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Cisco’s Cloud Computing Offering

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · CISCO, Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco Unified Computing System Managerm UCSM, cloud computing, DC3.0, FCOE, Technology, virtualization, vmware, vSphere

Right now Cloud Computing is either the biggest threat that Cisco Systems has ever faced, or the biggest opportunity that Cisco has ever been presented with. How will Cisco react?

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Unified Computing Podcast with Cisco Interactive Network

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · CISCO, Cisco Unified Computing System, cloud computing, DC3.0

I had the pleasure of being invited to Cisco’s Interactive Network podcast last week with hosted by Robb Boyd and Jimmy Ray Purser. Brian Schwarz (SAVBU) and I were guests, and had the chance to talk about Cisco’s Unified Computing offering. It was my first time doing a podcast, and I have to say it [...]

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Cisco’s Unified Computing System – It’s not just a blade center

March 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · CISCO, Cisco 2100 Fabric Extender, Cisco 6120XP, Cisco 6140XP, Cisco B Series Blades, Cisco Server Array Manager SAM, Cisco UCS B200, Cisco UCS B250, Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco Unified Computing System Managerm UCSM, cloud computing

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 [...]

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