data center

November 28, 2012

DATA CENTER

Engineers Unplugged (Episode 10): Get Help for Your Home Network

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In this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged, VMware’s Mike Laverick (@Mike_Laverick) confesses on air that his home lab is a mess and he needs help. Good news, Cisco’s Josh Atwell (@Josh_Atwell) to the rescue! No VLANs? No problem. Let’s watch and see what Josh suggests. Sound familiar? Suffering a similar problem? Contact us (@CommsNinja) and […]

November 28, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cisco IAC Availability, Scalability, and Geographic Distribution

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When building a cloud, scale it out. Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud architecture and topology options enable scalability, availability, and geographic distribution. This white paper discusses several options, their strengths and uses, and the technical details underlying these options.” Cisco IAC Availability, Scalability, and Geographic Distribution White Paper is available in the Cisco support community […]

November 28, 2012

SECURITY

Ask the Data Center Expert, Partner Edition: Southeast Asia and the Rapidly Changing Landscape

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The following are excerpts from an interview with Wong IK Ming, Director, eSURIA MENTARI SYSTEMS SDN BHD. From halfway around the globe in fabulous Singapore, I was delighted to have the chance to interview Wong IK Ming, a Cisco Certified Partner covering Southeast Asian nations, to get his perspectives on data center security opportunities. Tell […]

November 26, 2012

DATA CENTER

Take 2: From an Ancient Scottish Castle to the Gartner Data Center Conference in London

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Time flies!  I'm off to the Gartner Data Center conference in London again.  And as per last year, I'll drive my this ancient and very historical...

November 22, 2012

DATA CENTER

Making it Easier for You to do Business with Us – Fixed Price Professional Services from Cisco

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Professional services, Consultancy Services, Advanced Services - call them what you will.   I can hear you say:   “On No!  Complexity”.  “Now I need to work a Statement of Work”.  “I...

November 20, 2012

DATA CENTER

Next Generation Data Centers Need Next Generation Skills

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The Cisco Global Cloud Index reports that annual global data center IP traffic will reach 6.6 zettabytes by the end of 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 31 percent. The growth of data and these new technologies impacts not only IT systems and infrastructures, but also the professionals that design, install, operate and […]

November 19, 2012

DATA CENTER

James Bond and Data Centers??

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This weekend I managed to see the new James Bond film, Skyfall.  The technologist in me noticed the transformation of the espionage industry to the cyber world.  More interesting were the Data Center scenes in which the equipment was neatly arranged with minimal cabling.  One blog even called it the data center of the future. […]

November 14, 2012

DATA CENTER

Engineers Unplugged (Episode 9): Be Kind to Your Protocol

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In this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged, we hear from VMware’s Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) and Chuck Hirstius (@rexremus) as they discuss how to Be Kind to Your Protocol, including solutions to common problems and the art of tuning.   Welcome to Engineers Unplugged, where technologists talk to each other the way they know best, with […]

November 14, 2012

TECHWISETV

IPS in the Data Center Workshop

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I pulled some workshop hosting duty trying to fill Jimmy Ray’s big orange shoes this morning. The subject is a great one – Intrusion Prevention in the Data Center with an incredibly sharp engineer, Stijn Vanveerdeghem.  Stijn is one of those crazy smart security guys down in Austin, TX as he works with a bunch of […]