data center

March 16, 2016

DATA CENTER

Moving to Cloud? Intelligent Buffer Matters!

Craig Huitema and Soni Jiandani blogged  about Cisco’s latest ASIC innovations for the Nexus 9K platforms and IDC did a write up and video. In this blog, I’ll expand on one component of the innovations, intelligent buffering. First let’s look at how switching ASICs maybe designed today. Most switchi…

March 4, 2016

DATA CENTER

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…

March 1, 2016

PARTNER

Power(ful) Partnerships in the Digital Age

This blog is co-authored by Michelle Chiantera, Senior Director of Global Partner Marketing. Today, Cisco Partner Summit 2016 kicked off in sunny San Diego. We’re energized and ready for the great week we have planned for our 2,200 partners joining us onsite from around the world. Moments ago, duri…

March 1, 2016

DATA CENTER

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…

February 26, 2016

DATA CENTER

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…

February 24, 2016

INSIDE CISCO IT

Holistic Design is Good Medicine for Your Data Center

If you share your secret sauce recipe with a lot of people, is it still secret sauce? I recently co-hosted a televised Data Center tour alongside Cisco IT distinguished engineer Jon Woolwine. A camera crew shadowed us as we walked the company’s Data Center in Allen, Texas and discussed the site’s in…

February 22, 2016

DATA CENTER

Cisco and Splunk Drive Operational Intelligence at Enterprise Scale

Guest Blog from Friea Berg, Global Strategic Alliances, Splunk As a member of the Splunk Global Strategic Alliances organization, Friea Berg is responsible for Splunk’s overall Cisco partnership. She leads a cross-functional team driving core technology alignment, solution development, GTM ini…

February 19, 2016

DATA CENTER

Changes, Part 1 – David Bowie, Containers and Cisco Live Berlin

On January 10, David Bowie passed away. He was an icon in the music world, with a career spanning 5 decades, and selling 140 million albums, with many going to number 1 on the charts. And yes, you are reading a Data Center blog that will, eventually, wind its way back to the more familiar topics of…

February 12, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Data Center Interconnect: Next-Gen Apps and Platforms

We invite you to attend a free webinar Thursday, February 28 that will explore how network operators can solve Data Center and WAN interconnect challenges by leveraging cutting edge data center interconnect (DCI) technology from Cisco – the Network Convergence System (NCS) 1000 Series.…