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Cisco NDFC One View – Centralized Management of the Global SAN Infrastructure
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Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is a scalable application for managing Fibre Channel SAN. NDFC One View provides insights into what is happening within the Fibre Channel SANs at multiple locations in a single pane of glass.
Showcasing Cisco’s Commitment to Openness: VXLAN BGP EVPN with OpenConfig
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The world of data center networks is evolving at an ever-increasing pace. Businesses are being faced with the growing complexity of scaling data center fabrics, while also ensuring the isolation and security of customer data. Fundamental to this isolation of customer traffic is network virtualization, of which Cisco has been a constant innovator.
VDI to GPU Accelerated VDI – Cisco UCS X-Series with X-Fabric Technology
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VDI users with accelerated, GPU enhanced desktops will have a better experience and be more productive. Adding GPUs to modular, blade servers has never been simpler or quicker. X-Series protects and extends your investment with a modular form factor. You can upgrade only the components that add benefit to your business be it the CPU/server, I/O, or GPUs.
Server deployment done right – Cisco UCS X-Series with Intersight
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Whether it is a new VDI environment to enable remote work or being able to decommission older, slower, more power-hungry servers, a new server provides no business benefits until it is deployed and in production.
Myth Busting Part 3: Not all 400G and 800G switches are created equally
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While other network providers continue to use commodity chips, Cisco has been developing custom silicon for Nexus switches since 2014. Creating our own ASIC was the only way to fully realize the promise of software-defined networking and enable advanced capabilities like network segmentation, flexible forwarding, intelligent buffering, and deep telemetry.
25G FCIP with MDS 9220i: A Better Way For SAN Extension
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New trends in datacenter networking, and uncertainties on the data-dependent compression ratio, are clearly suggesting that 25G FCIP is the best approach to address remote data replication needs. Cisco MDS 9220i is what you need for your high-performance and secure SAN extension projects.
Introducing Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) Release 12
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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is the new, power-packed, feature-rich service ( exclusively available on the Cisco Nexus Dashboard (ND). NDFC embraces a Kubernetes-based microservices architecture. With the introduction of NDFC Release 12, users get a consistent experience across NDFC and other services hosted on Nexus Dashboard including Insights and Orchestrator.
Cisco Secure Automation with RedHat Ansible
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Automated provisioning of Secure ADC services using Ansible enables rapid application deployment in addition to the horizontal scaling of ADC resources during periods of peak demand.
Transform your network operations with the cloud-delivered power of Nexus Cloud
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More than ever, enterprises want the agility of a cloud-delivered service to maximize the full potential of their hybrid cloud and cloud networking investments. Cisco delivers on that ask with Nexus Cloud. With Nexus Cloud and Nexus Dashboard, our customers now have the operational tools to accelerate their digital transformation.