This RSS feed delivers you a variety of news and information about servers, hosting and datacentres. Stay up to date with the latest information all from one feed. http://a1isp.co.uk/web Sat, 19 May 2012 14:32:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://a1isp.co.uk/web This RSS feed delivers you a variety of news and information about servers, hosting and datacentres. Stay up to date with the latest information all from one feed. http://a1isp.co.uk/web/public-cloud-with-confidence The benefits of public cloud are so tempting that many organizations have been quick to adopt; only to find out of the downsides and risks the hard way—being confronted by them!  The list of potential risks can get long and include alarming items like lackluster performance, costs considerably higher than expected, and the ever looming [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/public-cloud-with-confidence/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=public-cloud-with-confidence (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/public-cloud-with-confidence/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=public-cloud-with-confidence) Sat, 19 May 2012 00:19:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/is-vdi-right-for-your-byod-requirements Gone are the days when an employee would be issued a single desktop computer to use for all work-related tasks. The bring your own device, or BYOD revolution is being driven by an increasingly mobile and geographically dispersed workforce that want to use their device of choice for personal and work related activities. Organizations today [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/is-vdi-right-for-your-byod-requirements/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=is-vdi-right-for-your-byod-requirements (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/is-vdi-right-for-your-byod-requirements/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=is-vdi-right-for-your-byod-requirements) Fri, 18 May 2012 22:15:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/ten-excuses-that-will-get-you-to-boston-for-the-2012-dell-storage-forum ex · cuse noun: an expression of regret for failure to do something; a note of explanation of an absence Excuses are a dime a dozen these days. It seems like everyone’s got one (or three) for everything. “I’m too tired,” “I don’t feel good,” “I’ve got too much work to do,” or a personal favorite... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/17/ten-excuses-that-will-get-you-to-boston-for-the-2012-dell-storage-forum.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/17/ten-excuses-that-will-get-you-to-boston-for-the-2012-dell-storage-forum.aspx) Thu, 17 May 2012 20:33:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/racking-up-dell-s-12th-generation-servers Here at Dell, we love to get customer feedback and roll it into our newest offerings. In order to maximize the number of hard drives and also increase functionality and flexibility across the product line on Dell’s 12th generation 1U and 2U servers, the chassis widths have been standardized on a common size. For some systems, including the R620 and R720, this represents a slight increase... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/17/racking-up-dell-s-12th-generation-servers.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/17/racking-up-dell-s-12th-generation-servers.aspx) Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/dell-+-wyse-+-citrix-partnering-to-bring-one-great-end-to-end-desktop-virtualization-solution Dell, Wyse (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/direct2dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2012/04/02/dell-announces-intent-to-acquire-wyse-technology.aspx) and Citrix are trendsetters in the desktop virtualization marketplace with a proven track record of delivering on products that meet customers evolving needs. Today we are pleased to announce that we have partnered to bring together... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/17/dell-wyse-citrix-partnering-to-bring-one-great-end-to-end-desktop-virtualization-solution.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/17/dell-wyse-citrix-partnering-to-bring-one-great-end-to-end-desktop-virtualization-solution.aspx) Thu, 17 May 2012 17:42:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/summary-the-eye-in-the-sky-is-watching-us-all Follow my adventures at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans including a winning streak, decadent meals and life-long memories. Find out how technlogy innovation is impacting the gaming industry, using Tatts Group as an example of what is possible. Read the full article, The Eye in the Sky is Watching us All (yup, a nice throwback to the [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/summary-the-eye-in-the-sky-is-watching-us-all/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=summary-the-eye-in-the-sky-is-watching-us-all (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/summary-the-eye-in-the-sky-is-watching-us-all/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=summary-the-eye-in-the-sky-is-watching-us-all) Thu, 17 May 2012 16:23:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/two-paths-to-a-virtualization-infrastructure-diy-and-vstart This post written by Scott Stanford, Dell Systems Principle Engineer In my last Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/two-paths-to-a-virtualization-infrastructure-solution-diy-and-vstart This post written by Scott Stanford, Dell Systems Principle Engineer In my last Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-sap-competence-center Yesterday I met Michael Missbach, Phd.,  who is the head of the SAP Competence Center based in Germany. Michael who is the author and co-author  of numerous books on the SAP environment . He used to be  a senior consultant at the SAP-HP International Competence Center in Walldorf, Germany, specializing in IT infrastructure solutions.  