Cisco UCS Power Scripting Finalist & Update #4
The UCS Power Scripting Contest closed on May 11th and the five finalists were announced at Microsoft TechEd today. They are:
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Thoughts on #OpenStack and Software-Defined Storage
This week has been the semi-annual OpenStack Summit in Atlanta, GA. In a rare occurrence I’ve been able to be here as an attendee, which has given me wide insight into a world of Open Source development I rarely get to see outside of some
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)...
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