Cisco Services

February 8, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The We’re Listening Blog Series: Making It Easier to Do Business with Cisco by Simplifying Order Management

In this installment of the “We’re Listening” blog, Kathy Harrington, VP of Global Service Delivery, delves into actions taken by Cisco’s Order Management team to improve your order management experience.     By Guest Contributor Kathy Harrington  We constantly strive to achieve the best…

December 21, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 3: Automation and Orchestration

Continuing my tour of the Cisco Domain Ten (SM)  framework for simplifying data center transformation, with this blog, I’ll build upon my previous blogs and introduce Domain 3, which is concerned with “Automation and Orchestration“.     I’ve asserted previously tha…

December 12, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 2: Virtualization and Abstraction

Last week I introduced our new Cisco Services framework to help guide your data center and cloud transformation – Cisco Domain Ten (SM). I also described the types of challenges you should be thinking about in the Facilities and Infrastructure layer, Domain 1.  Now let’s discuss the type of ch…

December 11, 2012

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The We’re Listening Blog Series: Simplifying the Entitlement Experience through Streamlined Access Management

The “We’re Listening” blog continues to look at actions taking place across Cisco to improve your experience working with us. In this post, Jim Fuller, Senior Director of Technical Services focused on entitlement, joins us to talk about improvements to services accessibility.                   By G…

December 6, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 1: Facilities and Infrastructure

Yesterday I introduced you to the Cisco Domain TenSM, Cisco Services’ framework for simplifying data center transformation.  This model is applicable to both business  (enterprise), public sector (e.g. government, federal) and service provider (incl telco) organizations. Today I will summarize…

December 5, 2012

DATA CENTER

Introducing Cisco Domain Ten(SM) – Cisco Services’ Blueprint for Simplifying Data Center and Cloud Transform …

This week at the Gartner Data  Center Conference in Las Vegas, Cisco Services is unveiling Cisco Domain Ten(SM) – Cisco’s Framework for Simplifying Data Center and Cloud Transformation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLFReBBV7c Cisco Domain Ten can be applied to a diverse range of data center proj…

December 4, 2012

DATA CENTER

Watch this space for Data Center and Cloud Transformation – Exciting News – and if you are at the Gartner Da …

In Cisco Data Center Services, we’ve been building towards this for the past 3 or 4 years.  We’re formalised our approach over the past year.  Our early adopter customers have already given us terrific feedback. And tomorrow I’ll start telling you all about this via a series of blo…

December 4, 2012

DATA CENTER

My Other Computer is a Vblock!

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was in London last week at a conference.  I picked up the badge shown  in the photo below, and it made me laugh, and I thought it would be a good image to pass on.  VCE’s Vblock was the only example of converged infrastructure on show there.  …

November 26, 2012

DATA CENTER

Take 2: From an Ancient Scottish Castle to the Gartner Data Center Conference in London

Time flies!  I’m off to the Gartner Data Center conference in London again.  And as per last year, I’ll drive my this ancient and very historical Bothwell Castle on my way to the airport.   Last year I was very busy at the Cisco stand in the Solution Showcase.  This time, I’m…