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VersaStack adds new innovations to support a multicloud world
Cisco and IBM created VersaStack to help IT organizations simplify and speed the deployment of infrastructure and applications. The beauty of Cisco and IBM’s joint solution is that it integrates and validates the very latest compute, network, storage, and software technologies from both companies in…
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…
New VersaStack™ optimized for distributed workloads
It has been said that data is the new oil. Given the price of crude today, the metaphor seems to fit in that there is just too much data in the world, to the point we have no idea what to do with all of it. The data glut is driven by the sheer number of data-producing devices in use today due to fac…
Cisco @ Strata-Hadoop World Wrap-Up: If we can make it there, we’ll make it anywhere…
We made it…another successful Strata-Hadoop World show for Cisco’s Big Data & Analytics team. This year we had a few unique challenges – the Pope was leaving town when we arrived; then the UN General Assembly made traffic a bit more difficult than normal; finally towards week’s end the t…
Thinking Bigger! Cisco + IBM – Collaboration of giants brings industry-leading solution for big data analytics
In December 2014, we announced VersaStack, an integrated infrastructure reference solution for enterprise applications that combines technologies from Cisco and IBM. Further extending this partnership, today we are announcing support for IBM BigInsights for Apache Hadoop on our Cisco UCS Integrated…
My take on the integrated infrastructure buzz
I recently created a playlist of my favorite 80’s, 90’s and current songs. Listening to the playlist in shuffle mode, I noticed the stark contrast and evolution of the recording quality from the old classics to the current stuff. Thank you Pink Floyd and Apple I have to admit that the quality does g…
#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 5. VersaStack
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers Jeffrey Fultz and Shiva Shastri about Cisco VersaStack. Our Cisco Champion guest host is Enda Cahill. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions P…
VersaStack Solution: Five Things Channel Partners Need to Know
Today, Cisco and IBM announced that we’re joining forces to deliver a new integrated infrastructure solution targeting big data, cloud and mobility deployments. The VersaStack Solution by Cisco and IBM will combine Cisco’s UCS Integrated Infrastructure—comprised of the Cisco Unified Computing Syste…
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