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5 things you need to know about HyperFlex with CloudCenter
5 things you need to know about HyperFlex with CloudCenter
I’ve been working on a new bundle of Cisco HyperFlex offered with Cisco CloudCenter. And I’m excited to share some details -- because I’ve got that “Wow,
May 30, 2017
VGA Cables and WiFi Access as Cloud Adoption Predictors
VGA Cables and WiFi Access as Cloud Adoption Predictors
I spend most of my time educating channel partners, most of them Value-Added Resellers (VARs) on how Cisco CloudCenter can help them help their customers with a hybrid cloud strategy. What I’ve noticed in my first year at Cisco after being part of the CliQr acquisition is that selling cloud services is very different than the traditional VAR box sale.
April 21, 2017
Cloud Buyers and the Org Charts They Live In
Cloud Buyers and the Org Charts They Live In
Cloud products have a very different kind of buyer than traditional hardware gear. Cisco, long a trusted supplier of the IT organization, is getting to know a new and increasingly influential group of people: Developers in line of business teams.
March 24, 2017
Clouds Gather (In a Good Way) at Cisco Live Berlin
Clouds Gather (In a Good Way) at Cisco Live Berlin
Berlin. Europe’s Europe. Where someone thought of doing this so you can smile when paying to park your car: Where this was also happening the week before
March 6, 2017
A Resilient Cloud Strategy: Standardize or Diversify?
A Resilient Cloud Strategy: Standardize or Diversify?
Over the past few years, I have seen IT organizations adopt cloud in very different ways. Some organizations prefer to standardize their cloud
Nov. 29, 2016
Time flies when you are having fun – New CloudCenter Release
Time flies when you are having fun – New CloudCenter Release
Time flies when you’re having fun and building great products! Those who have been following CloudCenter (formerly CliQr) know that it’s been about 6 months since we were acquired by Cisco. During that time, we’ve have been extremely busy.
Oct. 5, 2016
Cisco CloudCenter Achieves Certified Integration with ServiceNow
Cisco CloudCenter Achieves Certified Integration with ServiceNow
IT Service Management meets Hybrid IT Borrowing the signature song from the Lego Movie for an enterprise service management blog post is a stretch, but I
June 28, 2016
Will Cloud Displace Partners Doing System Integration & Professional Services?
Will Cloud Displace Partners Doing System Integration & Professional Services?
“Enterprises won’t need systems integration and professional services if they shut down their IT Operations and move to the cloud.” – Light Reading, May 31, 2016 Without any context, that...
June 2, 2016
Building an Agile ITSM with Cisco ACI/CliQr and ServiceNow
Building an Agile ITSM with Cisco ACI/CliQr and ServiceNow
Part 2 of 2 In the first part of my IT Service Management (ITSM) blog, I summarized how digital transformation is profoundly changing IT service delivery operational...
May 9, 2016
How Digital Transformation is Disrupting IT Service Management
How Digital Transformation is Disrupting IT Service Management
Part 1 of 2 Tackling the planet’s largest, most fearsome waves motivates surfing pros to take terrifying risks.   Take Carlos Burle, a Brazilian big wave surfer, who unofficially...
May 2, 2016
Delivering Cloud Services at Cloud Scale with Cloud Economics
Delivering Cloud Services at Cloud Scale with Cloud Economics
Super Tuesday delivers DC switching portfolio innovations and acceleration of hybrid cloud Today is Super Tuesday, with fourteen states and territories hosting primary elections. Lots of media and preparation goes...
March 1, 2016