workloads

3 min read

Success in the next era of compute infrastructure requires agile infrastructure and seamless operations that can adapt to the ever-changing requirements and velocity of apps. This is what Cisco Intersight and the UCS X-Series were born to do.

SECURITY

Christina Hausman

Why has Forrester’s Zero Trust Cybersecurity Framework become such a hot topic?

2 min read

Let’s focus on the Zero Trust approach first. If your infrastructure was on the Internet how would you design your organization’s cybersecurity framework? Authentication to confirm who logs into...

SECURITY

Amanda Lemmers

3 Non-Negotiables for an Effective Data Center Security & Workload Protection Strategy

4 min read

We know that big data is big business… And the use of on-premises and public cloud infrastructure is growing, according to the Cisco 2018 Security Capabilities Benchmark...

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Shruti Jain

Containers Hold an Agile Approach to Data Center Virtualization

2 min read

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, container is a noun, and is defined as a receptacle for holding goods. Alternatively, it also means, a portable compartment in which freight is placed (as on a train or ship) for convenience of movement. In this blog, I’ll be talking about containers in the networking sense and the important […]

DATA CENTER

J Metz

The Napkins Dialogues: Life of a Packet (Walk), Part 1

1 min read

Lately I’ve been giving a lot of presentations about storage basics. I actually really enjoy it, because it makes me rethink some of the things that I took for granted, and it helps me understand some of the gaps in my own knowledge when questions arise. When you think of how we do certain things […]

DATA CENTER

Amy Lewis

#EngineersUnplugged S5|Ep10: Automation Demystified!