Data Center
Accelerate Large Scale VDI Success with Cisco UCS and Pure Storage
We are just a few days away from Pure//Accelerate conference in San Francisco. For one thing, I’m excited about going to a San Francisco conference that is not held at the Moscone Conference Center. Pier 48 is a great location, just across from the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark where I spent many a…
UCS Mini with StorMagic SvSAN
Do you need a server and storage solution for your remote sites, to ensure that your business critical applications are always available? Cisco and StorMagic have a solution for you.…
Cisco ACI and Avi Networks deliver compelling ROI and automation to leading financial management software firm
This Blog has been developed in collaboration with Avi Networks. Primary Author: Chandra Sekar, VP Marketing, Avi Networks. Outline, Flow, Adaptation by Ravi Balakrishnan, Cisco Systems. Avi Networks recently acquired a large financial management software company as a customer, and experienced fi…
From Applications to ASICs in 3D: Changes, Part Three
3D: Digitization and Disruption in the Data Center This week at Partner Summit, Cisco made major headlines with Data Center announcements in 3 key areas: Cloud, Hyperconvergence and Switching. One of the headlines reads “Partners Applaud Cisco’s Launch Of ‘Incredible’ New Line Of N…
Positive Press Response to New Cisco Hyperconverged Infrastructure
This week, Cisco introduced a new era in hyperconverged infrastructure with Cisco HyperFlex Systems, as part of a larger announcement of new data center innovations for the hybrid cloud across networking, hyper-converged, and hybrid cloud orchestration. Our data center news also included our intent…
Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems
Today I am pleased to introduce a new Cisco product family, and the next generation of hyperconverged infrastructure: Cisco HyperFlex Systems. Cisco HyperFlex represents true hyperconvergence, combining innovative software defined storage and data services software with Cisco UCS, the proven system…
Changes, Part 2 – So, What Do We Do With That?
Last week, in part 1 of this 3 part series, we discussed how Digitization* is driving change. We also covered how Changes (cue** David Bowie) are manifesting themselves in the shifting shape of Applications, which are the raison d’etre for the Data Center. Deconstructing Apps: Scale As traditional…
Customers Share Their Digital Journeys with #CiscoACI
“Wow” Moments take the stage at Cisco Live Berlin One of the key themes at Cisco Live Berlin last week, as well as across the tech industry, is “disrupt or be disrupted”. One of the most exciting aspects of my role at Cisco is working with customers and hearing how Cisco’s ACI and SDN technology com…
FlexPod with Infrastructure Automation: Business Agility Through Simplicity
Over the last several years Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure has been at the center of combining together technologies from industry leaders into integrated systems that dramatically reduce complexity while improving operational efficiencies and time to deployment. FlexPod is a leader in the inte…

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