Microsoft Azure

March 13, 2018

CLOUD

How a Multicloud World is Changing the WAN

4 min read

IDC indicates that global revenue on public cloud services and infrastructure will increase 23.2% this year, to $160 billion, and it will continue to grow to $277 billion in 2021.

February 28, 2018

CLOUD

Cloud Unfiltered Podcast, Episode 37: Roger Dickinson on Customer Experiences with Multicloud Optimization

1 min read

Do you ever wonder how other companies are dealing with cloud implementation? Are they struggling with the same things you are, or have they figured it out? Do they all...

January 29, 2018

CISCO SERVICES (CX)

Cisco and Microsoft: Delivering Fast, Reliable, and Secure Cloud Connection

2 min read

The cloud world is rich with benefits, and growing. So is complexity. This is where the partnership between Cisco and Microsoft comes in: to help customers navigate through technology transitions.

January 28, 2018

CLOUD

Cisco Cloud to the Rescue

2 min read

I’m on my way to Barcelona and I’m more excited than ever to attend another Cisco Live!

September 25, 2017

DATA CENTER

Now taking orders for Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack

2 min read

We are now taking orders for Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack, offering customers a powerful cloud-ready solution that gives them full control over how they manage data, governance, security and performance. We combined Microsoft’s robust Azure cloud platform with Cisco’s UCS server platform that is designed for cloud workloads, providing customers and partners […]

August 21, 2017

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

ACI Anywhere!

3 min read

Evolving beyond multi-pod and multi-site deployment models, ACI will soon be available within public cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure At Cisco, we...

July 25, 2017

CLOUD

Function-as-a-Service 101: What is it?

4 min read

My favorite part about making a living in the tech industry is that there is always something new to learn.  When Amazon Web Services launched in 2006 it slowly began to change they way that people thought about compute infrastructure and software architectures.  But what is the next technology on the horizon that is positioned […]

June 13, 2017

CLOUD

Cloud and On-Premises: The Best of Two Worlds

3 min read

Let’s be honest, when most IT people are questioned about cloud, immediately they would mention either Amazon (AWS) or Microsoft Azure; some may also mention Google Cloud Platform, IBM SoftLayer or even Rackspace. All of them are Public Cloud providers with their own expertise and offering as well as market share. According to a Forbes recent article, the more AWS and Azure compete to win customers, the greater the innovation and growth in Public Cloud adoption. The article has some interesting data points but, for the purpose of this blog,

Cisco and Microsoft Collaborate to Power Intelligent Actions Exactly Where and When It’s Needed

2 min read

I regularly meet with customers – current and future – about their IoT initiatives.  We discuss their successes, their struggles, where they are frustrated and where they are delighted.  Very few have any problem telling me exactly what they expect from Cisco in IoT, and it usually has a common refrain – get me access […]