Cisco HyperFlex

March 21, 2017

PARTNER

Why Do Architectures Matter?

During the many events I attend each year, we hear one consistent piece of feedback from Cisco partners: to get a better understanding of the solutions that will make them more profitable. The great news? Opportunities are limitless, particularly in our three core focus areas – security, data center…

March 17, 2017

DATA CENTER

Set a flywheel of innovation in motion and magic happens ASAP

We all heard the saying that time flies (when you are having fun). It certainly has been a busy start to 2017 in many aspects and when my colleague Emmeline Wong posted her blog about ‘2017 New Year’s Resolutions: Ideas for Data Center Pros’ a few months ago, it feels like yesterday.  Wi…

March 16, 2017

DATA CENTER

HyperFlex 2.0: Start your engines & embrace the flash

The hyper coverage market is exploding;  ESG’s latest research confirmed the popularity of HCI: 85% of respondents reported that they currently use or plan to use HCI solutions in the coming months. A broad range of capabilities has driven the organization in that direction: Improved service and sup…

March 14, 2017

DATA CENTER

Cisco HyperFlex Meets High Performance Requirements of Active Trading Floor

In the world of finance, trading requires fast decisions and reaction speed is of the essence. So when Bellevue Group started to feel the ping of performance degradation in its VDI environment it knew it had to find a solution. Researchers in the trading department work with sophisticated spreadshee…

February 7, 2017

DATA CENTER

HyperFlex 2.0 – Drop Hyperconvergence Into Top Gear

We are excited to announce HyperFlex 2.0! The incredible momentum of the HyperFlex business continues as we rapidly expand across a broader set of new customers and verticals while scaling-out HX footprints of current customers. For example, one of our early adopters – Ready Pac Foods – has decided…

February 1, 2017

DATA CENTER

Easily Provision Additional Infrastructure when your VDI Deployment Soars

Cisco UCS Director delivers new levels of orchestration and automation for Cisco HyperFlex Systems. Last Saturday was the first day of the Chinese New Year when we entered the year of the Rooster. Among the symbols associated with the year of the Rooster in the Chinese Zodiac are fidelity, punctuali…

January 26, 2017

DATA CENTER

Automating Your Data Center With HyperFlex and UCS Director

Cisco has made deployment, provisioning and expansion of data center workloads running on Cisco HyperFlex™ and Cisco UCS™ up to 90% faster and much easier by delivering private Infrastructure as-a-Service (IaaS) with UCS Director.…

January 18, 2017

DATA CENTER

Deep Dive Into HyperFlex With Technical Demos

Hi again! We are continuing to see incredible customer adoption and interest in technical aspects of HyperFlex. I often get asked on usability of the platform, especially around deployment automation and impact on daily operations. So in this blog I will point you to some cool demos that dig into va…

January 5, 2017

DATA CENTER

Three key factors for making your VDI project a success in 2017

The end of the year is usually a time when we reflect on what we’ve accomplished in the past 12 months and set goals for the upcoming year. One resolution that should be easier to cross off your list in 2017 is to bring new life to your VDI projects. VDI, or more broadly desktop and application virt…