He [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-sap-competence-center/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-sap-competence-center (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-sap-competence-center/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-sap-competence-center) Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/changing-the-dynamics-of-blades.-again In 2008, when Dell launched the PowerEdge M-series, it signaled a new approach towards blades. Like all Dell servers, the birth of the M-series was prefaced by intense conversations with customers, driving the design of a solution built on their real needs and desires. The end product was a shared infrastructure server solution that addressed the desire of our customers. They wanted increased... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/16/changing-the-dynamics-of-blades-again.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/16/changing-the-dynamics-of-blades-again.aspx) Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement The second day at SAPPHIRE 2012 has been as intense as the first day --  After interviewing one of the first UCS customer (Monsanto) about the deployment of SAP applications , I did a round of videos with EMC, NetApp and Cisco executives to measure our presence in this market and our collaboration with key [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement) Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration The second day at SAPPHIRE 2012 has been as intense as the first day --  After interviewing one of the first UCS customer (Monsanto) about the deployment of SAP applications , I did a round of videos with EMC, NetApp and Cisco executives to measure our presence in this market and our collaboration with key [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-and-sap-state-of-the-collaboration-and-new-reseller-agreement) Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/fujitsu-celsius-and-pi-vr-vred-–-a-powerful-combination Today, I’d like to welcome Matthias Stiller, CEO and Head of Development at PI-VR for a guest post: __ For those who wonder what VRED is: VRED is a highly specialized software provided by the PI-VR GmbH, a software vendor based in Germany. PI-VR develops innovative software solutions for 3D real-time visualization, Virtual Prototyping and [...] Full story.. http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com/face2fujitsu/?p=4460 (http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com/face2fujitsu/?p=4460) Wed, 16 May 2012 08:23:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-survey-tracks-top-cloud-concerns As the role of cloud computing grows stronger, IT decision makers in 13 countries shared their plans and concerns in a study commissioned by Cisco and distributed by Insight Express.  According to the 2012 Cisco Global Cloud Networking Survey released this week, cloud deployments are expected to increase significantly by the end of 2012. Organizations [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-survey-tracks-top-cloud-concerns/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-survey-tracks-top-cloud-concerns (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-survey-tracks-top-cloud-concerns/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-survey-tracks-top-cloud-concerns) Wed, 16 May 2012 00:07:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-at-sapphire-2012 A quick snapshot of @ciscodc at Sapphire -- As expected a lot of activities for this first day in Orlando. On the front of the booth, we got a great audience as our speakers (see list of theater presentations) were covering numerous new capabilities developed by SAP and Cisco around intelligent automation, UCS , Flexpod or Vblock [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-at-sapphire-2012/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-at-sapphire-2012 (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-at-sapphire-2012/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-at-sapphire-2012) Tue, 15 May 2012 13:46:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/dell-delivers-density Anyone managing a data center faces the difficult balancing act of delivering on continually increasing performance demands, handling the cooling issues that usually result from that, and yet staying inside already physically constrained energy resources. More and more they are turning toward high density computing as the answer and making it a central tenet of their infrastructure... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/14/dell-delivers-density-that-delivers.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/14/dell-delivers-density-that-delivers.aspx) Mon, 14 May 2012 16:25:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/mini-cooper-and-twitter-games-at-sapphire-2102   Going to Orlando and win a car! Sounds  like going to Las Vegas! IPad , Flip Videos and other little gadgets are cute, but this year Cisco, EMC and VCE  are creating a buzz at SAPPHIRE 2012, with the opportunity to win a Mini Cooper (grand prize)  or the value of a 1 day [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/mini-cooper-and-twitter-games-at-sapphire-2102/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=mini-cooper-and-twitter-games-at-sapphire-2102 (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/mini-cooper-and-twitter-games-at-sapphire-2102/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=mini-cooper-and-twitter-games-at-sapphire-2102) Mon, 14 May 2012 11:31:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/interop-wrap-up-focus-on-nexus-1000v-and-virtual-services Well, Interop Las Vegas 2012 has come and gone, and it was another exciting week for us. The folks at TechWiseTV caught up with Prashant Gandhi, our Senior Director