Cisco Unified Computing System Service Profiles and Templates contain over 127 different server identification and configuration settings.  These identity settings are abstracted from the physical server and stored in the UCS Domain where they can be leveraged automating and speeding deployment while reducing errors. Today, this Cisco innovation is still unique in the industry. The reality is that no other server vendor can offer the level of ha…

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Tags: blades, data center, Servers, UCS, unified computing, unified computing system

As an early convert to the virtues of Cloud computing, it is fascinating to see the adoption of the ideas.  Most organizations if not all, are figuring out how to harness cloud technologies to their advantage.   It is interesting to get a perspective from an analyst who talks to users on a regular basis or better still find out what similar organizations are doing.   In a few recent conversation with Mike Spanbauer, Industry analyst at Current A…

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Tags: Cisco UCS, Cloud Computing, private cloud

The last couple of weeks have been among my most hectic.  CA World 2013 was a blast and the return flight from Las Vegas was an adventure in itself with an inebriated co-passenger. Over the weekend I attended a colorful Indian wedding deep in heart of the Austin hill country.  Anyone who has been a part of the groom’s party knows how tiring it can be.  To top it, last week I was at OSCON (Open Source Conference) 2013, a conference hosted by Cisc…

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Tags: Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Central

Cisco Live Europe returns to London this year more precisely at the ICC Excel Conference Centre. By focusing on “What You Make Possible”, attendees are invited to hear customer testimonials and see Cisco’s innovation solutions that showcase what is possible when partnering with Cisco.   As usual the event is divided between a series of educational programs, starting on Monday January 28 with a full day of technical seminars , followed on t…

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Tags: Cisco, cisco live, Cisco ONE, citrix, cloud, data center, EMC, Intel, netapp, UCS, VCE

…h these product extensions, you can configure the workflows for your specific environment and preserve the ability to upgrade from the next software release without losing these changes. Extensibility – We now offer more than 200 extension points for the software, ranging from integrations with your service desk system to open and close tickets, to providing showback or chargeback support, to integrating with third-party monitoring and service as…

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Tags: CIAC, cisco IAC, Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud, Cisco UCS, cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, IaaS, intelligent automation, orchestration, private cloud, Unified Data Center