--- title: Five Midsize CIO Blueprints Built for Lean IT Teams description: Cisco has released a series of five 'Midsize CIO Blueprints' aimed at lean IT teams, offering phased plans for security, AI adoption, data center readiness,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/five-midsize-cio-blueprints-built-for-lean-it-teams-beyqwnu5f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Five Midsize CIO Blueprints Built for Lean IT Teams | daily.dev og:description: Cisco has released a series of five 'Midsize CIO Blueprints' aimed at lean IT teams, offering phased plans for security, AI adoption, data center readiness,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/five-midsize-cio-blueprints-built-for-lean-it-teams-beyqwnu5f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bEyQWnu5F.png og:image:alt: Five Midsize CIO Blueprints Built for Lean IT Teams og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Five Midsize CIO Blueprints Built for Lean IT Teams **[Cisco](https://daily.dev/sources/cisco)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cisco has released a series of five 'Midsize CIO Blueprints' aimed at lean IT teams, offering phased plans for security, AI adoption, data center readiness, operational simplification, and hybrid meeting experiences. Each blueprint is designed to build on existing infrastructure rather than require a greenfield redesign, with phased frameworks like Consolidate/Automate/Activate/Orchestrate for operations and Assess/Modernize/Verify/Contain/Outpace for security. The guides are pitched as executive-level business cases paired with practical, incremental adoption paths, with Cisco offering working sessions for organizations wanting tailored guidance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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