Cisco Systems – Team 6
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Transcript of Cisco Systems – Team 6
Cisco Systems – Team 6
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Mission Statement
“Shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners.”
History Cisco• San Francisco, CA
• Founded 1984
• Multinational Corporation
• Designs, sells, and network equipment
• More than 60,000 employees
Cisco Changes
• 1990 became a public company
• 2000 dot-com boom – most valuable company
• 2006 “The Human Network” campaign is launched
Cisco Products
• Numerous products including:
• Networking device, network management, Cisco IOS software, optical networking, storage and networks, wireless, datacenters
Acquisitions
1995-1996 acquired 11 companies 2003 – Linksys 2012 – NDS Group
Demetrius Christian - Interview Recaps
Works in San Antonio office – Level III Engineer
Moved from South Africa to the US during dot-com crash in 2001
Very uncertain about new job
Starting life from scratch
DC - Interview Recaps 18 months to become settled in
US has lots of celebrations
Cisco made the transition very simple for him
Generous relocation package
No vertical organizational chart at Cisco
Willem Rossouw - Interview Recaps Works in South Africa – Consulting Systems Architect
Worked for many different companies
Offer came in 1999 to work for Cisco in the UK
Wanted to explore the world
Grabbed offer with both hands
WR - Interview Recaps First impressions of the “new world” were exhilarating
Foot in the door, no idea what to expect
First chapter of his new life
Personal life, exploring was fantastic
Exposure to various cultures
WR - Interview Recaps New approach on life
English are reserved, polite, and considerate
Summing up his first six months was very difficult
Believed he was considered an “outsider”
Loved that he was working for Cisco
WR - Interview Recaps Missed home very much
Bakkie story
Many kind words of wisdom
Make it happen, when it happens, take it as it comes!
Learning Team 6 would like to THANK YOU for your time this semester and hope you
have learned something about Cisco and South Africa!
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