Juniper Reality In this show, we cover the new ASA 1000V and how this security family represents the oldest yet most future ready security platform. What is the relevance of a Firewall in today’s modern world where security must encompass every part of increasingly distributed operations? What is really meant by a Cloud Ready Firewall?  What the heck is this new ‘virtual ASA’…didn’t we already have the Virtual Security Gateway?  Perhaps its all…

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Tags: ASA, ASA 1000V, Cisco, cloud, security, TechWiseTV, virtualization, vPath, vsg

At Cisco Live earlier today, I had opportunity to talk with my very good friend Sean Gilbert (VMware’s Global Technical Alliance Manager for Cisco) about all the cool stuff that VMware is showcasing in their booth at Cisco Live. I was particularly interested in the demos and Cisco specific integration that will help our joint customers accelerate journey to private and hybrid clouds. I was impressed with what I heard and thought it would be nice…

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Tags: Cisco, cisco live, Cisco UCS, Cisco zero client, Nexus 1000v, vCloud Director, VMware

It’s been said that marketing is telling the truth attractively.  My spin on that definition is that “telling the truth is the most effective form of marketing.”  That’s exactly how I approach life here in the Marketing organization at Cisco. I was a customer of Cisco’s before I was an employee.  So I know the company from the other side of the proverbial table.  I also know from experience that Cisco’s broad portfolio of data center solutions s…

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Tags: Blade Servers, IDC, market share, UCS, UCS Manager, unified computing system

Well it’s about a week since we wrapped up Cisco Live…  Looking back, it was a great week of insights, dialog with customers, and some great interaction with our partner ecosystem.  This year’s Cisco Live was special for VXI, as it marked the major “coming out” of our end-to-end VXI system at this venue, with lots of proof points established in the 9 months since we launched at Cisco’s Collaboration Summit. I&…

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Tags: UCS, vdi, VMware, VMware View, vxi

I attended my second VMworld in San Francisco last week, and I’m seeing a change in the desktop virtualization discussions I’m having with customers.  It’s no longer just about the technologies but how it impacts (either positively or negatively) the business process. There are some business processes common to most companies such as supporting contact center agents and onboarding of contract workers who need only the VDI components but also the…

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Tags: Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure, collaboration, unified communications, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure