Cisco UCS
UCS M-Series Design Principles – Why bigger is not necessarily better!
Cisco UCS M-Series servers have been purpose built to fit specific need in the data center. The core design principles are around sizing the compute node to meet the needs of cloud scale applications. When I was growing up I used to watch a program on PBS called 3-2-1 Contact, most afternoons, when…
Unlock The Value of Big Data with Cisco Unified Computing System
Big Data is not just about gathering tons of data, the digital exhaust from the internet, social media, and customer records. The real value is in being able to analyze the data to gain a desired business outcome. Those of us who follow the Big Data market closely never lack for something new to…
Cisco UCS: Powering Applications at Every Scale
If you follow the news in the world of data center you probably noticed a small announcement from Cisco last week regarding the UCS portfolio… 🙂 To net it out in a simple way, I’ve been telling people that the trail of innovation that Cisco has been blazing with UCS just got a lot wider. That’s…
Cisco UCS Claims Four World Record Benchmarks with the Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family
On September 8th, 2014 Cisco announced support for the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 product family on the Cisco Unified Computing System™ . Simultaneously, Cisco unveiled a significant expansion of the Cisco UCS portfolio based on the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 product family for cloud-scale compu…
UCS Innovation for Core Data Center Applications
We have a number of exciting additions to the UCS family, which we are announcing today. Application architectures are fundamentally changing, which is driving a change to the core infrastructure. Today, you will hear about new innovations in the area of scale-out computing, which are optimized f…
Cisco and Partner Akili showing Best Practices for Oil and Gas at SAP Conference in Houston
Cisco and Akili feature their joint Oil & Gas Technology Solutions with SAP HANA running on Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) at the Best Practices for Oil and Gas conference Sept. 16-19 in Houston, TX. The Best Practices for Oil & Gas Conference is North America’s leading forum…
The Bases are Loaded for a Cisco UCS Grand Slam
“The innovation pipeline is very strong, and you can expect to see announcements in the fall that will continue to accelerate our momentum with UCS and add to our competitive advantage.” Those are comments from Cisco’s earnings call last week, and on September 4th I hope you will join us for the unv…
TPC-H Benchmark Establishes Cisco UCS C240 as the Fastest Two-socket Server for Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Cisco (UCS®) continues its tradition of performance and price/performance leadership with the announcement of a world-record TPC-H benchmark at the 1000GB Scale Factor running Microsoft SQL Server 2014. On august 20th 2014, the Cisco UCS® C240 M3 Rack Server delivered the Best Two-Socket Server Perf…
Future-Proofing the Data Center in a World of Accelerated Change
One thing that I frequently hear when speaking with our data center customers is how the application landscape is in a constant state of accelerated change. Demands on the IT department have evolved rapidly over the past few years, compelling many customers to transform their operations with virtual…
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