Cisco’s 2013: A look Back at Its Major Moves
At the end of this year, most people enjoy Christmas holidays with their family. Everyone may make the list of his major events in 2013. What are yours? For Cisco,…
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Make Our Network Green, Love Our Earth
Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year, which reminds us of protecting our world in every way we can do. Nowadays, we hardly live without modern technology, electrical…
Cisco Nexus 6000 Switches: High-Density, Compact Form Factor
Cisco unveiled the Cisco Nexus 6000, the world’s first 96-port, line rate 40-gigabit fixed form factor switch with Ethernet and Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and 1-microsecond latency across all…
To Answer the Questions from Cisco Nexus 1000V InterCloud Users and Analysts
As part of a major cloud launch that also introduced the Nexus 6000 series and updates to our Cisco ONE portfolio, Cisco unveiled its Nexus 1000V InterCloud solution, which provides…
Cisco to Acquire Meraki for $1.2 Billion
The acquisition of Meraki, complements Cisco’s strategy to offer more software-centric solutions to simplify network management, help customers empower mobile workforces, and generate new revenue opportunities for partners, Cisco said…
Cisco Purchases Cloupia to Control Freak Clouds
Hey, attention: “If Cisco Systems, storage partner EMC, and its virtualization and cloud minion VMware are all such good buddies in the Virtual Computing Environment, then why does Cisco need…
Cisco: Data Centers are Getting Their Cloudy Acts Together
When you are trying to take over the data center moving out from the switch and into servers, as Cisco Systems is trying to do, you have to try to…
New Cisco ASA Clustering Feature Enables 320 Gbps Firewall
Cisco has built a data-center-class network security portfolio, unveiling an Adaptive Security Appliance clustering feature that delivers 320 Gbps firewall performance, as well as a new virtual firewall and a…
Cisco Nexus 3548 & Arista 7150: Dueling Ultra-low-latency Switches
Cisco and Arista Networks Inc. traded punches, both announcing new, ultra-low-latency top-of-rack switches that not only are fast, but pack many more features and functions than a typical switch in this class.…
Reducing Network Power Consumption, is Cisco Doing Enough?
In today’s data center there are two major problems–space and power consumption. But networking vendors–Cisco–are not doing enough to make change. These vendors must rethink chip design and packaging in…
10Gbps Server Migration: The Post-Romley Era
Gigabit Ethernet has been the dominant server network option of choice for the past decade, with more than 200 million 1Gbps server ports shipped since the early 2000s. But the…
How to Know What Device is on What Port on a Cisco Switch?
Your network grinds to a screeching halt. All the switch port lights are solid, and your only theory is that the network is under attack. What do you do? Question:…
What You Should Know about Configuring a Cisco IOS Switch?
Most network switches used by small businesses and home offices typically require no configuration — they’re “plug and play.” However, it’s important to remember that plug and play doesn’t always work. In…
Cisco Partners to be Invited to Cisco’s Cloud Party
Cisco is making changes to its year-old cloud channel program, the networking company announced at the 2012 Cisco Partner Summit in San Diego this week. In 2011, Cisco launched its…
Cisco’s UCS 3.0 Unveiled with Xeon Servers, Unified Management
Cisco is significantly expanding the management, networking and performance capabilities in its three-year-old Unified Computing System (UCS), an all-in-one solution that officials say is quickly gaining traction in the competitive…
Cisco Wanna Light Up Data Centers— Intent to Acquire Lightwire
Cisco is planning to acquire Allentown, Pennsylvania-based Company Lightwire Inc. to add optical connectivity in its high-speed networks. The acquisition will allow Cisco to deliver cost-effective, high-speed networks with the…
Cisco Network Positioning System
Cisco’s NPS: The Cisco Network Positioning System (NPS) provides and manages virtual cloud-based services and other network applications from the network. It is built on advanced network features and the…
Cisco Updates Its High-end Switches to Offer 40GbE and 100GbE Capabilities
Cisco has updated its switching portfolio with 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) and 40 GE capabilities, in a move aimed at datacentres and large campuses requiring heavy-duty bandwidth. A 40 GE option…
