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Services – the Missing “S” in the SDN Debate
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While I’ve been writing about Cisco Domain TenSM, I’ve been watching the SDN debate evolve in our industry, and I have to say, I’ve had my concerns. Don’t get me wrong – I personally see SDN as an important and very much required evolution (and note: ‘evolution’ – not ‘revolution’) of the networking industry. Being […]
Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX
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IT organizations have traditionally designed and built virtualized infrastructures by selecting best of breed components and piecing them together. What’s great about the build your own strategy is it’s incredibly flexible. The challenge is it’s not that easy. It’s just not simple. It takes time, requires people and expertise that you may or may not […]
Cisco Innovation Three-peats and Doubles at Microsoft Tech Ed 2013!
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This afternoon here in New Orleans at Microsoft’s Tech Ed 2013 North America event Cisco was honored with two Best of Tech Ed (BoTE) awards for our innovation and technology. Our Nexus 1000V switch for Microsoft Hyper-V was awarded with a Best of Tech Ed award in the ‘Virtualization’ category. Our FlexPod with Microsoft Private […]
Why I love working trade shows like Microsoft TechEd for Cisco
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I have lost count of the number of trade shows I’ve worked over my career. But working trade shows for Cisco over the past 14 months has been a uniquely positive experience. Microsoft TechEd North America 2013 makes my 5th show evangelizing Cisco UCS and our solutions. I have been able to have long (sometimes […]
EMC and Cisco……a Powerful Partnership for Microsoft Private Cloud
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Guest post by Adrian Simays, Director of Technical Enablement for Microsoft at EMC Corporation. It’s a great week in New Orleans….great food, awesome Jazz, funky hats…and a powerful partnership with Cisco. And the week is getting even better.…at Microsoft TechEd, EMC announced the latest VSPEX solutions for Microsoft. So what is the big news? We […]
Building a Better Data Center with Cisco UCS Solutions, Join us at Red Hat Summit to Hear How
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Maybe you’re like me, looking for any excuse to hop on a plane to Boston! In this case, I happen to have a good one, Red Hat Summit, which kicks off on June 11th. Cisco is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor for the event and we’re showing up in full force with a […]
UCS PowerTool Get-UcsCcoImage and Get-UcsCcoImageList Side Effects!!
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I always find it funny when there is a commercial for a product that is intended to help you but the commercial ends with a low talking voice that casually itemizes the potential side effects. And I usually laugh because I am reminded of the one time popular fat substitute that had a less than […]
NetApp and Cisco’s FlexPod with Microsoft Private Cloud named “Best of TechEd 2013 Finalist ” by Windows IT Pr …
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Guest blog by Calvin Nieh, Microsoft Solutions Marketing Manager at NetApp. This week, at Microsoft TechEd 2013 in New Orleans, NetApp and Cisco’s FlexPod with Microsoft Private Cloud was named a Finalist in the Best of TechEd 2013 awards program by Windows IT Pro®. Teams from both companies are honored and excited by this recognition, the […]
Cisco UCS in a world with windows
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Earlier in the week I had blogged about Cisco UCS in a world of open source computing. And now with Microsoft TechEd right around the weekend, I get to blog about Cisco UCS in a Windows world. Both are relevant now that Cisco is the #2 x86 blade server vendor worldwide with 17.6% of the […]