Cisco Validated Design (CVD)

October 21, 2015

DATA CENTER

Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure for OpenStack: Enabling Reliable OpenStack Cloud for Enterprises

3 min read

Companies are going through a change in the way they conduct their businesses and digital transformation is paving the way. IT services and applications are distributed and beyond the traditional boundaries of the data center. Cloud adoption is a big part of the transformation. Enterprises are looking at multiple cloud technologies from established and emerging […]

September 16, 2015

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 35: the latest in IWAN

1 min read

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about the latest in IWAN with Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer Jake Sacharok. Get the Podcast Listen to this episode Download this episode (right-click on the episode’s download button) View this episode in iTunes Cisco SME Jake Sacharok, Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer […]

August 27, 2015

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 33: does this rack server make my data look big?

1 min read

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking about UCS and Big Data with Cisco Technical Solutions Architect Sean McKeown. Get the Podcast Listen to this episode Download this episode (right-click on the episode’s download button) View this episode in iTunes Cisco SME Sean McKeown, Cisco Technical Solutions Architect […]

April 5, 2015

NETWORKING

Cisco Active Advisor – Network Maintenance and Improvement Made Easy

2 min read

Who doesn’t enjoy a vacation? And not just one day, but – four! What if there were a cloud service that saved you so much time, you could actually send all of London’s working population on a 4-day vacation? Well, that’s exactly what Cisco Active Advisor does – save you time and money so you […]

March 31, 2015

NETWORKING

Bringing Up a New Branch Site the Easy Way with Prime Infrastructure – Part 1

3 min read

If you have a need to set up networking for a new satellite clinic, a bank branch, a retail store or any other branch site, you probably have a lot of pressure to do it fast. After all, branches are where business actions take place. Did you know that branch locations and users consume 70% […]

September 3, 2014

SECURITY

Behind the Music: The New Threat Management with NextGen IPS CVD

2 min read

If you’ve ever caught an episode of VH1’s Behind the Music, the TV series that profiles rock bands and personalities, you may agree with me that it can be fascinating. I especially like the interviews about the creative process. I’ve learned that great songs can come from just about anywhere. And that a talented group […]

August 25, 2014

DATA CENTER

Business Continuity and Workload Mobility for Private Cloud (Cisco Validated Design-Part1)

4 min read

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 […]

May 29, 2014

NETWORKING

Empower Your Employees with a #MobileWorkspace

1 min read

[Webinar] Mobilize Your Employees with Cisco Solutions for a Mobile Workspace We discussed the considerations behind the Cisco-Citrix Mobile Workspace solution to set the stage for the CVD (design guide available now!) earlier this month, and now we’ve planned a great technical deep-dive for customers and partners interested in finding out more about the Mobile […]

May 22, 2014

SECURITY

Control Without Compromise Through Superior Data Center Protection

3 min read

The news of high-profile targeted data center attacks has dominated security news recently. But data center attacks are even more prevalent than those headlines suggest. In fact, a survey conducted...