Interop Redux: Focus on Virtual L4-7 Services with Embrane
Our recap of Interop 2014 continues with a focus on Cisco technology partner Embrane, who focuses on integration of layer 4-7 virtual services into cloud and data center...
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Interop Redux: A Look at the New RISE Capability with Citrix NetScaler and Nexus 7000
Just prior to Interop about two weeks ago, Cisco unveiled its Remote Integrated Services Engine (RISE) on the Nexus 7000 series switch. Remote Integrated Service Engine (RISE) is a new protocol being added to the Nexus 7000 and 7700 platforms through
Cisco UCS Power Scripting Contest Update #1
The scripts have started rolling in and I wanted to update you on what’s been posted to date. Maybe you could use them in your environment? To review these scripts and participate in the contest, head over to the Cisco Communities.
The Napkin Dialogues: “Open”-ing up to SDN
I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent individual. Well, perhaps “reasonably” is a debatable term; just ask my friends. Or my wife. (Then again, don’t ask my wife.) Reasonable or not, though, I’ve been trying to wrap
Cisco Intercloud Provides a Platform for Application Enablement and Innovation
Over the past weeks, Cisco Cloud Services introduce a global Intercloud . Today I'd like to explain how Cisco Intercloud provides a platform for Cisco, ISVs, and partners application...
The Fourth V in Big Data
At Cisco Live! Melbourne, I was invited to speak at the Executive Symposium to nearly 100 of Cisco’s top customers in the Australia and New Zealand region. In my talk, Gaining Insight from the Big Data Avalanche, I covered big data business
#EngineersUnplugged S5|Ep6: Transactions, Apps, and the Network
In this week’s episode, Nathan Sowatskey and Jacoby Thwaites discuss transactions, applications, and the network: how to reduce complexity and increase compliance by changing the transaction process. “Be careful of the unicorn.”
Open Source Acceleration for Applications
In previous blogs I have described how organizations are maturing beyond provisioning of individual servers to provisioning of richer cloud-based application stacks. Known as platform-as-a-service (PaaS), this capability takes cloud technology beyond
The End of Support for Windows XP: Problem or Opportunity?
Last night , at midnight PST , Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. While 12 years may seem an appropriate length of time to support a software product in today’s fast-changing world, this decision will have a major impact on the business