Ravi Balakrishnan

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With an enterprise DDI strategy, network teams can deliver flexible infrastructure to developers, reducing operating costs and security risks. Here, we review highlights of the BlueCat Cisco ACI joint solution that we announced this week at Cisco Live Orlando and how it empowers network teams to implement an enterprise DDI strategy.

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Cisco Live is Cisco’s annual customer and partner conference where you build the foundation for your digital future. Transform your outlook, career, and potential through learning direct from Cisco’s best and brightest. From technical education to future-focused thought leadership, 1:1 meetings with Cisco experts to connecting with Cisco partners, networking with your peers to having fun at the Customer Appreciation Event, Cisco Live Orlando is the place to have it all.

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Logicalis is a worldwide systems integrator whose customers span industries and geographical regions; and their focus is to engage in the dynamics of their customers’ vertical markets; including financial services,...

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Henrik Moll, Acting CTO of Conscia, a systems integrator in Europe, discusses how Cisco ACI has helped deliver value to their respective customers through a secure and automated data center.

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Announcing the new Cisco ACI-NetBrain joint solution that extends NetBrain core capabilities to Cisco ACI, allowing customers to transition to an Application-Centric Datacenter and optimize Day-2 data center operations.

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Find us May 7-11 at ServiceNow Knowledge18 in Las Vegas and Citrix Synergy 2018 in Anaheim to see our award-winning ACI, Tetration and Cisco Network Assurance Engine (CNAE) technologies.

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Look forward to two premier Cisco partner events, ServiceNow’s Knowledge18 in Vegas, and Citrix Synergy 2018 in Anaheim.  Both are scheduled for the same week, May 7 - 11.

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Cisco ACI, with native Kubernetes cluster support, integrates with Apprenda's container management platform to simplify ACI fabric configuration, create secure containerization, and automate network isolation of cloud-native, legacy and mixed applications.

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Citrix Summit 2018 global alliance awards were announced last month in Anaheim, California. The award winners were announced at both Global and Geo events held on Jan 9.  Read awards...

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Barcelona is Europe’s greatest city to visit in winter. And February is especially notable with azure blue skies and moderate weather. It is also the time when the cultural calendar...

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Today we are pleased to announce ACI-Cherwell joint solution to address growing customer needs in IT Service Management. Cisco ACI is industry’s market-leading SDN network technology and has fast established...

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Introduction Tieto, a leading Nordic software and services company is growing rapidly and plans to continue fueling growth through new services and capabilities. Tieto’s growth strategy is built on a shift from providing mere services to delivering an outstanding experience to its customers. This requires the ability to deliver services quickly and make it possible […]

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Join Cisco and Citrix on November 2 for an SDx Central moderated webinar to learn how trusted innovators, Citrix NetScaler and Cisco ACI joined to meet the rapidly changing needs of users and new applications using software-defined networking to modernize data centers. Discover how you can achieve business agility by building a secure, policy-driven architecture […]

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Frankfurt, Germany in October transforms into a city of festivals, catering to all tastes and ages. Just two weeks ago Oktoberfest got over and last week we saw the city play host to the famous book fair. This October, Frankfurt gives techies in Europe an extra delight with a hi-tech event, Tufinnovate EMEA 2017, Oct […]

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Cisco's Insieme Business Unit is gearing up for the 2017 Splunk Conference in Washington DC, to demonstrate how customers are benefiting from the ACI & Tetration solutions with Splunk.

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Guest blogger: AlgoSec Exec Anner Kushnir, VP Technology, AlgoSec This blog is authored by Anner Kushnir, AlgoSec. Anner Kushnir has over 20 years of experience in various research, development and executive management positions. Anner joined AlgoSec in 2006 as head of R&D, leading the research, design, architecture and software development of the AlgoSec product suite. […]

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To meet the growing demand for applications and the network loads in its data center, VECOZO chose to deploy a joint solution based on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) and Citrix® NetScaler as a next generation foundation

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Chicago in August is known for film and food festivals, music events and many more fun stuff.  And this fall season, we have the F5 Agility event further adding...

