Cisco's software transformation; Machine Learning's hidden frailties

February 12 2019 Greetings! Wikibon's weekly Newsletter brings you the timely research, insights, and opportunities to engage with the communities of your peers. [] [Cisco's Software Bridge to Multicloud]( [by Stuart Miniman]( Real transitions do not happen overnight. After attending Cisco Live Europe 2018, I wrote about Cisco's digital transformation towards becoming a software company (see [Caught Between a Cloud and Hardware Place]( At Cisco Live Europe 2019, it was impressive to see how much progress has been made towards Cisco's goal of becoming a software company (and to be known as a software company more than as a networking company). [Read the full article]( [] [Trust but verify: Machine learning's magic masks hidden frailties]( [by Paul Gillin]( The idea sounded good in theory: Rather than giving away full-boat scholarships, colleges could optimize their use of scholarship money to attract students willing to pay most of the tuition costs. ... The widely used practice, called "financial aid leveraging," is a perfect application of machine learning, the form of predictive analytics that has taken the business world by storm. [Read More]( [] [SiliconANGLE presents theCUBE Insights]( Official Podcast feed for SiliconANGLE Media's podcast where our hosts and guests reflect upon the many events theCUBE provides coverage for. The most recent episode comes from theCUBE at Cisco Live Europe. Subscribe now and don't miss an episode in 2019 [Subscribe for weekly episodes]( [iTunes]( [apple.co/2ye6Mu6]( Spotify:[spoti.fi/2O83OBn]( [] [Come see our analysts LIVE at]( Events Limited availability for meetings with our analyst team at these events - Contact us to meet [RSA Conference 2019]( San Francisco CA March 4 - 8 2019 [Accenture Innovation Hub]( Boston MA US March 6 2019 [Wikibon Research]( Media Inc. Researching the communities and technologies driving change. [Have a question for our analysts? Ask away!]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View our profile on LinkedIn]( [View our videos on YouTube]( Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved. Wikibon, 5 Mount Royal, Suite 280, Marlborough, MA 01752 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by jackie.sampson@siliconangle.com in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](