cisco, former CTO Kevin Bloch has scored one of his first consulting roles, joining a new committee at FirstWave Cloud Technology.
Just over a week after leaving Cisco, former CTO Kevin Bloch has scored one of his first consulting roles, joining a new committee at FirstWave Cloud Technology.
Cisco Australia and New Zealand veteran and chief technology officer Kevin Bloch is to step down after more than 20 years.
Cisco A/NZ CTO, Kevin Bloch outlines the top trends for the year ahead.
Cisco's investment in the Internet of Things will help Australia's key industries push into the 21st century, especially in areas of agriculture, resources, and astronomy.
Cisco chief technology officer (CTO), Kevin Bloch, opened his presentation at Westcon Group Imagine 2014 with a quote borrowed (and rephrased) from Bill Gates: “computing is essential to a modern economy, but computers and IT departments are not.”
The first leg of Westcon Imagine 2014 landed in Melbourne at the Sofitel on Collins. A full-house heard Cisco CTO, Kevin Bloch, speak on the Future IT Leader, Westpac senior economist. Elliott Clarke, address The State of IT, and panel discussions on Data Privacy in 2014 and Making Cloud Profitable. Westcon MD A/NZ, Dave Rosenberg, and Asia-Pacific (APAC) services and Cloud solutions director, Darryl Grauman, opened the event.
Cisco is focusing on moving its IT towards business technology – and other businesses should do the same, according to its chief technology officer, Kevin Bloch.