Cisco and Red Hat are huddling up to create an integrated platform that combines Cisco UCS, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), and the Red Hat OpenStack distribution.
In what Cisco is calling the biggest refresh to its Unified Computing System (UCS) since its launch in 2009, the networking giant Thursday introduced its new UCS Mini, along with a line of modular servers called the Cisco M-Series.
Solution providers said they aren't surprised to see Cisco temporarily shelve its Invicta flash storage appliance, given technical issues with the product, but are confident in Cisco's ability to fix it.
Curvature's Ken Rotman discusses what the company -- formerly known as Network Hardware Resale -- calls the 'myths' around networking gear refresh cycles.
Cisco has temporarily stopped shipments of its UCS Invicta flash storage appliance because some customers have been "experiencing quality issues in deployments."
HP turned out to be the king of servers in the second quarter with IDC and Gartner reporting the vendor to be at the top in both revenue and shipments, while Dell and IBM gave ground to rivals.
Steve Benvenuto, head of partner programs at Cisco, said it's more important than ever for solution providers to partner with ISVs as they look to target specific vertical markets and line-of-business managers.
While he was initially hesitant about the promises of Cisco Intercloud, as many partners were, Westcon Group CEO Dolph Westerbos said he sees a huge opportunity for distribution going forward with the technology.
Tyler Beecher took over as CEO of Trace3 at a time of rapid growth, with revenue soaring over the past year from $325 million to $425 million and the company expanding from 22 to 33 sales teams.
SimpliVity's channel partners who also partner with Cisco will have the option of offering a SimpliVity hyper-converged infrastructure appliance on a Cisco rack mount server rather than the current Dell server base.
WTG CEO Vince Bradley talks about the partnership with Curvature, formerly Network Hardware Resale. The two companies are promoting NetSure as the alternative to Cisco SMARTnet.
A security consultancy said cybercriminals targeted a Juniper device containing the Heartbleed vulnerability to gain access to millions of patient records at Community Health Systems Inc. The solution provider announced a breach on Tuesday.
SimpliVity, a hot startup in the so-called "hyper-converged" infrastructure appliance market, is teaming up with Cisco Systems to use UCS servers for its flagship OmniCube product, sources tell CRN.
In other top stories from this week, HP took out a full-page ad in The New York Times to lure partners away from IBM. Also, Apple has reportedly started producing new iPads for the fall.
Former rivals F5 Networks and Cisco are putting the past behind them, and teaming up to drive adoption of joint Cisco and F5 software-defined networking solutions.
