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- Cisco, EMC and VMware Announce Alliance
- Cisco, EMC and VMWare launch alliance/coalition/joint venture. by Dan Kusnetzky
- Tags: Alliance, VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Cisco, EMC, VMware announce joint integrated datacenter venture
- Cisco, EMC and VMware announced Tuesday a joint venture to sell a new integrated data center product called V-Block. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Data Center, VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Juniper eyes midmarket, aims for Cisco
- Going by a slew of announcements the company unveiled this week, Juniper Networks appears to have set its eyes on new markets. Going by a slew of announcements the company unveiled this week, Juniper Networks appears to have set its eyes on new markets, in particular, segments currently dominated...
- Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Juniper, Cisco, networking, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia
- News items 2009-10-28
- News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster Sam Diaz: Cisco continues its buying spree with...
- Tags: Tom Foremski, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, ScanSafe, Mary Jo Foley, Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Internet, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...
- Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Dell partners with Brocade to compete in data center war
- The latest developments in the data center wars comes this time from Dell and Brocade, which are announcing a partnership today that includes Dell reselling Brocade networking equipment under its name as part of an "end-to-end" data center offering. In today's competitive data center landscape, the networking...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Network, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Cisco IT pro publishes techniques on "growing" a green data center new book on
- There's a new book out this month from Cisco IT architect Douglas Alger called "Grow a Green Data Center." (The book is published by Cisco Press, which is a technology imprint of Pearson Education.) The author says the book is a compilation of best practices and techniques for optimizing...
- Tags: Technique, Data Center, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IT Pro, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-08-14
- Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM a friend; HP a foe
- As the tectonic plates shift below the data center the vendor lines are becoming more clear. HP and Cisco are on a collision course and IBM appears to be playing Switzerland's neutral act nicely. If you want to know how Cisco's move into servers has altered the...
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- IBM bolsters Juniper pact; Reseller deal with Cisco
- IBM took its relationship with Juniper up a notch by announcing and original equipment manufacturer deal. Big Blue also announced deals with Brocade and Cisco. Under the Juniper deal, the latest in a string of IBM-Juniper collaborations, IBM will rebrand and sell Juniper EX and MX switches and routers...
- Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Savvis on Cisco's Unified Computing System
- Bryan Doerr, Chief Technology Officer, Savvis and I communicated about Cisco's Unifed Computing System UCS. Here are his answers to some questions that were posed to him. Since Savvis currently operates 29 data centers (a total of 1.4 million square feet of space), his views could be seen as...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Environment, Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Getting Started With VMware vSphere and Emulex/Cisco SANs
- The combination of VMware vSphere and Fibre Channel SANs provides substantial CapEx and OpEx savings. Cisco and Emulex are leaders in Fibre Channel technologies and provide scalable, high-performance hardware and software components that fully enable server virtualization in the data center. This paper explains some of the components and concepts...
- Tags: Emulex Corp., SAN, VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Virtualization, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-06-26
- Why did Citrix invest in Vyatta?
- A short while ago, Vyatta announced that it had completed its series C round of funding and that that the round was lead by Citrix Systems more information about this round can be found here. Since I've watched both companies for quite some time, I spent a bit of time...
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Yvatta, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Cisco rallies channel to target virtualized data centers
- Cisco said today that it will "grow, motivate and evolve" its channel partners as a way of turbo-boosting the adoption of virtualized data centers. At its partner summit, the company announced plans to expand its partner profitability program and launch IT certification training, as well as an expansion of its...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Virtualization Beyond the Data Center
- The concept of virtualization has gotten renewed attention with the advent of server virtualization in the Data Center, enabling organizations to simplify management and optimize performance of vast computing and networking infrastructures. Server virtualization, part of the Cisco Unified Computing System, leads to significant cost savings, helping organizations address space,...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2009-06-01
- 10 Steps to Deploying a High-Performance Fault-Tolerant SAN Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage and Cisco Catalyst Network Infrastructure
- The Dell EqualLogic family of iSCSI SANs is fundamentally changing the way enterprises think about purchasing and managing storage. Built on a virtualized peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series simplifies the deployment and administration of consolidated storage environments. Its all-inclusive, intelligent feature set streamlines purchasing and delivers rapid...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Hardware, High-performance, Network Infrastructure, SAN, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN)
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Data center survey: Cisco's server push sparks interest; VMware, EMC, NetApp shine
- Cisco's Unified Computing System is garnering interest, but storage appears to be the focus of CIOs as they ponder the next generation data center and that's good news for EMC and NetApp, according to a Goldman Sachs survey. Goldman Sachs surveyed 100 IT executives at Fortune 1000...
- Tags: NetApp Inc., Data Center, Juniper Networks Inc., Server, VMware Inc., Survey, Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family Advantages in VMware Environment
- Virtualization brings numerous advantages to the data center, i.e. more efficient resource utilization, decreased level of management complexity, lower power and cooling demands, etc. However, it also introduced new challenges, especially when it comes to SAN deployments in virtualized environments, such as specific performance requirements, application isolation, security aspects, granularity...
- Tags: Environment, SAN, VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Data Centers, Storage, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Competitive SAN Local Switching Solution: Limiting Scalability, Not Improving It
- Local switching is switching in which traffic does not traverse the backplane of a switch but rather stays on a line card. This concept is positioned as a method for increasing the available bandwidth of a line card or reducing traffic on the backplane of a device. While the concept...
- Tags: Backplane, SAN, Scalability, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-01
- As the data center turns: IBM gets tight with Juniper, Brocade; Take that Cisco
- Updated: IBM is busy teaming up with every networking company not named Cisco. On Tuesday, IBM announced a new distribution pact with Brocade Communications, according to various news outlets Techmeme. IBM will rebrand Brocade's gear and use its sales force to distribute them. Big Blue has resold...
- Tags: Data Center, Juniper Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- HP answers Cisco with Matrix; Data center visions galore
- Hewlett-Packard on Monday unveiled its answer to making data centers more modular and more cost effective and the target is pretty clear: Cisco Systems. HP's latest entry into the data center wars is dubbed the BladeSystem Matrix and Matrix Orchestration Environment. These products reside in HP's Adaptive...
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Vision, Server, Cisco Systems Inc., BladeSystem Matrix, Storage Lineup, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
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