multicloud

August 22, 2018

CLOUD

Digitization and the Inevitability of the IT Evolution

Have you realized that companies’ transformation towards Digitization ironically drive easier consumption models while technology behind it gets often more complicated? When I get a chance to sit on a table to discuss Digitization strategies, it is interesting how most of the times great ideas come…

Got Bare Metal? We have Blueprints. TV, DevOps and Scalable Container Workflows

The Cisco SP Video Software & Solutions team is energized and ready to go with over eighteen impressive demos for IBC 2018. One set of demos features our Video Processing Solutions in a containerized format, running on and off-premise. These solutions are built from Virtual DCM (vDCM) applicatio…

August 8, 2018

DATA CENTER

Dream Beyond the Data Center with Cisco HyperFlex

When we launched Cisco HyperFlex back in 2016, our goal was to deliver customers a next generation hyperconverged infrastructure platform that would transform both their data centers and businesses. Today, we continue to live out that promise with industry-leading innovations in multicloud (learn mo…

August 2, 2018

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Journey to Secure, Intent-based Networking in a Multicloud World

Earlier this morning, Cisco announced its intent to acquire Duo Security. In and of itself, this acquisition has been several months in the making by an impressive team of professionals who understood exactly what could be accomplished together. For me personally, it marks a strategic milestone on a…

June 28, 2018

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Insights from Customer Zero: Enabling the Next Generation of Hybrid Cloud

Cisco’s own IT organization is one of our best customers for Cisco technologies, often acting as Customer Zero when new innovations are being rolled out. I recently chatted with Mike Duarte from Cisco IT to talk about the experience of being a participant in the early access program (EAP) for the Ci…

June 27, 2018

GOVERNMENT

Edge and fog computing: Key to safer streets? (Part 3)

In parts one and two, we used Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, to illustrate the concepts of edge and fog computing and how they may be the key to smarter cities. In our third and final blog, we’ll break with the old west theme a bit and look to the future of transportation. From aut…

June 11, 2018

GOVERNMENT

Edge and fog computing: Cutting through the haze (Part 1)

Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, may be where the initial concept of edge and fog computing (as well as the computer virus) first came to life. In the film, androids appeared to operate using an early form of automated response. But the edge and fog we know today, are much more evolv…

June 11, 2018

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Power a Multicloud World – Enabling Next-Generation Hybrid Cloud with Google Cloud

To better compete in a rapidly evolving marketplace, companies are turning to the cloud and making applications the lifeblood of their business. The pressure to innovate has never been greater. This is one of the biggest IT transformations of our generation. New and emerging technologies are changin…

June 11, 2018

DATA CENTER

HyperFlex 3.5 Takes the Stage at Cisco Live 2018 – Make Your Data Center Rock!

Hi there! This is Vijay Venugopal from the HyperFlex Product Management team at Cisco. I’ve been with Cisco for over 12 years and my current role leading product management for HyperFlex has been the most exciting and rewarding part of my career so far. Cisco HyperFlex continues to see great adoptio…