of Product Marketing for network virtualization technology, to talk all about the latest innovation in the Nexus 1000V portfolio and where we are heading with what is [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/interop-wrap-up-focus-on-nexus-1000v-and-virtual-services/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=interop-wrap-up-focus-on-nexus-1000v-and-virtual-services (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/interop-wrap-up-focus-on-nexus-1000v-and-virtual-services/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=interop-wrap-up-focus-on-nexus-1000v-and-virtual-services) Fri, 11 May 2012 22:41:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/dell-vstart-becomes-water-cooler-for-cloud-discussions-at-interop-2012 This post was written by Anthony Marusic, Dell Virtualization Solutions, Technical Marketer There was no doubt that modular data center architecture and cloud computing at Dell was a driving factor for many customers that came by to check out the vStart (http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/by-need-it-productivity-deploy-systems-faster-dell-vstart.aspx)... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/11/dell-vstart-booth-becomes-water-cooler-for-cloud-discussions-at-interop-2012.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/11/dell-vstart-booth-becomes-water-cooler-for-cloud-discussions-at-interop-2012.aspx) Fri, 11 May 2012 20:49:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/gmo-media-provides-‘internet-for-everyone’-in-japan-with-dell http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/11/gmo-media-provides-internet-for-everyone-in-japan-with-dell.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/11/gmo-media-provides-internet-for-everyone-in-japan-with-dell.aspx) Fri, 11 May 2012 20:00:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/server-life-cycle The terms “life cycle” conjure up an image of a biology class on butterflies for me.  The metamorphosis that a butterfly undergoes is very interesting. Every stage has a specific purpose: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qwdS3KGqb0 In the data center, life cycle of servers is something we deal with all the time.  For analysis we could consider physical, virtual [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/server-life-cycle/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=server-life-cycle (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/server-life-cycle/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=server-life-cycle) Fri, 11 May 2012 16:32:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-and-sap-sapphire-a-study-in-effectiveness       A few years ago Cisco and SAP would never have been said in the same sentence.  But today is a different day.  As Sapphire 2012  approaches, Cisco has become synonymous as an ideal platform for business critical applications, SAP being one of those applications.  The Cisco Unified Computing System is certified for [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-and-sap-sapphire-a-study-in-effectiveness/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-and-sap-sapphire-a-study-in-effectiveness (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-and-sap-sapphire-a-study-in-effectiveness/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-and-sap-sapphire-a-study-in-effectiveness) Fri, 11 May 2012 16:05:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/the-first-ever-company-run-in-augsburg The first ever company run in Augsburg was held on 8th May 2012 and it did not disappoint. Fujitsu had a presence of 169 people out of the 3,000 participants, an excellent turn out for our company, showing ourselves as a modern and ambitious firm. We were overwhelmed with the number of people wanting to [...] Full story.. http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com/face2fujitsu/?p=4465 (http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com/face2fujitsu/?p=4465) Fri, 11 May 2012 10:02:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cloud-are-you-going-to-wonder-if-you-could-have-had-it-all As I think about cloud, Adele’s Grammy award-winning song  “Rolling in the Deep” comes to mind. Strange flight of fantasy?  I think not.  As the refrain, “you could have had it all,” repeats in my head, I think about how similar cloud is to finding love. Like dating , there are a lot of different [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cloud-are-you-going-to-wonder-if-you-could-have-had-it-all/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cloud-are-you-going-to-wonder-if-you-could-have-had-it-all (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cloud-are-you-going-to-wonder-if-you-could-have-had-it-all/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cloud-are-you-going-to-wonder-if-you-could-have-had-it-all) Thu, 10 May 2012 22:51:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/cisco-unveils-new-netflow-appliance-for-faster-troubleshooting At Interop this week, Cisco unveiled its new Netflow Generation Appliance (NGA) 3140, which establishes a new standard for high-performance, cost-effective solutions for flow visibility. It empowers network operations, engineering, and security teams with actionable insight into network traffic for the purpose of resource optimization, application performance improvement, traffic accounting, and... Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-unveils-new-netflow-appliance-for-faster-troubleshooting/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-unveils-new-netflow-appliance-for-faster-troubleshooting (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/cisco-unveils-new-netflow-appliance-for-faster-troubleshooting/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=cisco-unveils-new-netflow-appliance-for-faster-troubleshooting) Thu, 10 May 2012 21:38:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/tweetchat-with-cisco-cloud-strategy-readiness-and-economics Interop, Citrix Synergy, SAPPHIRE, EMC World .. May is definitely the month of the conferences . What are the common buzzwords for all these shows ? Cloud, Virtualization, Networking. No surprise :  Enterprises, service providers, small businesses, and governments are looking for cloud solutions to solve some of their biggest business and technology challenges. A [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/tweetcaht-with-cisco-cloud-strategy-readiness-and-economics/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=tweetcaht-with-cisco-cloud-strategy-readiness-and-economics (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/tweetcaht-with-cisco-cloud-strategy-readiness-and-economics/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=tweetcaht-with-cisco-cloud-strategy-readiness-and-economics) Thu, 10 May 2012 21:15:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/check-out-our-2012-dsf-sponsor-sessions http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/partner-sessions-at-dell-storage-forum-boston.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/partner-sessions-at-dell-storage-forum-boston.aspx) Thu, 10 May 2012 16:18:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/feeling-the-energy-at-synergy Posted by Janet Diaz on behalf of Eric Selken, Desktop Virtualization Solutions (DVS) Marketing Manager, Dell End User Computing Solutions Energy. That’s the first word that came into my mind as I saw the rush of people flood through the doors of Moscone Center West during the opening of Citrix Synergy San Francisco on Tuesday night. I was amazed and awed not only at... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/feeling-the-energy-at-synergy.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/feeling-the-energy-at-synergy.aspx) Thu, 10 May 2012 14:06:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/feeling-the-energy-at-synergy Energy. That’s the first word that came into my mind as I saw the rush of people flood through the doors of Moscone Center West during the opening of Citrix Synergy San Francisco on Tuesday night. I was amazed and awed not only at the amount of attendees filling the hall, but also by the exciting technologies and solutions being showcased by Citrix partners that will no doubt... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/feeling-the-energy-at-synergy.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/feeling-the-energy-at-synergy.aspx) Thu, 10 May 2012 14:06:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/twenty-four-hours-in-a-private-cloud-with-dell-and-microsoft I am excited to announce Dell’s participation as a Platinum Sponsor at Microsoft’s “24 Hours in a Private Cloud (http://bit.ly/24hipc)” virtual event today, Thursday, May 10. This event is an awesome learning opportunity for organizations developing public and private cloud strategies. Organizations have a lot of strategic cloud implementation options... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/twenty-four-hours-in-a-private-cloud-with-dell-and-microsoft.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/10/twenty-four-hours-in-a-private-cloud-with-dell-and-microsoft.aspx) Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/twenty-four-hours-in-a-private-cloud-with-dell-and-microsoft I am excited to announce Dell’s participation as a Platinum Sponsor at Microsoft’s “24 Hours in a Private Cloud (http://bit.ly/24hipc)” virtual event today, Thursday, May 10. This event is an awesome learning opportunity for organizations developing public and private cloud strategies. Organizations have a lot of strategic cloud implementation options... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/09/twenty-four-hours-in-a-private-cloud-with-dell-and-microsoft.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/09/twenty-four-hours-in-a-private-cloud-with-dell-and-microsoft.aspx) Wed, 09 May 2012 23:29:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/notes-from-interop-part-i Putting together a tradeshow is like conducting a symphony. There are various components that have to be orchestrated and it always amazes me how much behind the scenes work and attention to detail goes into making sure everything runs harmoniously. We started preparing for Interop 2012 (http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/) a couple of months ago with the Dell Networking group... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/09/notes-from-interop-part-i.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/09/notes-from-interop-part-i.aspx) Wed, 09 May 2012 20:00:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/tale-of-three-cities-report-on-cisco’s-tidal-enterprise-scheduler-user-groups The Intelligent Automation Solutions Business Unit hosts user groups for our Workload Automation software customers.  Our Tidal Enterprise Scheduler  is used by many enterprises to manage the execution of business process and moving data around the data center.  We recently met many customers during our user groups in Chicago, Boston and New York City.  We [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/tale-of-three-cities-report-on-ciscos-tidal-enterprise-scheduler-user-groups/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=tale-of-three-cities-report-on-ciscos-tidal-enterprise-scheduler-user-groups (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/tale-of-three-cities-report-on-ciscos-tidal-enterprise-scheduler-user-groups/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=tale-of-three-cities-report-on-ciscos-tidal-enterprise-scheduler-user-groups) Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/solving-the-vdi-puzzle-with-dell-and-unidesk Let’s start this conversation by admitting that mainstream VDI hasn’t lived up to the promise of a like or better PC experience for every use case. Centralizing desktops doesn’t inherently simplify desktop management. Because simply taking a distributed desktop environment, transferring it to the data center, and applying the same traditional processes and management... