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		<title>Vblock: Accelerating the Journey to Private Cloud</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/vblock-accelerating-the-journey-to-private-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the continuing quest for a fully virtualized data center, IT professionals have a new tool that promises to dramatically simplify the journey: the Vblock. This 60-minute TechWiseTV episode explores this latest advancement in unified computing and shows how it will make it easier for organizations to build out data centers.]]></description>
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		<title>Vblock for Cisco Unified Communications Can Speed Time to Revenue</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/channels/vblock-for-cisco-unified-communications-can-speed-time-to-revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/channels/vblock-for-cisco-unified-communications-can-speed-time-to-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VCE enables rapid deployment of Cisco Unified Communications applications on Vblock Platforms to provide an integrated hardware and software solution.]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ: Vblock for Cisco Hosted Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/channels/faq-vblock-for-cisco-hosted-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/channels/faq-vblock-for-cisco-hosted-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vblock Infrastructure Platforms solution for Hosted Collaboration makes Cisco Unified Communications and Collaboration applications and capabilities available in a hosted environment.]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of the Platform in Cloud Service Delivery</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/channels/the-role-of-the-platform-in-cloud-service-delivery/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/channels/the-role-of-the-platform-in-cloud-service-delivery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=35025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The cloud delivery model is an opportunity for service providers to develop new services that meet the changing needs of customers. But to succeed in this evolving marketplace, service providers must offer added value when competing with established Over-the-Top (OTT) providers.]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of Layer 4-7 Services in Scaling Applications for the Cloud-Computing Data Center</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/the-role-of-layer-4-7-services-in-scaling-applications-for-the-cloud-computing-data-center/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/the-role-of-layer-4-7-services-in-scaling-applications-for-the-cloud-computing-data-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Center and Cloud]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=32736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cloud computing is increasing demands on applications and the application-delivery infrastructure must change to meet the challenge. The infrastructure needs to respond to user demand based on business value and maintain a favorable cost structure. This means that you need intelligent load processing to manage scale, especially given the evolution of applications, which now make numerous backend function calls, which create more traffic than at the front end. ]]></description>
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		<title>Platform as a Service: The Next Big Opportunity for Communications Service Providers</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/platform-as-a-service-the-next-big-opportunity-for-communications-service-providers/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/platform-as-a-service-the-next-big-opportunity-for-communications-service-providers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=32545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When cloud computing emerged a few years ago Communications Service Providers (CSPs) saw the opportunity to build the infrastructure layer and offer services on it. CSPs had data center facilities that when combined with their network assets created a cloud service offer with higher service delivery assurance than some alternatives. CSPs are now delivering infrastructure-based cloud services, especially Compute as a Service and Storage as a Service, to the public and to their large Enterprise customers in private cloud offers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Services are a Bright Option for the Enterprise</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cloud-services-are-a-bright-option-for-the-enterprise/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cloud-services-are-a-bright-option-for-the-enterprise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Center and Cloud]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=22223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Cisco Partner Summit happening in New Orleans this week there has been a lot of important news with the announcement of the Cloud Partner Program that enables and encourages Cisco Partners to develop and deliver cloud services being at the top of this list. This announcement might have you wondering what the size of the market for cloud services is and what Enterprise organizations are thinking as they consider the move to services from the cloud.]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of a Virtualized Approach to Advanced-Level Network Services</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/the-benefits-of-a-virtualized-approach-to-advanced-level-network-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/the-benefits-of-a-virtualized-approach-to-advanced-level-network-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Center and Cloud]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=20937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Advanced-level network services are a necessity for a scalable virtual data center and a key to cloud service delivery. These services provide application acceleration and server load balancing to improve user productivity, and ensure optimal resource utilization, and they provide for monitoring quality of service a well as security services to isolate applications and resources in logical zones in data centers and cloud environments to ensure regulatory compliance and reduce risk of data breaches. ]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing the Need for Cloud Service Assurance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/addressing-the-need-for-cloud-service-assurance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/addressing-the-need-for-cloud-service-assurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Center and Cloud]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=20101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Given the critical role of both the data center and the network in application delivery the development of cloud-based services represents an opportunity for the service provider to work with the enterprise to help them overcome their challenges for delivery of business critical applications throughout the organization, while meeting their business goals to contain costs, protect data assets, and ensure employee productivity. ]]></description>
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		<title>Enabling the Network Service Layer for Virtualized and Cloud Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/enabling-the-network-service-layer-for-virtualized-and-cloud-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/enabling-the-network-service-layer-for-virtualized-and-cloud-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Leonard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Center and Cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=19555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to the need for a new approach to deploying network services Cisco is delivering Unified Network Services (UNS) within a framework for transparently inserting network services into a virtual server environment and for steering traffic to network services on a per-VM basis with an extensible and integrated policy management architecture. ]]></description>
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