Network Design for Automation
There has been a lot of recent online discussion about automation of the datacenter network, how we all may (or may not)...
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Delivering Policy in the Age of Open Source
This is an exciting time in the history of datacenter infrastructure. We are witnessing the collision of two major trends: the maturation of open source software and the redefinition of...
How Anyone in Any Industry Can Get Started in Cloud
In today’s business landscape, cloud adoption and deployment is more than just a technical discussion. It’s really a choice about how to operate your business, regardless of what industry or vertical your organization is affiliated with. However, as a
Hortonworks Data Platform with Cisco UCS; and a note on incredible performance of Hive 13
Undoubtedly Big Data is becoming an integral part of enterprise IT ecosystem across major industry verticals, and Apache Hadoop is emerging almost synonymous with it as the as the foundation of the next generation data management platform. Sometimes
OpenStack and Cisco – IceHouse release and Juno Summit
Cisco is committed to further OpenStack development and in this post I’m going to provide an update on contributions made by the Cisco team members in the latest OpenStack release and what sessions are lead by them in the upcoming Juno Design
How Data Virtualization Helps Data Scientists
By now it is clear that big data analytics opens the door to unprecedented analytic opportunities for business innovation, customer retention and profit growth. However, a shortage of data scientists is creating a bottleneck as organizations move from
Webinar Series: High-Performance Data Center Design with Cisco MDS 9700 Multilayer Director
Data centers are undergoing a major transition to meet higher performance, scalability, and resiliency requirements with fewer resources, smaller footprint, and simplified designs. These rigorous requirements coupled with major data center trends
IT Needs a Promotion to Cloud Services Broker
Is your IT department currently acting as a Cloud services broker?And what exactly is a Cloud services broker? As our world of many clouds continues to evolve, increased opportunities exist for IT departments to move from the traditional
What CXOs Need to Know About the Cloud
The Internet of Everything (IoE) is changing the business and IT landscape, fueling unprecedented growth and disruption. As such, just thinking about cloud deployment is not enough. Organizational leaders need a cloud strategy to help future-proof