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/09/solving-the-vdi-puzzle-with-dell-and-unidesk.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/09/solving-the-vdi-puzzle-with-dell-and-unidesk.aspx) Wed, 09 May 2012 13:42:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/at-interop-this-week-see-cisco’s-new-cloud-management-solution-in-action Cloud is one of the big topics at Interop in Las Vegas, and we’re hitting the show floor with an exciting new cloud management solution!  If you haven’t already heard, we recently announced the new starter edition of our Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud software. If your IT department is planning to take the first [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/at-interop-this-week-see-ciscos-new-cloud-management-solution-in-action/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=at-interop-this-week-see-ciscos-new-cloud-management-solution-in-action (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/at-interop-this-week-see-ciscos-new-cloud-management-solution-in-action/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=at-interop-this-week-see-ciscos-new-cloud-management-solution-in-action) Mon, 07 May 2012 17:33:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/hear-thought-leadership-insight-on-a-successful-desktop-virtualization-deployment You already know that Dell is a platinum sponsor at this year’s Citrix Synergy San Francisco. But did you know that we also be leading a breakout session on thought leadership around desktop virtualization? http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/07/hear-thought-leadership-insight-on-a-successful-desktop-virtualization-deployment.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/07/hear-thought-leadership-insight-on-a-successful-desktop-virtualization-deployment.aspx) Mon, 07 May 2012 14:14:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/citrix-synergy-2012-–-find-out-how-cisco-and-netapp-are-accelerating-citrix-xendesktop   This week Cisco and NetApp will be at Citrix Synergy - So I asked  Abhinav Joshi, Sr Product Manager, Desktop Virtualization , NetApp to tell us more about NetApp participation, and what the collaboration between the 3 companies means for the customers.    I am honored to be a guest blogger on Cisco’s leading data center [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/citrix-synergy-2012-find-out-how-cisco-and-netapp-are-accelerating-citrix-xendesktop/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=citrix-synergy-2012-find-out-how-cisco-and-netapp-are-accelerating-citrix-xendesktop (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/citrix-synergy-2012-find-out-how-cisco-and-netapp-are-accelerating-citrix-xendesktop/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=citrix-synergy-2012-find-out-how-cisco-and-netapp-are-accelerating-citrix-xendesktop) Mon, 07 May 2012 11:42:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/don-t-miss-dell-storage-forum-in-boston-june-10-14th Are you looking for another reason to join us in Boston for the Dell Storage Forum from June 10-14? How about a personal invitation from Bob Skelley, Executive Director, Dell Certified Partner Program Channel! View this short video and learn some of the reasons why we think you should attend. Fri, 04 May 2012 20:49:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/pciexpress-the-future-of-solid-state-disks-ssds The SSD Form Factor Working Group, which Fujitsu is driving together with four other promoters, has defined a new common connector standard for various types of standard form factor (SFF) SSDs (2.5”/3.5” drives). While SATA and SAS attached SFF SSDs are addressing mainstream SSD performance, PCI-Express (PCIe) SSDs are used when applications require lowest latency [...] Full story.. http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com/face2fujitsu/?p=4453 (http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com/face2fujitsu/?p=4453) Fri, 04 May 2012 10:14:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/citrix-synergy-2012-what’s-your-work-style Five years ago, if someone asked if you wanted to BYOD, chances are you would have gently (or not so gently) corrected them, Don’t you mean “B?” In the ever-changing workplace, employees demand that work flex to their style. Join Cisco at Booth 202 at Citrix Synergy San Francisco, Moscone Center. We will exhibit how [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/citrix-synergy-2012-whats-your-work-style/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=citrix-synergy-2012-whats-your-work-style (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/citrix-synergy-2012-whats-your-work-style/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=citrix-synergy-2012-whats-your-work-style) Fri, 04 May 2012 03:03:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/ca-technologies-and-the-cisco-cloud-partner-program As I talk to customers, sometimes the quest for cloud seems a bit quixotic. You know where you want to get to, other folks say they have been there and have the t-shirts, but the path forward is not all that clear. Its one of the reasons we launched the Cisco Cloud Partner Program (CPP)— [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/ca-technologies-and-the-cisco-cloud-partner-program/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=ca-technologies-and-the-cisco-cloud-partner-program (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/ca-technologies-and-the-cisco-cloud-partner-program/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=ca-technologies-and-the-cisco-cloud-partner-program) Thu, 03 May 2012 20:43:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/good-help-is-essential We’ve all heard the phase that Good Help is hard to find.  