F5 device Package for Cisco APIC goes FCS
Recent few weeks should have been exciting if you are a customer of ACI. First, we announced the shipment of ACI to Data Centers worldwide. Then, F5 announced that...
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Announcing Cisco UCS Performance Manager: Performance monitoring and capacity planning for UCS integrated infrastructure
Now get data center assurance for UCS integrated infrastructures and tie application performance to physical and virtual infrastructure performance. You can achieve deep granular visibility into UCS components to optimize resources and deliver better
Introducing TPCx-HS – first Industry Standard for Benchmarking Big Data Systems
Over the past quarter century, industry standard benchmarks have had a significant impact on the computing industry. Vendors use benchmark standards to illustrate performance competitiveness for their existing products, and to improve and monitor the
What’s Your Take on Enterprise Class Public Cloud (ECPC)?
There’s no doubt this question yields myriad of responses. Your input, thoughts, and perspectives are much appreciated. And here are few of my own recommended reads regarding the topic: If you have not already read Xander Uyleman’s blog on “Finding
Engineers Unplugged S6|Ep4: onePK
In this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged, we welcome for the first time (and not the last) guest host Janel Kratky (follow her @jlkratky)! She’s hosting Jason Pfeifer and Glue Network’s Gregg Wyant as they discuss onePK and how
Straight Talk About Cloud: 20 Providers and What They Think You Want
There’s a lot of talk about cloud, and for good reason. According to a new white paper from IDC, 68% of companies with more than 1,000 employees are using some form of cloud or plan to implement cloud within the next 12 months. In addition, these
500-Seat Reference Architecture with Cisco UCS C-Series and Citrix XenApp 7.5
With the World Cup games recently finished, I’m reminded of how rampantly soccer has swept across the U.S. in the last few years. Kids often start quite young — there are leagues for even five and six year olds! One element that helps younger kids
A platform for Hadoop as a Service (HaaS): Cisco UCS and OpenStack
As Hadoop is becoming the center of Data Management and OpenStack the platform for private clouds, many organizations have begun to think – When to virtualize Hadoop? – What is the role of OpenStack in Hadoop? When to virtualize Hadoop? While most of
Rocky Mountains High On Data Virtualization
I recently returned from my seventh annual Boulder BI Brain Trust presentation. The BBBT as everyone likes to call it, is unique in the business intelligence, data and analytics industry. Since 2006, the BBBT has advanced this industry by organizing