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InMarch2000CiscoSystems,withamarketcapitalizationof$531billion,wasthemostvaluablecompanyontheplanet.With44,000employeesandastockpriceat$80pershare,Ciscowaspoisedforunstoppablegrowthandunendingglory.Sixmonthslaterwiththecrispsmellofcoldcashintheair,CiscopresidentandCEOJohnChambersvowedtochangetheworld.Whoknewthatinamatterofdaysdisasterwouldstrike? TheEyeoftheStorm:HowJohnChambersSteeredCiscoThroughtheTechnologyCollapseoffersthegrippingaccountofthehigh-techAmericandreamturnednightmare.BestsellingauthorRobertSlater'srivetingnarrativetracesthepathofCisco'srisefromanonymitytoprosperityandthentoitssudden,shockingfall,asaworldwithoutceilingsgavewaytoaworldwherenofloorwasinsight. ThroughunprecedentedexclusiveinterviewswithChambersandCisco'stopexecutivesandunparalleledaccesstoCisco'sprivateforums,Slaterrevealstheconfidentialworkingandinsiderdecisionsbehindwhatwasnothingshortofabusinessmiraclebeforethevisionwenttemporarilyawry.Unadornedandunequivocal,thisisthefascinatingstoryofhowChambers,oncew