In November of 2010, Cisco and NetApp along with VMware launched the FlexPod, our pre-validated, cloud platform. Since it's release 8 months ago, the FlexPod program has been an overwhelming success. We are continuing to enhance and grow the platform, by adding new partners who focus on delivering cloud based solutions, aiding our distributors to have enhanced their FlexPod … [Read more...] about Cisco Live Q&A – Cisco’s David Antkowiak on Putting the Flex in FlexPod
Converged Infrastructures
Cisco Live : Blogger Techminute with NetApp on Flexpod Solutions
Check out the great conversation I had with Abhinav Joshi of Cisco and Joe Onisick of WWT around our partnership, FlexPod, SMT, Automation, CVDs, and enabling partners. Thanks to Didier Rombaut of Cisco and Friea Berg of NetApp for bringing us together for this conversation. … [Read more...] about Cisco Live : Blogger Techminute with NetApp on Flexpod Solutions
Cisco Live chat with Andy Sholomon of Cisco
Next week I’ll be supporting the NetApp team at Cisco Live. Worldwide conferences can be a somewhat of a challenge for me, as I’d like to share the buzz and news of the show in blog posts yet my schedule tends to be booked solid with customer and partners meetings. This type of scheduling makes it rather difficult to find time to author a post.This situation may be leading some … [Read more...] about Cisco Live chat with Andy Sholomon of Cisco
Introducing FlexPod for VMware: Flexible IT
Today, organizations understand the financial and operational benefits of moving to a shared cloud-based infrastructure. Both enterprises and service providers require validated, cost-effective, virtualized cloud solutions. To meet this need, Cisco, NetApp and VMware have created FlexPod - a flexible architecture packaged and designed to accelerate enterprises' IT … [Read more...] about Introducing FlexPod for VMware: Flexible IT
The Power of Innovative Datacenter Stacks
Joe Onisick at Define the Cloud posted a thought provoking article titled, “The Power of Innovative Datacenter Stacks” where he shares his views regarding the value and abilities delivered with 'single-vendor' and 'multi-vendor' integrated solution stacks such as FlexPod. This post touches on a number of topics including the ability of a solution stack to deliver value, … [Read more...] about The Power of Innovative Datacenter Stacks