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As Cisco Live 2014 comes to a close today, we present out first of two groups of show photos. This one focuses on the Cisco executives and (mostly) the big stage.

Many attendees would probably pick security or the Internet of Everything (IoE) as the pervasive theme — but  software-defined networking (SDN) would be a legitimate choice, too. Cisco is now very aggressive about the technology that executives formerly wouldn't even name, and the Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI, now due out "this summer," which technically could still mean "in the second quarter") has become a foundational technology for Cisco's future plans.

Enjoy the photos (we're working on adding the oh-so-clever captions), and brace yourself for more show coverage to come.

[caption id="attachment_12860" align="alignnone" width="300"] The line for John Chambers' Monday keynote (entrance on the left).[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12859" align="alignnone" width="300"] Hired dancers pumped up the pre-keynote energy and made getting to your seat even more difficult.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12862" align="alignnone" width="300"] It's not officially a keynote until Chambers walks the floor.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12858" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cisco CMO Blair Christie and then-SF mayor Gavin Newsom share their 1989 looks. (This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first Cisco Live, so 1989 was a recurring theme.)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12857" align="alignnone" width="300"] Why I don't always get the best shots: You have to get out of your seat, and that floor is cold.[/caption]

Catch up on our other Cisco Live coverage here (with more to come):