UCS

January 3, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco and Microsoft in 2014, the Year in Review

3 min read

It’s a new year and we’re looking forward to an exciting 2015. Let pause to take one last look at 2014. For the teams from Cisco and Microsoft supporting our data center alliance, it was a very good year. We expanded our partnership, developed integrated solutions and aligned our field and partner teams to deliver […]

December 16, 2014

DATA CENTER

The Economic Impact of a VersaStack Solution

1 min read

I’ve written a number of blogs on the economic value of Cisco UCS and how it is changing the economics of the datacenter. Now, for the first time we performed a TCO comparison of our new VersaStack solution and how it stacks up versus the competition. The VersaStack solution combines the innovation of Cisco UCS […]

December 9, 2014

DATA CENTER

#EngineersUnplugged S7|Ep1: SAP HANA 101

1 min read

In this episode of Engineers Unplugged, Tony Harvey (@tonyknowspower) and Craig Sullivan (@craigsullivan70) discuss the role of storage in SAP HANA. How does big data impact you? Watch and learn.   This is Engineers Unplugged, where technologists talk to each other the way they know best, with a whiteboard. The rules are simple: Episodes will publish […]

December 4, 2014

DATA CENTER

VersaStack Solution: A Foundation for Innovation

3 min read

The growth of cloud, mobility, and Internet of Things is accelerating change in the data center. The challenge is to have IT infrastructure that can keep pace with this change. IT leaders want infrastructure that is easy to deploy, increases operational efficiency, and offers the versatility to meet the dynamic requirements of the business. In […]

November 12, 2014

DATA CENTER

Elasticsearch ELK + Cisco UCS turn massive data into massive insights

2 min read

The Internet of Everything continues to gain momentum and every new connection is creating new data. Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Big Data is helping customers convert that data into powerful intelligence, and we’re working with a number of new partners to bring exciting new solutions to our customers. Today, I want to spotlight Elasticsearch, […]

November 4, 2014

DATA CENTER

Why Implement Microsoft SQL Server on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)?

6 min read

A Guest Blog by Cisco’s Frank Cicalese:  Frank is a Technical Solutions Architect with Cisco, assisting customers with their design of SQL Server solutions on Cisco Unified Compute System. Before joining Cisco, Frank worked at Microsoft Corporation for 10 years, excelling in several positions, including as Database TSP. Frank has in-depth technical knowledge and proficiency […]

October 29, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Play Ball! Giants vs. Royals Game 7: Last Game of First Live-Streamed World Series

3 min read

Cisco technology helps enable first live streams of World Series action With the World Series wrapping up with game seven tonight and a new champion to be crowned, it’s a great time to reflect on the game and its impact on fans. Baseball is much more than a game in America.  For well over 150 […]

Connected Graphics on display at SEG 2014 by NetApp, Cisco, Citrix and NVIDIA

2 min read

The coming week sees the SEG International Exposition and 84th Annual Meeting take place in Denver, Colorado. SEG is the Society of Exploration Geophysicists – those  scientists that are at the sharp end of finding oil and gas around the world. Despite the current boom in non-conventional drilling methods (fracking and horizontal drilling), these natural […]

October 16, 2014

DATA CENTER

Cisco to expand portfolio of SAP HANA Mission-Critical Platform Solutions

1 min read

Cisco introduces an 8 Socket SAP HANA Server Today, Cisco expanded their portfolio of server products for SAP HANA Solutions with the certification of an 8 socket C880 SAP HANA Server.  This server will be used exclusively for SAP Analytics and Suite on HANA workloads. With this expansion of the server product line, Cisco provides […]