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Henry Tam is Sr Product Marketing Manager for F5’s Cloud Solutions and BIG-IP application delivery controller (ADC) platforms (hardware and software). Henry is responsible for the outbound marketing and go to market strategy of these solutions. We are publishing this Blog on behalf of Henry. Today’s software-defined economy requires businesses to move faster than their competitors. […]

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Cisco Live US 2017, Cisco's premier education and training destination for IT professionals worldwide, kicks off next week in Vegas. More than 25,000 customers and partners converge to network and share their experiences, and potentially meet new peers onsite.

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Cisco ACI and ServiceNow joint solution provides a fully-automated policy based enterprise service management solution to address these challenges. This blog provides a walk-through of the key use cases and innovations.

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The Best of Citrix Synergy 2017 award was announced today at Citrix synergy, Orlando. Read awards related Blog here. Check winner’s slideshow here. Winner: Storage, Networking and Infrastructure—Cisco Network Automation Solution with Cisco ACI and Citrix NetScaler from Cisco I want to extend my congratulations to the entire team at Cisco Insieme Business Unit and recognize […]

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Traditional infrastructure, even in managed private hosting environments, doesn’t provide the speed and agility that a cloud hosted solution provides. Vnomic, and Cisco ACI powered FlexPod joint solution provides speed, agility and scale that a demanding Centurylink operating environment requires.

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Citrix Synergy 2017 brings technology excitement and entertainment fun in equal measure next week to all its attendees. After four days of immersion in latest hi-tech innovations in Networking and Desktop virtualization, customers can experience an evening of memorable Disney world fun ranging from Live Reggae to Karaoke.

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Many Cisco ACI Customers are excited to learn about the robust and customizable Cisco ACI App for Splunk Enterprise. This blog takes you on a tour of recent innovations of the Cisco ACI App for Splunk, the key use-cases, and how the joint solution addresses Datacenter operational pain-points.

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With customers demanding more application agility, Axians is providing orchestration with Cisco ACI and Fortinet as a key foundation to meet enterprise-wide objectives.”

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Containers. Even though the technology itself has existed for many years, you can't venture onto the Internet today without seeing an ad, article, or tweet about the latest technology.

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Driven by a foundation of Openness, and extensibility of ACI, Cisco ACI App Center is gaining fast traction with Partners, customers and Developers.

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Business growth, digital transformation, and business innovation are propelling enterprises to adopt next-generation, high-value, data-centric applications such as real-time analytics, operational intelligence, and machine learning. To support the data requirements...

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Three years ago, Tiger Resorts announced plans to build the largest casino in Manila, Philippines. Carved in 44 hectares of picturesque oceanfront, Okada Manila features luxury suites, state-of-the-art gaming and...

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Berlin becomes a whole new city in winter. And February is especially notable, as you can see all kinds of premieres and rub shoulders with the glitterati.

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Primary Author Bio - Lori MacVittie is responsible for education and evangelism of application services available across F5’s entire product suite. Her role includes authorship of technical materials and participation in...

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When it comes to leadership in the SDN marketplace, clearly there is one winner. And that is, Cisco ACI. The proof is in customer momentum numbers. Cisco ACI has 2700+...

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Citrix NetScaler and Cisco ACI are jointly responding to our customer demand for delivering application centric automation of the network and application delivery controllers. In just under two years, the...

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Software based load balancers are making a big splash in recent times driven by developer-centric and application-led initiatives. Adding to this growing space of excitement is the up and coming...

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When it comes to leadership in the SDN marketplace, clearly there is one winner. And that is, Cisco ACI. The proof is in customer momentum numbers. In the recently concluded...

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YRC Freight, based in Kansas, is a leading transporter of industrial, commercial, and retail goods, specializ­ing in solutions for businesses across North America. In fact, so large is their network...