I would add that good help is in fact essential—especially for succeeding at complex undertakings like Cloud.   In this short VoD from Cisco, Bob Dimicco offers several clear, concise examples of a few of the major issues facing companies moving to Cloud, and [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/good-help-is-essential/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=good-help-is-essential (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/good-help-is-essential/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=good-help-is-essential) Thu, 03 May 2012 19:18:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3.0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners The recent release of the new Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 3.0 “Starter Edition” is good news for Cisco’s Partners. Why? Customers will have another way to purchase and implement a Cisco cloud solution. Most customers already know that they can buy this solution from Cisco and have Cisco Advanced Services perform the installation, configuration [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners) Wed, 02 May 2012 19:20:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-starter-edition-3.0-is-good-news-for-partners The recent release of the new Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud “Starter Edition” 3.0 is good news for Cisco’s Partners. Why? Customers will have another way to purchase and implement a Cisco cloud solution. Most customers already know that they can buy this solution from Cisco and have Cisco Advanced Services perform the installation, configuration [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners) Wed, 02 May 2012 19:20:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners The recent release of the new Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Starter Edition is good news for Cisco’s Partners.   Why? Customers will have another way to purchase and implement a Cisco cloud solution. Most customers already know that they can buy this solution from Cisco and have Cisco Advanced Services perform the installation, configuration [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=why-the-new-cisco-intelligent-automation-for-cloud-3-0-starter-edition-is-good-news-for-partners) Wed, 02 May 2012 19:20:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/play-to-win Dell Storage Forum Boston Socail Media Contests The Dell Storage Forum Boston is just around the corner. What better way to get prepared for this event than to win prizes?! But first, you’ve got to play in our contests. Twitter #TuesTrivia Every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00pm CST... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/02/play-to-win.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/02/play-to-win.aspx) Wed, 02 May 2012 13:55:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/play-to-win Dell Storage Forum Boston Social Media Contests The Dell Storage Forum Boston is just around the corner. What better way to get prepared for this event than to win prizes?! But first, you’ve got to play in our contests. Twitter #TriviaTues Every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00pm CST... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/02/play-to-win.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/02/play-to-win.aspx) Wed, 02 May 2012 13:55:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/towards-an-industry-standard-for-benchmarking-big-data-workloads Industry standard benchmarks have played, and continue to play, a crucial role in the advancement of the computing industry. Demands for them have existed since buyers were first confronted with the choice between purchasing one system over another. Over the years, industry standard benchmarks have proven critical to both buyers and vendors: buyers use benchmark [...] Full story.. http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/towards-an-industry-standard-for-benchmarking-big-data-workloads/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=towards-an-industry-standard-for-benchmarking-big-data-workloads (http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/towards-an-industry-standard-for-benchmarking-big-data-workloads/#utm_source=rss utm_medium=rss utm_campaign=towards-an-industry-standard-for-benchmarking-big-data-workloads) Tue, 01 May 2012 16:35:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/vote-for-you-dell-storage-favorites Roll out the red carpet and dust off those evening gowns….the Storries IX (http://www.storage-awards.com/) have arrived! Who doesn’t love award season? The Grand Connaught Room, in London, is going to be full of well-dressed, highly educated folks representing a gamut of storage-specializing organizations come June 14th. Out of twenty-six awards, Dell is... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/01/vote-for-you-dell-storage-favorites.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/01/vote-for-you-dell-storage-favorites.aspx) Tue, 01 May 2012 15:27:00 +0100 http://a1isp.co.uk/web/vote-for-your-dell-storage-favorites Roll out the red carpet and dust off those evening gowns….the Storries IX (http://www.storage-awards.com/) have arrived! Who doesn’t love award season? The Grand Connaught Room, in London, is going to be full of well-dressed, highly educated folks representing a gamut of storage-specializing organizations come June 14th. Out of twenty-six awards, Dell is... Full story.. http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/01/vote-for-you-dell-storage-favorites.aspx (http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/inside-enterprise-it/archive/2012/05/01/vote-for-you-dell-storage-favorites.aspx) Tue, 01 May 2012 15:27:00 +0100