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March 21, 2017

DATA CENTER

There’s Never Been a Better Time for Cisco ACI-Enabled Data Center Providers #NeverBetter

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Cisco ACI is a core enabler for the cloud-enabled DataVita data center in central Scotland. Developed with innovation, quality and agility in mind, the energy efficiency - including certified renewable energy use - of this brand new build is also a particularly impressive attribute.

November 30, 2016

DATA CENTER

Top 5 Takeaways from the London Gartner Data Center Conference 2016

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Over the past few years, I've attended Gartner's Data Center Conference in London (see 2013, 2014, and 2015 !). As always, it was...

September 23, 2015

DATA CENTER

Part 2: Why not Initiate a “Save to Invest” Program for your Data Center?

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Two weeks ago, in my previous blog, I invited you to consider ways in which you could initiate a “Save to Invest” program for your data center. That is, how can you save money from your current data center spend, in order to re-invest it into currently un- or -under-funded areas of your data center. Thanks to […]

September 9, 2015

DATA CENTER

Why not Initiate a “Save to Invest” Program for your Data Center? (Part 1)

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 As a Scot, I have a natural predisposition – almost a gene – for money saving initiatives!  As I’ve been researching new initiatives in my work for Cisco Services over the past few months, I’ve become aware of – for the first time I am ashamed to say in some cases – some huge sinks […]

May 13, 2015

DATA CENTER

Discovering Application-Server-Network Dependencies to Facilitate ACI and Application Migration

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Earlier this month, I blogged about the challenges of Cloud Sprawl.  Let’s now turn to the challenges of “Application Sprawl”!If you are planning migration of applications inside or between data centers, or if you are planning a migration to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), the understanding of your applications and how they tie to the […]

February 5, 2015

DATA CENTER

Your Design Engineers Need Support and ‘Expertise on Tap’ Too!

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If you are involved in designing, supporting or managing a data center, you will undoubtedly rely on technical support services from one or more vendors.  Running your data center, there...

January 24, 2014

DATA CENTER

Cloud-based ITaaS: Transforming IT from Support to Service Brokerage

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Cloud computing is more mainstream today than ever before, but it’s important to note that there are still significant opportunities for IT leaders to innovate and leverage cloud delivery options to capture new business opportunities and implement new IT models. The Evolution of ITaaS: The Convergence of Two Roads On one hand, traditional private cloud […]

November 5, 2013

DATA CENTER

Navigating Your OpenStack Roadmap: Why You Should Run a “Pilot”

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The road in my picture below – the A82 that winds through Glencoe in Scotland – was used in the James Bond “Skyfall” movie in one of the amazing car chase scenes.  This road winds through sparsely inhabited territory, has lots of ups, downs, bumps and turns and if you’re not careful it can be […]