Folks, having been through the 2011 RIF, I would strongly suggest looking at the possibility of leaving the nest. This wasn't an easy realization for me - I enjoyed Cisco and tried interviewing for open positions before my official departure date, coming up second fiddle at least twice.
I leveraged Lee Hecht Harrison's outplacements services extensively, refining my resume, learning the #RTP, #NC networking scene and LinkedIn to (eventually) land at a SaaS software shop. Once there I refined some skills and used it as an entry point into "cloud". Obviously, it was a good markets space to land in 7+ years ago.
I am happy to help others in this new world. Please connect with me at: linkedin/in/chrismarin and reference this post.
Good luck!