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In this week’s episode of Engineer’s Unplugged, we take a practical look at some of the business challenges presented when storage, network, and compute teams are asked to work together. Cisco’s Andrew Levin (@AndLevin) and NexusIS’s Paul Sferratore (@MadItalianATL) approach some of the questions in the unified fabric strategy in terms of roles. Should roles drive tools or vice versa?

Andrew and Paul talk roles, cost effectiveness, and unified management:

Andrew Levin and Paul Sferratore draw a unified unicorn.
Andrew Levin and Paul Sferratore draw a unified unicorn.

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