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Ravi Balakrishnan

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Datacenter Solutions

Ravi Balakrishnan holds a MS in Computer engineering and MBA in Marketing from USA

Ravi has more than 20 years of server hardware and software middleware experience at Sun, HP and Oracle and 5 years of server, virtualization and networking hardware experience at Cisco where he is employed currently – Ravi has acquired rich experience in datacenter infrastructure solutions encompassing Unified Computing Systems, Unified fabric, Energy Efficient Datacenters, and other emerging datacenter topics such as Cloud computing, dynamic provisioning, and the like.

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February 17, 2021

DATA CENTER

Win with Cisco ACI and F5 BIG-IP – Deployment Best Practices

4 min read

Use PBR functionality on the Cisco ACI fabric to direct return traffic from the application servers back to the BIG-IP. This will help in having to avoid to re-write your application or to make changes to your BIG-IP configuration and still achieve a symmetry traffic flow with minimal changes.

February 11, 2021

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Building self-healing networks with Cisco Network Assurance Innovations and ServiceNow ITSM

2 min read

Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE), a key pillar in Cisco’s Intent based networking, is built on a strong foundation of open APIs that has enabled a broad ecosystem of partner-integrated solutions for automated, closed-loop incident resolution use cases. One such marquee solution features Cisco NAE with ITSM leader ServiceNow that boasts hundreds of customer deployments across the globe. Cisco IT on its own is a stellar example of such deployments.

February 3, 2021

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First Multi-vendor NETCONF/YANG inter-operability testing: Proven Openness

4 min read

With the growing complexity of the modern network, automation is becoming more important. NETCONF is one of the widely adopted protocols by networking vendors and customers among all programming interfaces. Alongside NETCONF, YANG provides a powerful, standardized modeling language to complement the NETCONF protocol. In practice, interoperability between service orchestrator and network devices provides flexible mix-and-match solutions based on customer's deployment choice.

January 12, 2021

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Streamline your Infrastructure Automation Workflows by going beyond Infrastructure-as-Code?

4 min read

Infrastructure-as-data guarantees that your automation process is easily repeatable and will likely provide consistent results in terms of performance and reliability.

December 4, 2020

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Redefining the Intelligent Network with Cisco ACI and HashiCorp Consul

2 min read

From definition to deployment, application services could define networking and security requirements at the infrastructure layer, in an automated and fully synchronized way. Learn about the Consul App for Cisco ACI and join us on December 9 for our webinar, Redefining the Intelligent Network with Cisco ACI and HashiCorp Consul.

October 12, 2020

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Cisco at ONUG Fall 2020: 5 Must-See Sessions

3 min read

Cisco is a Digital Innovator sponsor this year at ONUG Fall 2020 virtual event. Prepare to connect, ask questions and gain a better understanding of how to successfully deploy, connect, secure, and operate the Cloud Native Enterprise.

October 9, 2020

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Cisco Data Center Networking makes a stellar debut at HashiConf Digital 2020

4 min read

Don't miss the Cisco Innovations showcase at the HashiConf Digital 2020 conference, a series of lightening talks where Cisco SMEs discuss innovative joint solutions brought to you by Cisco and HashiCorp.

June 26, 2020

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All things Data Center Networking at Cisco Live and DevNet Day 2020

3 min read

Cisco Live US 2020, Cisco’s first-ever and largest digital event, was a super success, with over 124,000 viewers from across the globe. Take a quick tour of key Data Center Networking highlights from the Cisco Live broadcast and DevNet Day.

May 18, 2020

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Dell EMC PowerStore and Cisco MDS for SAN – A win-win pair to transform IT

4 min read

The combination of Dell EMC PowerStore systems and Cisco MDS 9000 enables the scale, performance, visibility and operational excellence needed for efficient deployment of all your next-generation workloads.

May 11, 2020

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Navigating the evolving landscape? Cisco DC Networking Free Trials and Promotions can help!

3 min read

Cisco is continuing its global commitment to help customers and partners navigate an evolving landscape with the introduction of a new Business Resiliency Program.

