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Ciao! The data center and cloud management software team is in Milan this week to showcase our Unified Management solutions in the Data Center and Cloud booth as well as the Cisco ONE Platform booth at our annual Cisco Live customer event in Europe.

In particular, we’ll be showcasing new software releases including Cisco UCS Director version 4.1, Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud (IAC) version 4.0, Cisco Prime Service Catalog version 10.0, and Cisco Prime Network Services Controller version 3.2.

So, please check out the live demos, join our breakout sessions, and take this opportunity to how our Cisco’s Unified Management software solutions can help your organization improve efficiency, become more agile, and reduce costs.

See below for details and stay tuned for some exciting announcements …

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Cisco Powered Cloud Day

This all-day program on Monday is designed to be a comprehensive track for organizations adopting cloud, building clouds, and providing cloud services.

The full agenda is here, with sessions covering Cisco’s cloud strategy, our cloud automation and management solutions, Cisco IT’s internal cloud deployment, and other important topics.

Location: Brown Room 2, Level 2, South Wing
Date: Monday, January 27th

Time:  8:30 – 18:30

World of Solutions Booth Demos

Visit the World of Solutions expo to see live demos of our data center and cloud management software, including our latest innovations.  Here’s a quick guide to what you’ll find: 

Cisco Data Center and Cloud booth 

  • Converged Infrastructure Management with Cisco UCS Director
  • Take your Cloud beyond IaaS with Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud
  • Cisco UCS Cloud Solutions – including UCS Director for Infrastructure Management
  • Virtual Network Services with Nexus 1000V – including Cisco Prime Network Services Controller
  • Simplify, Optimize and Automate with Dynamic Fabric Automation
  • Cisco UCS Advantage with UCS Manager and UCS Central

Cisco ONE Platform booth

  • Modern, Self-Service Portal for ITaaS with Cisco Prime Service Catalog
  • Virtual Network Services with Cisco Prime Network Services Controller
  • Hybrid Cloud Workload Mobility for Enterprise and Service Providers with Cisco InterCloud

NetApp booth

  • FlexPod Management with Cisco UCS Director

Take a Tour of the Network Operations Center (NOC)

Cisco’s management software will power the NOC at Cisco Live Milan (as it did at Cisco Live Orlando), and you can check it out for yourself in the World of Solutions expo.

Breakout Sessions and Presentations

Our data center and cloud management solutions are featured in 18 breakout and presentations at the event, including multiple “Cisco on Cisco” sessions from Cisco IT. See below for examples, so you can mark them on your schedule this week:

Breakout Sessions: Technical Product and IT Management Tracks
Inside Cisco IT: Cisco IT Future Network Management and Automation Strategy Tuesday, January 28

11:15 to 12:45

Customer Case Study: FASTWEB Cloud Computing proposition for Enterprises [with Cisco IAC] Tuesday, January 28
11:15 to 12:15
Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation Architecture [with Cisco Prime DCNM] Tuesday, January 2814:15 to 16:15
Build a Better Cloud with Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.0 Tuesday, January 2816:15 to 17:15
UCS Management Deep Dive [with Cisco UCS Manager and UCS Central] Wednesday, January 299:00 to 11:00
Service Assurance in the Next-Generation Data Center Wednesday, January 299:00 to 11:00
End-to-End Application-Centric Infrastructure Automation with Cisco UCS Director Wednesday, January 2914:30 to 16:00
Inside Cisco IT: Cisco eStore modernizes shopping and automation for IT services and mobile apps [with Cisco Prime Service Catalog] Wednesday, January 2914:30 to 16:00
Multi-UCS Management with UCS Central Thursday, January 3011:30 to 13:00
Administration and Monitoring of the Cisco Data Center with Cisco Prime DCNM Thursday, January 3014:30 to 16:00
Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud version 4.0 Thursday, January 309:00 to 11:00
Customer Case Study: Building a differentiated Cloud service with Cisco Prime Service Catalog Thursday, January 3011:30 to 12:30
Inside Cisco IT: The New Automated, Virtualized Cisco IT Data Center Thursday, January 3011:30 to 13:00
Service Orchestration & Workflow Automation with Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud) Friday, January 319:00 to 11:00
Advanced – Cisco InterCloud Best Practices Friday, January 319:00 to 11:00
World of Solutions: Cisco Campus Theater Presentations
Service Assurance in Next-Gen Data Center with Cisco Prime Wednesday, January 2812:00 to 12:15
Cloud as a Strategic Enabler for IT Tuesday, January 2815:00 to 15:15
Network Services Automation with Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Wednesday, January 2914:55 to 15:10

 You can also keep up with Cisco Live Milan activities this week on twitter with the #CLEUR hashtag and follow us at @CiscoUM for daily updates during the event.

Ci vediamo a Milano!