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Open Networking and SDN perspectives with Dr.Jim Metzler
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As the hype cycle around aspects of concepts like software-defined networking continue, customers are continuing to sift through and educate themselves to determine what is real and actionable. I have had my fair share of participation in several events over the last 24 months, and have been speaking to different audiences both gaining and sharing insights […]
David Yen Offers A Peek Behind the Curtain
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I had the opportunity to chat with David Yen a few days ago on a number of topics–one of the things he touched on was how he sees the data center evolving. Now seeing as David is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of our Data Center Group, there are more than just idle […]
Swisscom Deploys Cisco Cloud Management
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Two years ago Swisscom AG switched to cloud-based service deployment for their customers, but unfortunately, the switch ran into a hitch … As more customers move from landlines to mobile devices, the mobile market continues to increase in size and complexity and become more competitive. To create new revenue streams, many telcos are finding it […]
Post CA World 2013
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The last couple of weeks have been among my most hectic. CA World 2013 was a blast and the return flight from Las Vegas was an adventure in itself with an inebriated co-passenger. Over the weekend I attended a colorful Indian wedding deep in heart of the Austin hill country. Anyone who has been a […]
Cbeyond: Taking Our SMB Cloud Offering to the Next Level
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By Chris Ortbals, Senior Vice President, Product Management , Cbeyond Inc. At the company’s inception in 1999, Cbeyond saw the potential...
#EngineersUnplugged S2|Ep14 Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
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Sure, there are many events and conferences going on this week, but stick a reminder on your calendar to watch this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged. Ed Saipetch (@edsai) of Speaking in Tech and other fames and Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) of VMware talk about the evolution of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), VDI, EUC, and […]
What is Cisco and SAP doing together?
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3 years ago Cisco entered the server platform market with the Unified Computing System (UCS). This server platform was built from the ground up for virtualization and immediately started making an impact and gaining market share. Today it holds the number 2 position worldwide for blades. At this same time Cisco began to deepen its […]
Change is the only constant in data center infrastructure
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By: VCE CTO Trey Layton at EMC World 2013 (@treylayton) Greek philosopher, Heraclitus said “change is the only constant in life.” And without question, change is the lifeblood to our industry and like any transition, albeit from VHS to digital, from board games to mobile apps, or even dare I say it, Tom […]
Announcing 5th International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking
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The Transaction Processing Performance Council today announced its fifth international Conference on Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking (TPCTC 2013). I’ve the great privilege of chairing TPCTC series since 2009. This year’s conference will be collocated with the 39th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB 2013) on August 26, 2013 in Riva del Garda, Italy. […]