Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
Editors' Picks
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Avoid unnecessary vendor upselling for unified communication solutions
When purchasing your unified communication solutions, avoid unnecessary UC vendor upselling techniques that could cost you unwanted product features.28 Dec 2012
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Selling WAN optimizers: No longer a specialty skill set
Solution providers report that businesses are increasingly including WAN optimizers as part of new installations or move requests rather than as a secondary mandate.20 Dec 2012
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Dell unveils workloads, features of converged infrastructure offering
Dell bakes Gale Technologies' automation into Dell's Active Infrastructure to speed up deployments.13 Dec 2012
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Cisco cloud and managed services programs unite
Cisco's cloud and managed services program streamlines business with Cisco and provides partners with financial, branding and go-to market benefits.10 Dec 2012
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Cisco collaboration sales blamed on lack of integration, simplicity
Cisco collaboration sales have dropped by 8% in 2012. Enterprises need a simpler, tightly integrated collaboration and UC offering.06 Dec 2012
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Cloud computing makes Amazon an enterprise computing power
AWS cloud computing services have been around for six years, and Amazon is now comfortable attacking enterprise computing head on.04 Dec 2012
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Cariden acquisition boosts Cisco SDN technology for service providers
With Cariden's IP/MPLS planning software, Cisco's software-defined networking technology will have strong analytical capabilities for service providers.03 Dec 2012
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Cisco-Meraki deal means midmarket cloud-based network technology sales
The recent Cisco-Meraki acquisition means that partners can now reach the midmarket by selling cloud-based network technology.03 Dec 2012
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Cracking the public vs. private cloud conundrum
Building a private cloud lets IT run the show and springboard off existing investments -- an enticing point in the public vs. private cloud debate.29 Nov 2012
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Unified Communications as a Service primer: Moving UC to the cloud
This UCaaS primer explores why you might consider Unified Communications as a Service, what kind of services are available, who's using it and how.28 Nov 2012
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The network capacity horizon of a mobile world
Sanctioned or unofficial, mobile devices put pressure on enterprises' network capacity. Different approaches are helping CIOs reduce the strain.27 Nov 2012
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Disaster recovery plans prove valuable in dealing with Hurricane Sandy
Companies with forward-looking DR plans showed they could survive power outages, such as those caused by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast.20 Nov 2012
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Cisco, Dell deals put converged infrastructure management in the spotlight
As data center convergence takes hold, the convergence of management isn't far behind. Acquisitions by Cisco and Dell highlight this growing trend.16 Nov 2012
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NetApp tucks in CacheIQ for NAS acceleration
NetApp picks up CacheIQ for its NAS acceleration and caching technology, looks to speed performance of its FAS unified storage arrays.15 Nov 2012
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A look at the world's most innovative cloud data center designs
Cisco Press author Douglas Alger searched the world for groundbreaking data center designs and shares his views on cloud data centers in this Q&A.15 Nov 2012
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Network virtualization technology headed to the enterprise
Movement to new network virtualization technology is taking shape, but vendors have to clear many hurdles before deployments take place.09 Nov 2012
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CloudCast Weekly: Cloud computing opportunities, plus a monthly recap
There are plenty of cloud computing opportunities out there, but choosing the right one can be daunting for cloud providers just starting out.06 Nov 2012
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Unified communications systems can be boon for SMB budgets
For collaborative potential and cost savings, unified communications systems are worth embracing for SMB and midmarket businesses.30 Oct 2012
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Cisco-Citrix partnership expands cloud orchestration
Cisco and Citrix expand their partnership to include cloud orchestration within CloudStack, Cisco will maintain support for both OpenStack and CloudStack.25 Oct 2012
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Catalyst 6500 upgrade: OpenFlow, LISP, next-gen VSS
Cisco will add new services to its Catalyst 6500 campus core switch, including OpenFlow, LISP and maybe fabric extenders.24 Oct 2012