A CTO’s take on cloud

Explore GigaOM (Jan 24 2012) Cloud Computing

.... Initiated by Rackspace and NASA, it’s achieved critical mass with nearly every IT provider — from Dell, to HP, to Cisco, to Citrix — aboard and Rackspace offloading management to a more neutral OpenStack Foundation. “Op... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Cisco   IBM

Cisco touts 10,000 UCS customers

Explore GigaOM (Jan 18 2012) Servers

...rian Modoff, analyst with Deutsche Bank. The figure also represents growth off a very small base — Cisco still doesn’t crack the top five server vendors by unit market share. Cisco touts 10,000 UCS customers By Barb Darrow Jan. 18, 2012, 5:00am PT No Comments * Tweet * * * Cisco Systems says it now has 10,000 Unified Computing Systems customers for it’s not quite three-year-old produc......or 29.1 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Fujitsu   Oracle   Cisco

Web Host Enteracloud Houses SEO Firm at San Diego Data Center

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Dec 29 2011) Cloud Computing

...ing program. Entercloud's infrastructure comprises of best of breed technologies including VMware, Cisco, Microsoft, Veeam, EMC and Dell, providing Market Target with the reliability and horsepower to continue delivering SEO solutions t... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Dell   Microsoft Corp

The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturity

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 15 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

...r on-site deployment.” Nearly all major IT vendors sell modular data centers. They include HP, IBM, Dell and Cisco, among others. So do major infrastructure vendors, such as Emerson and PDI. There are also large co... (Read Full Article)

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Rackspace Launches OpenStack Private Cloud

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 10 2011) Cloud Computing

... deploying private and hybrid clouds using Rackspace Cloud: Private Edition. OpsCode, RightScale, Cisco and Dell were also among the partners announced by Rackspace. More than 4,000 companies house servers in col... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   DuPont Fabros Technology   Lanham Napier

Rackspace Blueprint For Supporting Private Cloud Deployments

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Nov 9 2011) Cloud Computing

...pace Cloud: Private Edition is a template for building a data centre (DC) cloud, based primarily on Cisco and Dell hardware hosting an OpenStack software framework. The system can be self-built by customers or inst... (Read Full Article)

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Power Assure and ABB Presenting "Breakthroughs in Data Center Reliability and ...

Explore Home | Benzinga.com (Oct 29 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...Point Judith Capital, and a grant from the Department of Energy. Power Assure partners include ABB, Cisco, Dell, IBM, Intel, Raritan, UL and VMware. Power Assure is a registered trademark of Power Assure, Inc. A... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   Department of Energy

Intel, Dell Join Facebook’s Efficiency Project

Explore environmentalleader.com (Oct 28 2011) Servers

...aims to increase efficiencies and reduce the environmental impacts of data centers. Related Stories Cisco, Dell, HP Push Limits of Server Efficiency Dell Comes Up Roses in Corporate Sustainability Index PG&E and Hi-Tech Companies Offer Incentives on Ene... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   Facebook

DCK Guide To Modular Data Centers: The Modular Market

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 26 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   IBM   Dell

Web Host Server Cloud Canada Deploys HP Private Cloud

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 14 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...d Compute and HP Cloud Object Storage. Server Cloud Canada said it explored a range of options from Dell, Cisco and IBM before choosing HP CloudSystem Matrix as the foundation to deliver private clouds to custom... (Read Full Article)

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Michael Dell, end-to-end, PC to the Data Center

Explore greenm3.com (Oct 5 2011) Grid Computing , Servers

Michael Dell gave a keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, and there is blog post summarizing his presentation. Michael......ol, contribute to it or both. Where is the money savings? This is another problem I see with Cisco and VMware’s uber virtual data center solutions.  Where is the money savings? I asked RNAnetworks... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Oracle   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

Juniper Touts New Kit To Meet Mobile Challenge

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 3 2011) Networking

...tives also want to use their iPads and smartphones, Dasgupta said. Other network vendors, including Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard, also are working to provide enterprises with the tools needed to address the B...... He said Juniper is utilising a number of advantages it has over its larger rivals – in particular, Cisco and HP – including the common Junos operating system and partnerships with the likes of Dell and IBM. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

Inside the SuperNAP and its high-tech clouds

Explore GigaOM (Sep 29 2011)

...ries, including banking. Among the dozens of other names populating the Cloud Exchange list are Cisco, EMC, Dell and Nirvanix. During a recent tour of the facility, Switch VP of Cloud Jason Mendenhall explained t... (Read Full Article)

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Power Assure CTO Provides Insights into Data Center Energy Efficiency Rating ...

