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January 27, 2013

DATA CENTER

Learn about Unified Management in the Data Center and Cloud Booth at Cisco Live London 2013!

2 min read

If you haven’t heard about Unified Management, it refers to our portfolio of data center and cloud management software products. Cisco’s data center and cloud management software helps our customers to deliver IT services faster, more efficiently, and with lower total cost of ownership. This year we’ve made it even easier for you to learn […]

January 22, 2013

DATA CENTER

Duct Tape for Cloud: Integration Features of Cisco Process Orchestrator and IA for Cloud

4 min read

The Cisco Process Orchestrator has very rich integration capabilities, yet we often hear the question, “Does it integrate with…” or “Does it work with” [insert product]. The Cisco Process Orchestrator is a primary component in the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud management solution. The fact is that in modern environments with modern orchestrators the answer […]

December 21, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 3: Automation and Orchestration

3 min read

Continuing my tour of the Cisco Domain Ten (SM)  framework for simplifying data center transformation, with this blog, I’ll build upon my previous blogs and introduce Domain 3, which is concerned with “Automation and Orchestration“.     I’ve asserted previously that having an automated, virtualized data center is a necessary – but insufficient – basis for […]

December 11, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cloupia + Cisco Unified Management = Better Together

4 min read

Yesterday, Cisco announced that we closed on the acquisition of Cloupia.  Cloupia is now officially part of Cisco and a very exciting new addition to our Unified Management software portfolio. Ever since the news broke about Cisco’s intent to acquire Cloupia, I’ve been asked how this fits with our other data center and cloud management software products.  In short, Cloupia’s […]

November 28, 2012

DATA CENTER

Cisco IAC Availability, Scalability, and Geographic Distribution

2 min read

When building a cloud, scale it out. Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud architecture and topology options enable scalability, availability, and geographic distribution. This white paper discusses several options, their strengths and uses, and the technical details underlying these options.” Cisco IAC Availability, Scalability, and Geographic Distribution White Paper is available in the Cisco support community […]

November 9, 2012

DATA CENTER

Introducing the Solution Accelerator Community for Intelligent Automation for Cloud

2 min read

We are excited by the demand for Cisco’s Intelligent Automation for Cloud Starter Edition designed for pilot cloud deployments.   Just Recently we announced the new version of our stack, Intelligent Automation for Cloud (IAC) 3.1.  The release of Cisco IAC 3.1 continues to demonstrate Cisco’s commitment to enterprise customers and service providers to successfully […]

November 9, 2012

DATA CENTER

Superheroes of the Cloud Part Four: Every Cloud Service Provider needs a Cloud Cheerleader

1 min read

I am of often surprised by how much interest Intelligent Automation for Cloud receives from Service Providers and enterprises that are building ITaaS.  I come across another individual who fits the mantle of Cloud Hero, someone who really stands out in their drive and passion to transform their organization and achieve a pragmatic cloud for […]