So, since we initially demo-ed an inter-data center VMotion solution and CiscoLive!, we have been working dilligently with VMware to develop and refine the solution. Inter-data center workload mobility has a lot of moving parts involved. Essentially, you need to be able to address three areas: Mobility at layer 2 Mobility of the data, since there is seldom value in moving the workload if it loses access to the data it needs Mobility at l…

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I am not a huge fan of going to tradeshows–in fact, I generally avoid them, but I am actually looking forward to VMworld this coming week. If half the speculation is true, I think we should see some things will really move the ball forward in terms of allowing customers to develop and execute on broader and more sophisticated virtualization strategies–not just stuff that has been”v-washed” after the fact, but things that were purp…

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Day 1 — EMC Dave Graham, VMware Ernesto tey, Cisco Omara Sultan talk about the Data Center at VMworld 2009 based on Unified Computing Systems , Nexus and Cisco MDS Day 2 — EMC Chad Sakac and Dave Graham, VMware Guy Brunsdon, Cisco Chris Hoff and Omar Sultan share some of the major events at VMworld 2009 Stay tune for more information on the Data Center at VMworld2009, and the Daily Blogger Techminute Day 3…

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  At VMworld yesterday, Ed Bugnion introduced our Cisco Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) for Nexus 1000V, which led to an avalanche of questions.  There is only so much you can do 140 characters at a time, so I thought this might work a bit better.  And, for those of you who weren’t at VMworld, here are answers to questions you didn’t even know you had. So, a bit of context first…   The Virtual Security Gate…

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Welcome to our first installment of “Partner Update” a new Web show where we cover the latest Cisco partner news in just five minutes (or less, as was the case this time). We know you may be inundated with news and information, so these short, informative broadcasts will provide all the latest news in an easy-to-digest format. Of course, this new show is for you, partners, so please drop us a line with suggestions or ideas for t…

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