Data Center
#EngineersUnplugged S6|Ep1: Behind the Scenes with Cisco Networking Academy
Welcome back! In the season premiere of Engineers Unplugged, Roving Reporter Tom Hollingsworth (@networkingnerd) talks to Cisco Networking Academy Dream Team Member Tylor Kytasaari (@TylorKytasaari) about network topology and what it takes to keep the bandwidth flowing at an event the size of Cisco…
The Future of Cloud, Part 4: Building a Resilient Cloud for the Future
(This is part 4 of a 7-part series sharing insights from Cisco partners about the Future of Cloud.) At Cisco Live!, Derek Siler, Director, Solution Engineering – Channel Sales at Sungard Availability Services, shared his company’s vision of the cloud and how they bring value to the market. “Our rea…
Leading Analyst Firm, EMA, Validates Cisco’s Big Data Warehouse Expansion Solution
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry analyst firm that provides deep insight across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies. EMA analysts, including Shawn Rogers who guides EMA’s Business Intelligent Research group, leverage a unique combination of practical…
So many workloads and so many clouds ….
Recently, I had the opportunity to join a discussion regarding the #FutureOfCloud in the #InnovateThink Tweet Chat. One of the questions that came up revolved around the process typically used to associate a workload with a specific cloud deployment model. That is an important question and t…
The Future of Cloud, Part 3: Transparency in the High Performance Cloud
(This is part 3 of a 7-part series sharing insights from Cisco partners about the Future of Cloud.) At CiscoLive!, attendees had the chance to meet with many companies offering cloud services. Dusten Tornow, Director of Infrastructure Products at OneNeck IT Solutions, shared some of his thoughts on…
IT Transformation: Understanding environment and business goals
In my last blog, I established reasons behind today’s need for IT Transformation. We know that CIOs hope to cut their budget in half, but this will be difficult unless they understand their Enterprise Environment, as well as, the management goals that align with their organization’s overall IT trans…
IT Transformation: Strategizing for Cost Saving and Investing for Business Enablement
IT organizations face several challenges: a globalizing economy, the increasing cost of IT ownership, business users directly going to public Cloud providers, the difficulty of operating complex environments, effectively enabling innovation as well as variety of risks around security and compliance.…
FlexPod, Based on UCS Integrated Infrastructure, is a Leader in Integrated Infrastructure
The month of June was very exciting for FlexPod. On June 16th, Gartner released their 2014 Magic Quadrant for integrated infrastructure with FlexPod positioned in the leaders quadrant. On June 25th, Cisco and NetApp announced FlexPod has generated $3 billion in joint sales since its launch in 2010…
The Future of Cloud, Part 2: Adding Value to the Cloud
(This is part 2 of a 7-part series sharing insights from Cisco partners about the Future of Cloud.) Chris Kemmerer, Director, Mobility Solutions, Verizon, had a lot to share with me at CiscoLive! “What I’m seeing this year is very transformational,” said Kemmerer. “What we’re seeing is how to take s…
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