How and Why We Created “Software Defined Networking for Dummies”
Last week we launched our new book, Software Defined Networking for Dummies, which I wrote the vast majority...
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Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI) For SAP HANA
Tailored Data Center Integration for SAP HANA enables the use of enterprise storage and networking components that already exist in your data center rather than requiring customers to purchase additional storage and networking to be used only for the
Cisco UCS Mini for SAP and SAP HANA
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
Cisco UCS Mini Finalist for Best of Interop Awards 2015
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
Road Trip! Cisco and Microsoft are going on a world tour!
We will be in Dallas, London, New York, Paris, San Jose, and Toronto the next two months. If you are in the area, register and come learn more about transforming your data centers to take advantage of the newest Cisco infrastructure solutions along
Cisco APIC Makes Best of Interop 2015 Finalist
With Interop less than three weeks away, we are excited to learn that Cisco APIC, the SDN controller for...
FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Private Cloud — A Premier Integrated Platform for Mission Critical Microsoft SQL
This guest blog was authored by Frank Cicalese and contains summarized content from various articles that can be found on Cisco and NetApp’s sites. Frank Cicalese is a Technical Solutions Architect with Cisco’s Data Center Architecture Team helping
UCS at Collaborate 15: Simplify, Save, Increase Efficiency and Redefine the Word “Hardware”
I’m looking forward to Collaborate 15 where thousands of attendees travel to Las Vegas to learn, meet and improve their skills and understanding of Oracle databases and applications. One of the main areas to see improvements in reliability, speed
Gartner’s Latest Point of View on BI, Analytics and Big Data
Over the past six weeks I participated in three Gartner BI and Analytic Summits in Sydney, London, and most recently Las Vegas. I love going to these events, as they are a great opportunity to: Stay abreast of the latest trends through the lenses of