data center
Step off that old, familiar path
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Venturing off the beaten path may just be the only way to stay ahead of the competition. And while IT-as-a-service and cloud computing concepts are not as precarious as once perceived, there are still a lot of unknowns as businesses and organizations set out to explore new possibilities. Discover how industry thought leaders are paving […]
Channel Partner Webcast – Virtual Networking for Hyper-V Environments
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Cisco and Microsoft have a developed a powerful alliance in the data center that extends the value of the Cisco Unified Fabric, Unified Computing System, and Unified Network Services through leading-edge integrated solutions with Microsoft Windows Server, Hyper-V and System Center. These integrations provide an opportunity for Channel Partners to deliver differentiated solutions that address their customer’s […]
Cisco at Microsoft WPC 2013 Video Collection
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The Cisco Data Center team recently wrapped up a great week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2013. Cisco’s VP of Unified Computing Marketing, Jim McHugh took the opportunity to interview Cisco experts about how Cisco UCS provides an optimal platform for Microsoft oriented data centers and creates opportunities for channel partners to drive […]
Three Imperatives for Today’s CISO for Data Center Security: Key Takeaways from Today’s Webcast
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This is a follow up from my post last week that announced this webcast. Today it was a treat to have Richard Noguera as our special guest and who is uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of key imperatives for today’s CISO for the data center. Rich is a youthful InfoSec veteran who has […]
Serious Simplification Advancement
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Recently I spent time at Cisco Live Orlando where I caught up with Trey Layton, CTO, VCE. We had an opportunity to talk about automation and orchestration of Vblock with Cisco UCS Director (formerly Cloupia). Over recent months, we have been doing even more work for our customers, collectively between our companies, to do deeper […]
Risk to Reward
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Be nimble, be agile, take informed risks, and apply innovation to how you’re using data in your business. That’s the strategy of Garry Whatley, VP of IT and business services for Staples Australia, and it’s been paying off. Whatley believes that in the online retail industry, with high volume and large amounts of data, access […]
Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 10: Process and Governance – Part (b)
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Operational process and governance, as I discussed last month, is “Domain 10” in the Cisco Domain Ten(SM) model for data center transformation. It’s so important in my opinion, and so often disregarded or de-prioritised when planning and executing data center transformation, that I’ll cover it twice! Last time, I discussed some of the “Process and Governance” […]
Highlights: Cisco Prime Network Services Controller at Cisco Live Orlando
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A couple weeks ago, we wrapped up a very successful Cisco Live event in Orlando for more than 20,000 attendees. During the conference, we announced a new name for our software product formerly known as Cisco Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC). The new name for VNMC is Cisco Prime Network Services Controller – and in […]
Data Protection Solutions for the Vblock System
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Today , I met Chandra Jacobs, Product Marketing at EMC to talk about her experience at Cisco Live 2013 in Florida and the solutions she presented. Chandra – Can you introduce yourself ? I love creative and challenging projects in the emerging technology product space. I have a background in technology, innovation, and product development, […]
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