Explore MyHostNews (Aug 23 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...Point Judith Capital, and a grant from the Department of Energy. Power Assure partners include ABB, Cisco, Dell, IBM, Intel, Raritan, UL and VMware. Research, evaluate and learn more about website hosting at Fin... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

Data Center Energy Efficiency Needs To Include Software And Networking, Expert Says

Explore Network Computing (Aug 22 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking , Servers

...was co-founded by Intel and Google, and includes tech industry giants such as Microsoft, VMware and Cisco Systems, as well as Dell and Samsung, which were co-sponsors of the conference. The group's goal is to reduce carbon dioxide......n’t had as much focus historically," she says, adding that a group within the initiative, including Cisco and Juniper Networks, is focusing on that issue. "These are arch-rivals working together ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   Cisco

The Battle for the Converged Data Center Network

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Aug 18 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking , Storage

Now that Cisco seems to be making headway with its UCS offering, many best-in-breed suppliers are changing their s......ding specific equipment solutions for cloud computing based on what it calls “Vblock” technology. o Dell: By bundling Force10 switching with Dell’s compute and storage (including Compellent), Dell completes its converged data center offering. While this may be a good long-term strategy, it may... (Read Full Article)

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Fulcrum Microsystems

Explore ecommercetimes.com (Jul 26 2011) Cloud Computing

...lso casts light on the Fulcrum deal. Intel collaborates with numerous networking vendors, including Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD), and Fulcrum isn't the first networking technology compan......ously made. The Adamo laptop line from 2009 was a notable effort, though it suffered serious flaws. Dell appears to have learned from that lesson in creating the XPS 15z. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   IBM

Dell Beefs Up Networking Play With Force10 Acquisition

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jul 20 2011) Networking

...ared towards the data centre. This includes servers, storage, services and networking. Up until now Dell had been forced to offer networking equipment from the likes of Brocade and Cisco. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Yahoo   Cisco   Tom Jowitt

Dell follows the networking acquisition binge with Force10 buy

Explore GigaOM (Jul 20 2011) Networking

... would buy networking gear-maker company Force10 Networks on Wednesday. The move was expected since Dell’s rivals in the server space have tied up their networking equipment buys after Cisco launched servers that combined computing and networking in one box. Dell follows the networking acquisition binge with Force10 buy By Stacey Higginbotham Jul. 20, 2011, 6:4... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   Dell

Cisco, HP, Juniper Drive Down Ethernet Prices

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 3 2011) Networking

..., cutbacks in public spending and seasonal softness, according to market research firms Canalys and Dell’Oro Group. Cisco, HP, Juniper Drive Down Ethernet Prices June 3, 2011 by Jeffrey Burt Network switch top Tweet Ether......h top Tweet Ethernet switch markets saw revenue declines despite a rise in the number of ports, say Dell’Oro and Canalys Cisco Systems is facing increasing pressure from Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks in an ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Juniper Networks

Contrite Cisco Regroups Before Skeptical Wall St.

Explore The New York Times (May 8 2011)

... company’s future. Enlarge This Image Jacob Kepler/Bloomberg News John Chambers, chief executive of Cisco Systems, said last month that the company needed to earn back investors’ trust. Cisco Systems, where he is chief executive, is in a slump. The management system he put in place slow......r networks, dropped 11 percentage points over three years to 42.2 percent in 2010, according to the Dell’Oro Group, a ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Juniper Networks   Dell

Data Center Outsourcing to Hit 163B in 2014 says Inifiniti Study

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Mar 30 2011) Cloud Computing

...ket. According to the report, some of the key vendors dominating this market space include HP, IBM, Cisco, and Dell. TechNavio's Global Data Center Outsourcing Market 2010-2014 has been prepared based on an in-de... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   IBM   Dell

Tech Titans Back OpenFlow Networking Standard

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 22 2011) Networking

...t. Look beyond the six founders, and the membership reads like a Who’s Who of the networking world: Cisco, Brocade, Juniper Networks, HP, Broadcom, Ciena, Riverbed Technology, Force10, Citrix, Dell, Ericsson, IBM, Marvell, NEC, Netgear, NTT and VMware. “With broad industry support from technology... (Read Full Article)

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Report: Savvis Hires Investment Banker

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 7 2011) Cloud Computing

...rofile banker who helped take more than 100 technology companies public, including Amazon.com and Cisco Systems. Savvis declined comment on the report by PE Hub, which cited three sources that said Savvis had hi......y, in which EMC outbid NetApp. It also represented 3Par during last year’s sale to HP, which outbid Dell for the storage provider. Savvis CEO Jim Ousley told DCK last month that the company ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Cisco   Savvis Inc.