Cisco Data Center
UCS M-Series Design Principles – Why bigger is not necessarily better!
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Cisco UCS M-Series servers have been purpose built to fit specific need in the data center. The core design principles are around sizing the compute node to meet the needs of cloud scale applications. When I was growing up I used to watch a program on PBS called 3-2-1 Contact, most afternoons, when I came […]
Your Guide to Cisco at Oracle Open World 2014
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In the world of IT, Oracle OpenWorld (OOW 2014) stands out. If you’re one of the 60K IT professionals attending OOW 2014 next week, we invite you to join us in booth 721 where we’ll be showcasing Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) and data center solutions that provide a superior platform for Oracle data bases […]
ITD: Intelligent Traffic Director
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Data traffic has grown dramatically in the recent years, leading to increased deployment of network service appliances and servers in enterprise, data center, and cloud environments. To address the corresponding business needs, network switch and router architecture has evolved to support multi-terabit capacity. However, service appliance and server capacity remained limited to a few gigabits, far below switch capacity. […]
Business Continuity and Workload Mobility for Private Cloud (Cisco Validated Design-Part1)
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As a Cloud Architect, I’ve had the privilege to work with CTOs and CIOs across the globe to uncover the key factors driving Business Continuity and Workload Mobility across their cloud infrastructures. We’ve worked with enterprises, large and small, and service providers to answer their top five concerns in our new Business Continuity and Workload Mobility solution for […]
The Future of Networking, Available Today
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I am Soni Jiandani, SVP of Marketing for Cisco’s Insieme Business Unit. Together with a team of veteran leaders and engineers, we continue to disrupt markets to drive industry transformation....
SDN and Beyond: Cisco ACI Starts Shipping to Data Centers Worldwide on July 31!
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ACI goes beyond SDN to help customers deliver business outcomes and not just network device programmability. That’s part of the reason over 175 customers signed up to trial the APIC...
Case Study: Atos Enables Self-Service IT with Cisco Prime Service Catalog
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I recently wrote a blog post about Steria, one of our Cisco Prime Service Catalog customers (you can also read their case study here). Today, I’m proud to introduce another case study on an IT service provider customer using Cisco Prime Service Catalog: Atos. Atos Societas Europaea (SE) is a global leader in IT services with 77,000 employees […]
Finally, a hybrid cloud that makes both users and IT happy!
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Two years back, I disparaged hybrid clouds in my blog: “Why Hybrid Clouds Look Like my Grandma’s Network”. Since then the pain and necessity of many clouds in business environment has become acute. I see a great similarity between Hybrid Clouds and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon that has become well-accepted in today’s organization. […]
Cisco’s Data Center and Cloud Management Software at Cisco Live San Francisco #CLUS
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We’re excited to showcase new innovations in our data center infrastructure automation and cloud management software at Cisco Live San Francisco this week!
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