UCS

August 27, 2015

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 33: does this rack server make my data look big?

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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about UCS and Big Data with Cisco Technical Solutions Architect Sean McKeown. Get the Podcast Listen to this episode Download this episode (right-click on the episode’s download button) View this episode in iTunes Cisco SME Sean McKeown, Cisco Technical Solutions Architect […]

August 27, 2015

DATA CENTER

Pssst, IT Operations Analytics Is Actually Cool

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OK, using data to make decisions to streamline operations is not a new concept, but the resources and types of data that we have at our disposal is unprecedented. Gone are the days when we had to rely on data only available in the data center. There are new exciting ways to sift through terabytes […]

June 8, 2015

DATA CENTER

All about that BaaS: Cisco UCS and CommVault Simpana

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With Richard Jacobick Cisco and CommVault have teamed up on a solution aimed squarely at contemporary data protection challenges. Data is the lifeblood of the enterprise, yet the playbook for how you preserve, protect and provide access to data may have been assembled years ago… and a lot has changed in those years.   Consider the transformations around […]

June 5, 2015

DATA CENTER

Find and Fix Problems Faster with New Splunk Integration for Cisco UCS

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IT infrastructures are increasingly complex and include a broad range of technologies and platforms hosted in physical, virtual and cloud environments. Cisco UCS has become a world leading server platform in large part because the unique UCS architecture enables organization to harness the power of virtualization and dramatically simplify infrastructure management. Splunk is a great […]

May 6, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS Mini and Citrix Desktop Virtualization

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This week, Cisco is at three industry tradeshows (Microsoft Ignite booth #122, SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG Annual Conference booth #330, and EMC World booth #221). Next week is Citrix Synergy in Orlando.

May 5, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS and Intel Xeon E7v3: bringing the horsepower you need for analytics

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I’ve heard it said that CIO’s like their ERP systems the same way they like their cars: big, fast and German. Setting nationalities aside, IT pros craving more horsepower for something like SAP HANA need look no further than our UCS B460 M4 and C460 M4 servers, which now supports Intel’s new Xeon E7v3 processor family. You […]

April 21, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS Mini and EMC Storage

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On the way to tradeshow week (May 4th), I decided to do a brief blog series on UCS Mini tied to these shows. I’ve covered Microsoft Ignite and SAPPHIRE NOW in the past two weeks. Last up, EMC World in Las Vegas.

April 14, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS Mini for SAP and SAP HANA

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On the way to tradeshow week (May 4th), I decided to do a brief blog series on UCS Mini tied to these shows. Last week was Microsoft Ignite. This week SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG Annual Conference in Orlando and the discussion of UCS Mini for SAP and SAP HANA.

April 9, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS Mini Finalist for Best of Interop Awards 2015

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When we launched UCS Mini back in September, it pushed us into new territory with an exciting offering that bundles servers, storage and networking into a single solution — much like the traditional UCS — but in a smaller form factor. It also allowed Cisco to effectively target branch or remote offices and the mid-market with […]