Cisco and Slumberland Inc. to Showcase Use of Cisco Data Center Solutions

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On Oct. 13, Cisco will host a live Internet TV broadcast and Q&A session featuring Slumberland, a furniture retailer that operates 118 stores in 11 states. To enable cost-efficient growth, Slumberland has selected the Cisco Unified Computing System™ as a highly available and scalable platform for the company’s new data center. Hosted by Cisco executives, [...]

Dutch Service Provider Opts for All-Juniper Data Center

Juniper Networks® announced that IP2 Internet, a Dutch business Internet Service Provider, has deployed an all Juniper Networks infrastructure to help develop its growing business for the long term. IP2 Internet’s new data center infrastructure comprises routers, switches and security appliances that run on Junos® OS, Juniper’s single operating system, helping to simplify the network [...]

Cisco Evolves Data Center Architectural Strategy to Deliver Distinct Business Advantage

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Cisco announced it has expanded its data center product and services portfolio and evolved its data center architecture to accelerate IT innovation, increase business value, and support new business models such as desktop virtualization and public or private ‘clouds’. Cisco introduced Unified Network Services, which are designed to deliver any network service in any environment [...]

John C. Lincoln Hospitals Choose Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks® today announced that John C. Lincoln Health Network is building an end-to-end integrated network infrastructure that includes Juniper’s switching, security technologies and network management solution in order to support its new data center that connects more than 3,500 employees and a medical staff of more than 1,100 physicians in Phoenix. To remain competitive, [...]

VMware Reports 2009 Year Results

VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter to the cloud, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009: Revenues for the fourth quarter were $608 million, an increase of 18% from the fourth quarter of 2008. GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter was [...]

VMware Lowers OpEx with Virtualization

VMware, Inc, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced independent research convincingly proves that VMware customers are drastically lowering operational expenditures (OpEx) with VMware solutions. VMware vSphere™ and the VMware vCenter™ Product Family lower the day-to-day costs of running IT, enabling IT resources and [...]

Two New Data Center Courses

The Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design (DCUCD) and Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support (DCUCI) courses are now available through Authorized Cisco Learning Partners. DCUCD v3.0 is a 5-day course that enables students to design Cisco UCS into the next-generation data center. DCUCI v3.0 is a 5-day hands-on course that enables students to support [...]

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Tidal Software

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Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Tidal Software, Inc. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., and Houston, Tidal Software is the creator of intelligent application management and automation solutions that will advance Cisco’s data center strategy by enhancing product and service delivery offerings. “Cisco believes the network has become the logical platform to [...]

The Evolution of Data Center 3.0

Cisco Unified Computing System just latest in a new generation of technology for the data center