We think it's a safe bet that Nancy Stewart is one of the unseen movers and shakers in the IT world -- and someone worth watching, however heavily guarded she may be in the Wal-Mart fortress.
Nancy Stewart, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Wal-Mart
Next Page: Jayshree Ullal, Cisco
When Jayshree Ullal was appointed to her present job in 2005, she made it her mission to convince IT managers that Cisco was more than a simple seller of boxes. Cisco, she insisted, would be the "intelligent fabric" between disparate networking technologies in the data center. (See Cisco Names Data Chief.)
It's a philosophy that's typical of large suppliers seeking to break out of long-held molds. But implementing it requires focus, something Ullal has proven to have in abundance.
Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer for Juniper Networks, explains how the advanced technology is transforming operations.
Contact center leaders from 8x8, Awaken Intelligence, and 360insight discuss the importance of agent experience.
AI may force enterprises to rewire parts of their data centers so they are fully optimized to run such workloads. The question is do you use Ethernet or InfiniBand?