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In recent weeks, I had the opportunity to attend F5 Agility US and Australia, and meet with several customers and partners of Cisco and F5. It was evident from these...

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In a few weeks Spring season will set in, and it’ll be a Ripper Down Under. For the IT technology geeks there is plenty of action in store to celebrate...

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Only a few weeks remain for the Fall season to officially set in, and it’s still quite hot in Chicago. The fast approaching F5 Agility event is further adding...

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Red Hat Summit 2016 in San Francisco is an ideal setting to experience the power of open source in enterprise, for customers, partners and community enthusiasts. For me personally, this...

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As Las Vegas glows in the intense June summer sun, another glow is appearing on the horizon. The heat is hot and the ground dry, but the air is filled...

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Two weeks ago, I posted a blog highlighting the growing customer momentum for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), particularly in the context of customer successes in ACI-F5 joint deployments. I...

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Just a month ago, I was at OpenStack summit Austin presenting Cisco technologies to our valuable customers. To me it was quite obvious that OpenStack has hit mainstream, particularly after...

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To me, there is nothing more satisfying than when a customer gives glowing testimonials publicly to our products and solutions. In the last two weeks, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)...

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Las Vegas, double-headers and technology events hold a special attraction for me. Early in May, I blogged about my back-to-back events in Vegas covering EMC World and Interop 2016....

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It is spring time in Vienna now, the music is pervasive, and the Stadtpark is transforming into a place of epicurean delights. I vividly remember my student days when “Ich...

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If it is May, it must be raining conventions in Las Vegas. I am heading for a double header the first week of May to be part of the excitement...

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This blog has been developed in collaboration with Citrix. Primary Author - Steve Shah, VP Product Management. Secondary Author - Ravi Balakrishnan, storyboard, blog style and content adaptation. Bring out...

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This Blog has been developed in collaboration with Avi Networks. Primary Author: Chandra Sekar, VP Marketing, Avi Networks.   Outline, Flow, Adaptation  by Ravi Balakrishnan, Cisco Systems. Avi Networks recently acquired a...

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Making a trip to Berlin is always worthwhile. And February is especially notable, as this is when famous movie stars make their way down the red carpet for the international...

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Bio: Lori MacVittie is responsible for education and evangelism of application services available across F5's entire software suite with an emphasis on...

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One of the major burdens in today’s Data Center is the management of complex IT environments. It requires considerable staff time to configure, deploy, and manage application infrastructure. Increasingly Automation...

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The year 2015 has been a very busy year for Cisco Data center Business Units. We are very pleased to end the year on a high note with the Gartner...

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Cisco’s open ACI eco-system is gaining rapid momentum in Data Centers with more than 45 leading partners developing joint solutions addressing L4-L7 network and security service use-cases along with application...

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This blog has been developed in association with  Javed Asghar, Insieme Business Unit The Cisco ACI Platform consists of the Cisco APIC controller and Nexus 9000 series switches connected in...

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In a few weeks Spring season will set in, and it’ll be a Ripper Down Under. For the Data Center technology geeks there is plenty of action in store to...

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Only a few weeks remain for the Fall season to officially set in, and it’s still quite hot in Washington DC. The fast approaching F5 Agility event is further...

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The Cisco ACI partner eco-system is growing rapidly. I was privileged to see prima-facie, at Cisco Live San Diego last month, the excitement surrounding AVI’s solution announcement with Cisco ACI...

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Cisco Live US 2015, Cisco's premier education and training destination for IT professionals worldwide, kicks off next week at San Diego....

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It is a back-back, double-header for me this weekend, as I head from an action-packed week in Orlando to exotic Edinburgh,...

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What attracts me to Orlando In the hot and humid month of May this year? There are numerous synergies from the Disney World to Orlando’s pristine nature that enhances my...

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The Best of Interop Awards for 2015 were announced today at 5.30 PM, at the Interop Theater. Cisco APIC won the Best of Interop award in the SDN category.