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- BMC picks up MQSoftware, expands into middleware management
- BMC Software said Monday that it has acquired MQSoftware in a move that will expand its offering from mainframe and systems monitoring to middleware. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed statement. BMC positioned the move as a natural evolution to provide monitoring from the mainframe to the...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Mqsoftware Inc., Middleware, It Management, It service Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- 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
- Cisco's fourth quarter's crib sheet: Gauging enterprise spending
- Cisco reports its fourth quarter results Wednesday and analysts are looking for a few signs that the enterprise business has stabilized and an outlook that's a touch optimistic. Cisco is expected to report fourth quarter earnings of 28 cents a share on revenue of $8.5 billion. Cisco...
- Tags: Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Routers & Switches, Sales Strategy, Network Technology, Networking, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- 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
- Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big vision
- Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big visionShould focus on shutting down.Dell = Junk and should put the focus on closing their doors to do the world a favor.RE: Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big visionThe Dell PAN System based on Egenera's PAN software does what Cisco UCS does....
- Tags: Sales strategy, Strategy, Product marketing, Financial services, Dell Computer Corp., big vision, vision
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big vision
- Dell's analyst powwow on Tuesday is expected to focus heavily on storage and cost cutting, but lack any big transformation plans---although many observers are itching to hear more about the company's acquisition strategy and vision. Caris analyst Robert Cihra sums it up well. Dell has been focusing...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Analyst, Vision, Cihra, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Storage, Desktops, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Rumors
- RumorsFor people like me who don't know what "the UCS systems" are/is.http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns944/And after you read Cisco's blurb, you still won't know what it is.RE: RumorsJust rumors or this reality...?Ok I hope you listen Michael Jackson Radio Streaming.That to dedicated for him , just click and hear : http://freeradiofm.blogspot.com/2009/07/michael-jackson-radio-muenchen.htmlRE: RumorsCorrect me...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, Utility computing, data center, Cisco Systems Inc., computing solution, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Rumors
- I do my best to keep my ear to the ground to learn what's happening in the market. I'm sure that position has lead to my need for chiropractic therapy from time to time. Most of the time, I ignore the rumors if I can't find multiple sources to support...
- Tags: Venture, Rumor, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Channel Management, Virtualization, Marketing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Cisco's commodity server foray likely to boost share, but at what cost?
- Cisco's commodity server foray likely to boost share, but at what cost?Net evenI don't see Cisco's servers capturing much market share. They might grab some small businesses but I can't see an enterprise environment investing in Cisco servers. They have 0 proven track record. Would you stake your job on...
- Tags: Servers, Cisco Systems Inc., server, IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Cisco's commodity server foray likely to boost share, but at what cost?
- Cisco's move to offer high-end integrated blade servers was one thing, but there are rumblings about its latest effort to focus on lower-end rack-mount hardware. The networking giant in early June announced that it would offer rack-mount servers, a commodity market that could give Cisco more market...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- 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
- 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
- Comments on Cisco UCS
- When reviewing Cisco's TCO data, I can't help but be reminded of something attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." I'm sure he would have added benchmarks, ROI studies and TCO studies to the list had he known about them. by...
- Tags: TCO, Cisco Systems Inc., Lie, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Cisco UCS Manager Architecture
- The Cisco UCS Manager model-driven framework separates the Cisco UCS Manager logic from platform implementation, making the software cleaner and easier to maintain. The Cisco UCS Manager's information model is hierarchical, which makes manipulating the management information tree more intuitive for XML API users. Managed objects can be modified either...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco UCS Manager
- White papers 2009-04-01
- A reason to refresh
- Intel did more than just introduce a faster server processor today with the introduction of the Xeon 5500: it enabled a greater level of differentiation to its server and storage vendor partners that ultimately will result in a broader set of choices and better ones for enterprise infrastructure & operations...
- Tags: Intel Xeon, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- News to know: Exectweet, Twitter, Intel options, iPhone 3.0, Vista share
- 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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft + Federated Media + Twitter = ExecTweets Exectweets: Nice, but not the revenue plan for...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operational Accounting, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- More comments on Cisco UCS launch
- It was just last week that Cisco announced its Unified Computing System UCS. As a reminder, the announcement included a Cisco switch, the UCS B-Series blade server, virtual machine software from VMware and other products from Cisco and third-parties. Cisco hopes that this will entice organizations to move from their...
- Tags: Egenera Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Cisco's bong-sized "cloud"
- Peeling the onion on the Cisco Unified Computing System UCS reveals a very small onion. The platform they're promoting is tiny by cloud infrastructure standards. Perfect for a dorm room - but not anywhere near close to what an enterprise hoping for economies of scale or management would want. ...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Storage, Servers, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
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