Colin McNamara – CCIE 18233 , VCP, EMCIE, NCDA, GEEK

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Entries Tagged as 'DC3.0'

Cisco releases Nexus 1000V virtual switch for VMware

September 16th, 2008 · 7 Comments · CISCO, cloud computing, DC3.0, Nexus 7000, vmware

This afternoon Cisco released a new member of the Nexus family of switches, the Nexus 1000V. This is the first switch to take advantage of VMware opening up their ESX and ESXi platforms to for third party network device manufacturers. This switch directly address some pretty big pain points surrounding current virtualization implementations. The boundary [...]

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BIG Cisco – VMware announcement – 1:30 Pacific time

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments · CISCO, DC3.0, vmware

Expect something really big in the cloud computing / datacenter 3.0 space to be announced by Cisco this afternoon. Sadly, I have the unfortunate situation of being tagged as an insider (work in the partner community). So I have to play nice, and cannot reveal any juicy tidbits. Suffice it to say, that Jashree Ullal [...]

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Application Extension API notes – Cisco Live 2008

June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · CCIE, CISCO, DC3.0, Networkers

The AXP is a open platform for the Integrated Services Router (ISR) that enables you to program in-house, custom applications that leverage packet level interfaces with the ISR platform. You can choose to install either a daughtercard (AIM-102) or a network module platform. Where would you use these ? You want  your custom application to [...]

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