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Ken Spear

Sr. Marketing Manager, Automation

UCS Solution Marketing

Ken is responsible for marketing the Cisco UCS automation, operations and the IaaS software portfolio.

He has over 20 years experience in enterprise product management and marketing roles with software development and operations management software.

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January 16, 2020

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The Application Revolution

Have you ever yelled at your computer or phone because a web page was loading too slowly? You’re not alone. According to a recent survey titled “The App Attention Index,” 44% of people have sworn or cursed out loud due to frustration with their digital experience. That’s because applications have tr…

July 17, 2019

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Cisco and Google Cloud Create Framework for Innovation

Cisco and Google are collaborating to establish a hybrid cloud architecture that empowers customers to innovate. For the past two years, our engineering teams have been working together to deliver a hybrid cloud solution that includes best in-class technologies from both companies. Together, we’re o…

March 19, 2019

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UCS Director and Cisco Intersight – Better Together

Cisco continues to invest and enhance our data center automation and private cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform, Cisco UCS Director. At the same time, we are leveraging the Cisco Intersight platform to deliver additional value and operational benefits when coupled with UCS Director. G…

February 5, 2019

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Introducing the Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance

Cisco is transforming the way customers deploy and manage Cisco UCS and Cisco Hyperflex systems. Intersight, a software as a service (SaaS) management platform, introduced the benefits of connecting these systems to intelligence and best practices from Cisco allowing customers to significantly simpl…

December 12, 2018

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AI Ops Provides New Career Opportunities

AI-driven Operations (AI Ops) will drive significant changes as IT organizations leverage AI, machine learning, and automation. This transition will provide opportunities for individuals to develop new skills that can enhance their careers. AI Ops and Self-Optimization Experts expect the use of AI,…

November 26, 2018

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AI Ops and the Self-Optimization of Resources

AI Ops includes the ability to dynamically optimize infrastructure resources through a holistic approach. Cisco Workload Optimization Manager is an important component in our strategy of delivering enhanced customer benefits through AI Ops. Guest Blogger: Vish Jakka, Product Manager, UCS Solutions O…

October 16, 2018

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Cisco Intersight: AI-Driven Proactive Support

The Cisco Customer Experience organization works closely with the Intersight engineering team to ensure customers have seamless access to Cisco’s unparalleled device knowledge.  This allows Cisco Intersight to deliver a wide range of enhanced customer support benefits, especially around systems main…

October 9, 2018

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Cisco Intersight: AI-Driven Proactive Maintenance

Intersight is cloud-based systems management built on a platform that supports artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). This allows Cisco Intersight to deliver a wide range of enhanced customer support benefits, especially around systems maintenance and support. Guest Blogger: Jeff Fo…

October 2, 2018

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Cisco Intersight: AI-Driven User Experience

Intersight’s open AI Ops framework provides the potential for a wide range of enhanced user experiences using Alexa and other natural language processing technologies. Guest Blogger: David Soper, Technical Marketing Engineer Benefits of AI Ops Cisco established our cloud-based operations management…