Data Center
Cisco MDS for Small to Cloud-Scale Data Centers
Superior Platforms, Scale, and Operational Simplicity Data Center trends like Virtualization, Solid State Drives, DC consolidation and Data Explosion are putting a tremendous amount of strain on the infrastructure. These challenges need targeted and multifaceted approach. It has to be holistic sol…
Cisco at F5 Agility – From Copenhagen to New York
You are probably thinking I have the most exciting job in Silicon Valley. In June 2014, I was leading Cisco ACI at the EMEA (Copenhagen) edition of F5 Agility. Next week, amidst a glorious New York autumn, I will be at the glittering Times Square for the Americas edition of F5 Agility. And you’re qu…
It’s All About The Applications. But Do You Speak Developer? Do Your Developers Speak Infrastructure?
Infrastructure matters. It’s the foundation on which everything else in IT is built. The purpose of data center infrastructure is to run applications, yet the relationship between infrastructure admins and application developers is often dismal. Are you an infrastructure admin? When’s the last time …
Cisco Broadens SAN Portfolio for Small to Cloud-Scale Storage Networks
Big Data, Video, and the Internet of Everything (IoE) are driving high demand for data storage in today’s IT environments. Today, Cisco announced new additions to the MDS storage area networking (SAN) portfolio, broadening innovation to meet the needs of small SANs and cloud environments. How much o…
#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep2: Data Center Automation
In this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged, Uri Elzur (Intel) and Mike Dvorkin (@dvorkinista) discuss automation in the data center, from application intent to compliance and governance. What is shared infrastructure? Listen in! If you would like to become Internet Famous, and strut your…
The Future of Cloud, Part 6: It Takes an Ecosystem
(This is part 6 of a 7-part series sharing insights from Cisco partners about the Future of Cloud.) “It’s been invigorating for us to hear all of the different messages around cloud because we really think that’s where the future is.” This is what Steve Harris, Senior Vice President, National Allia…
Cisco Achieves SAP HANA Certifications for Unified Computing Systems Mission-Critical Servers
Cisco Achieves SAP HANA Certifications for Unified Computing Systems Mission-Critical Servers Cisco has received SAP HANA certification for its Unified Computing Systems (UCS) mission-critical servers with the Intel Ivy Bridge chip set. All of these products are now listed on the Product Availabili…
SIAM: the next ITIL?
The acronym SIAM stands for Service Integration And Management, and it is a hot topic in the world of IT Service Management…..but why? Service integration models have been around awhile, but are evolving from the challenges of managing a small number of large service partners to a model of managing…
If you bundle it, they will come!
Recently I was speaking to someone (Mike from New Jersey) at Cisco Live and they were raving about their journey to the Flexpod. They were seeking the best compute, networking and storage yet didn’t want to be boggled down with details when it came to the purchasing process. Converged systems like t…
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