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Cisco Integrated Solution for Microsoft Azure Stack

Microsoft Azure Stack represents  the next generation hybrid cloud platform.   If you do not have a cloud solution today, chances are it is not too far on your horizon.   IDC predicts that 84% of business will have multiple cloud solutions within their data center environment, but only 3% of enterprises have implemented and deployed a cloud strategy.

Consider these questions:

  • How do you get ready for a cloud implementation in your data center?
  • How do you make sure you choose a platform capable of handling the multiple cloud solutions IDC says business will have?
  • Will the vendors you choose be around 5 years from now?
  • How do you make sure that the information you put into the cloud will be secure and protect the customer and partner data that you have gathered?
  • When should you  pull the trigger for what will be a cloud strategy for my next generation data center?

These are questions that data center managers are asking every day.  Cisco has the answers.

How do you get ready for a cloud implementation in your data center? 

The real question is can your network scale in order to handle the additional work loads brought on by accommodating multiple cloud solutions.   Your network traffic becomes your bottleneck to the future.   Since Cisco is the leading networking company on the planet, if your network is Cisco based, then you have taken the first step to prepare.

How do you make sure that you choose a platform capable of handling the multiple cloud solutions?

It is all about the right infrastructure – from network to server solutions for hybrid cloud deployments.  Cisco continues to lead in cloud ready enterprise network solutions. Cisco UCS is deployed in over 60,000 global customer installations because Cisco ships an innovative solution that unifies compute, network, storage access, management and virtualization into one integrated platform. UCS solutions eliminate complexity and increase business agility; the same capabilities designed into the Cisco Integrated Solution for Microsoft Azure Stack.

Will the solution you choose be around 5 years from now?

You can have confidence in your IT environment supported by Cisco and Microsoft who have a proven record as innovators and trusted technology partners and are the market leaders in hybrid cloud infrastructures.

How do you make sure that the information you put into the cloud will be secure and protect your customer and partner data?

The answer here is you need to be able to Analyze, Simplify, Automate and Protect it.   Cisco provides a compete architectural design that will analyze your data, automate policies, simplify your deployments resulting in unmatched security of your entire data center and operations.

When do I pull the trigger for what will be my next generation data center?

Microsoft announced Azure Stack at Microsoft Inspire on July 10.  Now is a good time to move your data center into the hybrid cloud world.   Whether you are a candidate for a public cloud, or a private cloud on your premise, or a hybrid cloud, Cisco and Microsoft can help you bring your data center into the cloud era.

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Why Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack



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Rick Speyer

No Longer with Cisco