Cisco will continue to invest in business opportunities, but is struggling with the higher cost of components amid global shortages of semiconductors.

Customers will be able to log into a Google meeting on a Cisco device and vice versa, helping businesses that use multiple hosting platforms or have switched from one to the other. 

It’s also laying the groundwork for a disaggregated, composable infrastructure play similar to HPE’s.

Cisco uses the RSA Conference to announce major enhancements to its endpoint, network and cloud security solutions, including expanded SASE threat protection.

The networking giant is joining HPE and Dell in the pursuit of cloudifying the experience of consuming data center tech.

The Big 3 clouds are not the only games in town when it comes to hybrid cloud providers.

It’s evolving its hybrid and multi-cloud management platform to make it more compelling for companies with private data center and public cloud resources.

Revenue from Cisco’s Enterprise segment fell 9 percent in fiscal Q2.

The new terms reflect the difficulties of trying to do transactions that require approval in China and the surge in public market value of technology stocks.

The optical component maker said it didn't receive Chinese government approvals for the deal.