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James Leach

Director of Product Management

Cisco Compute

James Leach is the Director of Product Management for Modular Compute, including the Edge computing portfolio, at Cisco. With nearly four decades of experience, James has been a key contributor to the advancement of server technology and compute strategy. Since joining Cisco in 2010, he has driven the growth and innovation of Unified Computing Systems (UCS) and modular platforms. His extensive career also includes leadership roles at IBM Public Cloud and over 20 years at Compaq/HP, where he specialized in server engineering and product management.

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March 25, 2026

INDUSTRIES

Responsible AI in Healthcare Starts with a Unified Edge Ecosystem

5 min read

Healthcare organizations can leverage edge AI solutions to streamline clinical workflows and assist in the protection of sensitive data, empowering clinicians to focus on patient care while striving for improved operational efficiency.

November 24, 2015

DATA CENTER

Composable Infrastructure: Cutting Through the Noise

3 min read

Its seems that lately, there is a lot of noise in the industry about composable infrastructure.  Some of others in the industry seem to be busy churning out a bunch of noise around their vision of the future as though just talking about it repeatedly will somehow capture mindshare.   Most of what is out there […]

September 9, 2014

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS M4 Compute Platforms: Performance That Matters

3 min read

Part of last week’s UCS Grand Slam launch event last week in NYC was the announcement of three new compute platforms – Cisco UCS C220 M4, C240 M4, and B200 M4.  Today, Intel announced the new Intel Xeon E5 v3 family of CPUs that will power these new UCS platforms.  Hopefully, this week, now that […]

September 4, 2014

DATA CENTER

Introducing Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers with System Link Technology

2 min read

Today, we are announcing a number of new UCS products.  But this is not just a product launch; it’s arguably the biggest product launch since the original UCS unveiling in 2009, both in terms of breadth and importance.  One of the products that we are unleashing is the Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Server, a brand […]