UPDATE – for those looking for the Nexus 1000v release, check out this post
In the past couple years, VMware has changed from a product hidden in development and testing environments to a full fledged enterprise computing platform. It brings many benefits to the companies that implement it, however with those benefits come changes to [...]
Challenges integrating VMware into Cisco networks
March 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: CISCO · Technology · virtualization · vmware
Cisco is using Linux virtualization and 40 core CPU’s for its next generation routers
March 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Cisco recently released a new series of router called the Aggregation Services Router, or ASR for short. This series of routers is mainly targeted at the service provider market, where it is targeted as a single chassis solution for what is called the “triple play” – Voice, Video, and Data. More accurately it can [...]
Tags: ASR1000 · CCIE · CISCO · IOS-EX · IOS-XE · MPLS · linux
Moving towards a Green Data Center – Truth behind the hype
February 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Eplus, Cisco, Hewlett Packard and PG&E held a luncheon this last Friday focused on Green Data Center. I’ll be the first to admit that at first I thought “green” Data Center initiatives were just political and corporate marketing initiatives. I thought they saw Al Gore give some rocking presentation and decided it would be great [...]
Tags: CISCO · DC3.0 · Green Data Center · efficiency