switch

Updating your Cisco Small Business Router Firmware

1 min read

Hello all, Hope you all are enjoying a productive week. This week I thought it would be prudent to talk about upgrading router (+switch and wireless access point) firmware. The firmware is software that is embedded on the router. This firmware is normally updated to include new features and enhancements to the device. All of […]

October 1, 2014

DATA CENTER

MDS 9700 Scale Out and Scale Up

3 min read

This is the final part on the High Performance Data Center Design. We will look at how high performance, high availability and flexibility allows customers to scale up or scale out over time without any disruption to the existing infrastructure.  MDS 9710 capabilities are field proved with the wide adoption and steep ramp within first year […]

September 24, 2014

DATA CENTER

Next Generation Data Center Design With MDS 9700 – Part III

4 min read

Note: This is the third of a three-part series on Next Generation Data Center Design with MDS 9700; learn how customers can deploy scalable SAN networks that allow them to Scale Up or Scale Out in a non disruptive way.  Part 1 | Part 2 ] This week is exciting, had opportunity to sit on round […]

A Partner Experience with the new Cisco WAP371 802.11ac Wireless Access Point

2 min read

Hello all, Hello all, I trust everyone’s week is going well. Today we get to hear from Michiel Beenen, the founder of TechConnect, based in the Netherlands. Michiel recently heard about the new Cisco WAP371 and wanted to see if this new 802.11ac wireless access point hit the mark. He has already deployed the WAP321 […]

September 15, 2014

NETWORKING

Prepare for Data Breaches! They Will Happen … to Anyone

1 min read

Do you feel that you’ve been hearing a lot about data breaches lately? You are right! Take a look at the chart below. There is plenty of time left in September, but the data breach calendar is already filled with victim names. And August? I don’t even have enough space to put down all the […]

August 1, 2014

DATA CENTER

Cisco MDS for Small to Cloud-Scale Data Centers

7 min read

Superior Platforms, Scale, and Operational Simplicity  Data Center trends like  Virtualization, Solid State Drives, DC consolidation and Data Explosion are putting a tremendous amount of strain on the infrastructure. These challenges need targeted and multifaceted approach. It has to be holistic solution to the problems rather than point products for each unique problem. Data Centers […]

July 29, 2014

DATA CENTER

Nexus Flexibility Eases Transitions

3 min read

Cisco has a broad base of data center customers with a diverse set of requirements and we meet their needs with Nexus - the most comprehensive switching portfolio in the...

Small Business Profile: Auto Union Tuning

3 min read

Hello all, Out here in Southern California, in a town called Huntington Beach, is a growing Auto Shop called Auto Union Tuning. It is a special place where the owners, Dave and Raz specialize in car care, maintenance and tuning of VW, Audi and Porsche automobiles. On any day, you will find a combination of […]