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Is ACI Really SDN? One Point of View to Clarify the Conversation
6 min read
Perhaps I’m in the minority that is still frustrated by this, but as a marketing person who is tasked with explaining technology and solutions to customers and prospects, I...
SDN Reflections on the London Gartner Data Center Conference – Part 2
3 min read
Last week I started my SDN reflections on the London Gartner Data Center Conference, and I found I had quite a lot to discuss. Last week I covered: Do we need SDN? SDN and the Gartner Hype Cycle SDN Deployment Models So here is the concluding part. This week I’ll cover: Overlay-Based SDN — and the […]
Follow-up Q&A on ACI Methodology and the Pursuit of an Application-Aware Architecture
5 min read
We've been getting a lot of great questions about ACI since our launch as people try and better understand the...
Redefining the Power of IT with Application Centric Infrastructure
4 min read
After countless brainstorming sessions, code reviews, lab trials, scores of NDAs and nearly two years of intense speculation from media, analysts and the internet community – it is finally here!...
MegaTrends: Network Programming and Cisco ONE in Enterprise Networks
5 min read
How do we evolve the IT architecture to enable an ever-increasing set of services while multiple MegaTrends are rapidly transforming the environment? How do you deliver the best possible experience to your users and applications while maintaining agility and keeping cost under control? Today, in my first blog after the summer break, I’d like to […]
Nexus 3100 at Interop
1 min read
On September 30th at Interop New York we announced the Cisco Nexus 3100 top-of-rack flexible switches. The show floor was buzzing with the news and the Techwise TV video below with Senior Product Manager, Jag Tamvada and self proclaimed Chief Networking Geek Jimmy Ray Purser discuss details of the switches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EuaaWBRKBU&feature=share&list=PL932C620970B9A779
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
4 min read
In my first SDN blog, I asserted that "Services" - that is technical support, professional and consultancy services - are the missing "S" in the SDN debate. I'd...
The Programmable Network: IP and Optical Convergence
3 min read
Someday soon, personal sensors, wearable gadgets, and embedded devices and services may make today’s PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones look quaint by comparison. But as the Internet of Everything (IoE) ─ with its diverse array of devices accessing a plethora of existing and new services ─ continues to rapidly evolve, user friendly interfaces mask growing […]
ONE + ONE = 6: The New Enterprise Programmability Math
5 min read
In my last blog I discussed how Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture fits with the Cisco ONE. Let’s now look at how the new Cisco ONE Enterprise Architecture provides at least 6 significant benefits to Enterprises. ONE + ONE = 6! Problems that Enterprises are facing: As enterprises are consolidating their IT infrastructure into private […]
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