May 5, 2020

DATA CENTER

What’s new and exciting on Cisco ACI with Red Hat Ansible Collections

4 min read

Learn how Cisco ACI and Red Hat Ansible can help you embrace the DevOps model and accelerate ACI Deployment.

April 22, 2020

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Why Cisco ACI with HashiCorp Terraform really matters

2 min read

Learn how Cisco ACI and Hashicorp Terraform can help you increase productivity while reducing risks for your organization by managing infrastructure as code.

January 22, 2020

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Cisco Live EMEA 2020 – Barcelona gears up to host industry’s premier tech event, third year in a row

8 min read

A week from now, Cisco Live EMEA 2020 will be ready to sizzle at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via. From a Cisco Data Center standpoint, Cisco ACI, NX-OS, and NAE technologies and DevNet continue to grab the headlines.

November 13, 2019

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ACI Takeover session Sizzles in DevNet Zone, Cisco Live, Cancun 2019

4 min read

Cisco DevNet was the talk of the town in Cancun during Oct 26-31, the week of Cisco Live LATAM. What drives this excitement with DevNet? Find out...

October 17, 2019

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Cisco and Splunk Technology Innovations Showcase at Splunk .Conf19, Vegas, 2019

4 min read

Cisco-Splunk partnership is growing at a terrific pace. Recently, Splunk showcased Cisco as one of its top 4 partners. As a testimony to our growing momentum, Cisco is a Peta sponsor this year at Splunk .conf19, Venetian sands, Las Vegas, Oct 21-25.

June 3, 2019

DEVELOPER

See Cisco ACI in Action in the DevNet Zone at Cisco Live

4 min read

Cisco ACI and its object model enables customers to integrate network deployment into management and monitoring tools, and deploy new workloads programmatically.

June 5, 2019

DATA CENTER

Cisco Live San Diego 2019 – Data Center Networking Sneak Peak

7 min read

Join Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, and Engineering leaders David Goeckeler and Amy Chang as they share Cisco’s vision for the future and how innovation will transform our industry and businesses.

May 15, 2019

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Atlanta Buzzing with Tech Talk as Citrix Synergy 2019 Moves In

3 min read

See what Cisco has planned for Citrix Synergy 2019. Highlights include demos featuring HyperFlex for Citrix Cloud,  Cisco ACI and Citrix ADC for Multi Cloud, and Workspace of the future.

May 6, 2019

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Knowledge 2019: Cisco and ServiceNow Joint Innovations Showcase

2 min read

Cisco and ServiceNow have been co-innovating on operations-focused apps to address diverse use cases in dependency mapping, incident management, and visibility - all on show during Knowledge 2019.

May 9, 2019

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Cisco and F5 Team Up to Address Continuous Deployment Integration Challenge

4 min read

Most of us are familiar with Newton's Laws of Motion. The Third Law is about actions and reactions. The Second Law provides the mathematical formula for determining force. And what's incredible to understand is Newton's first law of DevOps. Read this blog to unravel more.

February 25, 2019

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The Countdown Starts Now: Cisco Live Melbourne, 2019

3 min read

Read how to best utilize your time at Cisco Live - Melbourne 2019! See what's in store for Data Center, the DevNet Zone, and all things Cisco Live!

January 21, 2019

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Cisco Live EMEA 2019 – Barcelona gears up to host industry’s premier tech. event, second year in a row

7 min read

A week from now, Cisco Live EMEA 2019 will be ready to sizzle at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via. As a Cisco Live attendee, you benefit from the opportunity to interact with your peers, Cisco staff and partner technical experts in both structured and informal settings. Our Welcome Reception and Customer Appreciation Event are the highlights of the week’s social calendar.

September 26, 2018

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Cisco at Splunk .conf18 – A broad data center and security technology showcase

3 min read

Introduction: It is a double-header this month-end for me at Orlando, with back-back technology events. I had a terrific Microsoft Ignite...

July 31, 2018

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Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited improves banking services availability with Cisco ACI

3 min read

DBBL turned to Cisco ACI to establish an active/active data center that can withstand both scheduled and unexpected downtime

July 25, 2018

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Grifols Increases IT Efficiency and Builds Global Data Center Network with Cisco ACI

2 min read

Cisco ACI enabled Grifols to define application and security policies upfront, with simplified administration and implementation. Also, ACI’s centralized management and comprehensive visibility across end-to-end network, simplified the troubleshooting process. Further, ACI’s multi-site capability allowed Grifols to connect all its four data centers (two in US and two in Spain), all running the same configurations, policy and security.

