Colin McNamara – CCIE 18233 , VCP, RHCE, GCIH, GEEK

What I would like to share today is a video guide on how to properly create a Unified Computing System (UCS)  Bill of Materials (BOM), and how to route that BOM into the appropriate ordering system.
You may notice that I am using a tool called Netformx. You may ask – since this is a Cisco [...]

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I read an interesting article in the Channel Register written by Timothy Pricket Morgan today. In his article - Cisco California pricing revealed, $3,000 for a blade with no innards he attempts to position UCS as a horribly overpriced system where Cisco is egregiously marking up components. A pretty strong statement from his article is listed [...]

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Overview of Cisco’s Unified Computing System

This March, Cisco formally announced its entry into the enterprise computing market with a new product line called the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). I say formally announced, becase the existence of the Unified Computing System might just be the worst kept secret in history. In the months prior, to launch Cisco [...]

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