So VMworld Las Vegas is now in the rear-view mirror, and VMworld Copenhagen looms in the distance.  Were you there?  Did you get a chance to check out our VXI demo?  If your calendar was packed, but missed the VXI breakout session on Monday, I’d encourage you to check out the online replay of #SPO3989 (Cisco VXI: Optimized Infrastructure for Scaling View Desktops) once it’s available.  We also had some important announcements speaking to o…

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Tags: FlexPod, netapp, UCS, vdi, VMware, vmworld, vxi

Are you making last minute plans for VMworld?  Filling out your agenda, and realizing there just isn’t enough time to take it all in?  This year like last, will be packed with valuable sessions, labs, keynotes, and the like, but before we get to the shenanigans taking place there, let me share something hot off the presses. Just this week, we posted a brand new study, conducted by Cisco’s Customer Business Transformation Team, sharing their anal…

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Tags: desktop, vdi, virtualization, VMware, vmworld, vxi

I’m excited to be part of the group of dedicated bloggers, vloggers, and tweeters from the Cisco Data Center marketing team at my first VMworld ever. I think events like this are the best way to get a real sense of the industry across the breadth of operators, engineers, decision makers, vendors, and analysts. There are more people I’d like to meet and catch up with than I think is even possible in just four days. Our social media gu…

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Tags: #ciscovmw, @ciscoDC, Cisco, data center, VMware, VMworld 2011

A few weeks ago, VMware announced a huge number of updates to their product portfolio, under the “Cloud Infrastructure Suite” umbrella. Without going into all the product/feature specifics, as plenty of blogs have already covered that, I wanted to highlight several areas where IT organizations will now have the opportunity to truly take advantage of joint integration and world-class technology from Cisco and VMware. I highlight these…

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Tags: Cisco UCS, FlexPod, UCS Manager, Vblock, vCenter Orchestrator, vCloud Director, vdi, VMware, VMworld 2011, vSphere 5, vxi

Yesterday, we went behind the scenes and introduced you to our preparation for VMworld 2011. But preparation only is only a hope for great execution. Great execution requires a gameplan that can address every possible scenario, emphasizes strengths and attempts to minimize any weaknesses. In today’s behind-the-scenes preparation for VMworld, we look at “The Gameplan” to bring the best of knowledge, learning and fun to the Cisco…

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Tags: #ciscovmw, @ciscoDC, Cisco, VMware, VMworld 2011