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One Cisco Unified Computing System beats 15 coal-fired energy plants

One Cisco Unified Computing System beats 15 coal-fired energy plantsI don't buy it!While others have been in this industry for many decades, Cisco just shows up and bested all of them. That's too fishy for me!Swimming with the Fish-inessDon't forget these are estimates of future results. Not a single full-fledged...

Tags: Cisco Unified Computing System, energy plant, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-16

Technical Video Overview of the New Cisco Unified Computing System

The Cisco Unified Computing System provides the capability to scale virtualized resources, reduce the time to deploy new applications, and re-provision resources quickly and efficiently. This video data sheet provides an overview of the Cisco Unified Computing System, highlighting key features that address these business challenges.

Tags: Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Unified Computing System, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Presentations 2009-03-16

Innovations Behind Cisco Unified Computing System

The Cisco Unified Computing System unites network, compute, and virtualization resources into a seamless system, simplifying setup, improving business results, and enabling just-in-time resource provisioning. A Unified Computing Architecture allows customers to scale their virtualized data center resources, supporting business services faster, dynamically, and more efficiently. This whitepaper describes the...

Tags: Innovation, Virtual Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Unified Computing System, Unified Computing Architecture, Data Center Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization

White papers 2009-03-16

Additional Resources

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

News to know: Snow Leopard; Salesforce; Sony; Apple ads; Search

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. Ryan Naraine: Apple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard Jason D. O'Grady: Apple removed blood stains from Snow...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Portals, E-books, RSS, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-08-26

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

Conversation with Virtuoso, a Liquid Computing Customer

I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Joel Chaplin, CIO at Virtuoso, a Liquid Computing customer, and thought you'd like to read a bit about that conversation. By the way, I posted Liquid Computing and the dynamic datacenter back in March 2009. Please introduce...

Tags: Virtuoso, LiquidIQ, Disaster Recovery, Servers, Data Management, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-05

News to know: Yahoo's home page; Barnes & Noble; Microsoft's Linux Code; 3G iPod Touch

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. Sam Diaz: Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world Larry Dignan: Barnes & Noble partners with...

Tags: Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Barnes & Noble Inc., Linux, 3G, UNIX, Operating Systems, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Open Source, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

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 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

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

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

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

News to know: Real Q1, Wolfram Alpha, Vonage, Psystar netbook, Google cloud

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. Sam Diaz: Real misses for Q1, swings to loss; mentions "Facet" Garett Rogers: Wolfram Alpha has Google's attention ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vonage Holdings Corp., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Home Entertainment, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Cisco's third quarter: Looking for stabilization

Cisco's third quarter came down to the wire and Wednesday after market close Wall Street will get to see whether the networking giant made the cut. Analysts are mixed on whether Cisco can top expectations, but most expect to see signs that demand has stabilized.  Cisco is...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Wilson, Wadhwani, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-06

HP Software: Talking strategy; Looking to grow; Gunning for Teradata

Hewlett-Packard's software unit is tiny relative to the company's overall revenue, but it is being counted on to fuel future growth. The plan: Expand into the data warehouse market occupied by the likes of Teradata, focus on performance and project management and continue to automate data centers.  ...

Tags: Software, Strategy, Teradata, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Software Unit, Data Centers, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-05

Cisco rolls out security upgrades at RSA

Cisco is making a round of announcements today of new products and services that are aimed at boosting network security systems and the delivery of cloud security services. The company noted that, in these offerings, the line between client-based and cloud-based services is beginning to blur - as Cisco thinks...

Tags: RSA Security Inc., Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Security, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21

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

News to know: Google; iBotnet; Cisco; Microsoft

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: Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory' Statement: GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Desktops, Strategy, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-17