July 16, 2018

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Germany’s largest IT provider Bechtle extends Cloud services with Cisco ACI

2 min read

ACI enabled Bechtle to look at endpoint groups, contracts, etc. as a holistic service. Instead of old school practice of IP-addresses, subnets, etc. ACI is scalable and helps Bechtle manage their growing infrastructure needs with future-proofing. ACI became the foundation to host more cloud services.

June 14, 2018

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BMC Remedy ITSM – Cisco ACI joint solution delivers robust and agile IT operations

3 min read

BMC Remedy ITSM solution for Cisco ACI is a fully-automated policy-based enterprise service management solution that provides single console visibility into your data center and delivers business-aware IT operations.

June 12, 2018

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Cisco ACI and BlueCat DNS Integrity empowers customers to implement Enterprise DNS strategy

2 min read

With an enterprise DDI strategy, network teams can deliver flexible infrastructure to developers, reducing operating costs and security risks. Here, we review highlights of the BlueCat Cisco ACI joint solution that we announced this week at Cisco Live Orlando and how it empowers network teams to implement an enterprise DDI strategy.

June 4, 2018

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Double Your Excitement in Orlando Next Week – Cisco Live 2018 and Universal Studios Experience and More

7 min read

Cisco Live is Cisco’s annual customer and partner conference where you build the foundation for your digital future. Transform your outlook, career, and potential through learning direct from Cisco’s best and brightest. From technical education to future-focused thought leadership, 1:1 meetings with Cisco experts to connecting with Cisco partners, networking with your peers to having fun at the Customer Appreciation Event, Cisco Live Orlando is the place to have it all.

June 1, 2018

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Logicalis enables predictive and proactive data centers with Cisco ACI

3 min read

Logicalis is a worldwide systems integrator whose customers span industries and geographical regions; and their focus is to engage in the dynamics of their customers’ vertical markets; including financial services,...

May 21, 2018

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Conscia delivers secure, programmable turnkey data center to customers with Cisco ACI

2 min read

Henrik Moll, Acting CTO of Conscia, a systems integrator in Europe, discusses how Cisco ACI has helped deliver value to their respective customers through a secure and automated data center.

May 8, 2018

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Cisco ACI and NetBrain: Delivering Application-Centric Network Operations

2 min read

Announcing the new Cisco ACI-NetBrain joint solution that extends NetBrain core capabilities to Cisco ACI, allowing customers to transition to an Application-Centric Datacenter and optimize Day-2 data center operations.

May 3, 2018

DATA CENTER

Cisco at ServiceNow knowledge18, Vegas – Discover how we elevate customer experiences to the next level

1 min read

Find us May 7-11 at ServiceNow Knowledge18 in Las Vegas and Citrix Synergy 2018 in Anaheim to see our award-winning ACI, Tetration and Cisco Network Assurance Engine (CNAE) technologies.

May 2, 2018

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Citrix Synergy Anaheim, 2018 – Sneak preview of Cisco innovations for the secure workspace of the future

4 min read

Look forward to two premier Cisco partner events, ServiceNow’s Knowledge18 in Vegas, and Citrix Synergy 2018 in Anaheim.  Both are scheduled for the same week, May 7 - 11.

February 22, 2018

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A Trifecta of Technologies for Cloud-Native Applications: Cisco ACI, Kubernetes, Apprenda

4 min read

Cisco ACI, with native Kubernetes cluster support, integrates with Apprenda's container management platform to simplify ACI fabric configuration, create secure containerization, and automate network isolation of cloud-native, legacy and mixed applications.

February 15, 2018

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Cisco ACI and Citrix NetScaler solution wins Digital Secure Perimeter Leadership award at Citrix Summit 2018

1 min read

Citrix Summit 2018 global alliance awards were announced last month in Anaheim, California. The award winners were announced at both Global and Geo events held on Jan 9.  Read awards...