IT Solutions Blog
The Cisco Cloud Connected Solution Component #10: Cisco Prime AM
by Greg JackmanPerhaps you’re looking to streamline your deliverable networks and services? If you are, consider trimming that unwanted fat with Cisco Prime Assurance Manager (AM).
The Cisco Cloud Connected Solution Component #9: Cisco FlexVPN
by Greg JackmanIs your organization looking to combine multiple frameworks into one, comprehendible set of CLI, and connect it with something that provides more flexibility and capability to function well into the future? If so, Cisco FlexVPN is the solution that will benefit you.
Harness the Storage Squeeze: Increase Scalability and Efficiencies with NetApp Data ONTAP 8.2
by Storage Guy MarkToday’s IT environments are continuously challenged with managing and storing a wide variety of data and files – requiring ever-increasing storage capabilities. In the past, this need was fulfilled with scale-up solutions, including cumbersome controller replacement or the addition of a controller to run concurrently with an existing one (making IT workload and equipment operation requirements even more unwieldy).
Part 2: Hitachi Empowers Intuition: Critical Priorities for Your Big Data Technology Infrastructure
by Greg JackmanWe now continue our discussion from our last Hitachi blog posting on Big Data...
Big Data? Not a Problem!
by Greg JackmanAt a high level, in order to get the most out of their Big Data, companies must make two key shifts in their mindset. The first is to stop viewing Big Data as a problem and start looking at it as an opportunity.
Comments (1)Part 1: Hitachi Empowers Intuition: Critical Priorities for Your Big Data Technology Infrastructure
by Greg JackmanAdding to the points discussed in our previous post, Hitachi Storage Virtualization Implementation: Part 3 - Best Practices, you may want to strive to meet your big data goals as you seek to build your ideal Big Data analytics environment:
NetApp and Cisco’s ExpressPod™: Simplifying Data Centers, Cutting Costs
by Storage Guy MarkWith the rapid emergence of new technologies and applications vital to business operations, data center management is becoming more complex. Most IT professionals in small to midsize businesses are juggling the integration of these technologies – like mobile computing – with networking challenges, security and storage issues, and server sprawl.
Need Wired and Wireless? Hello, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches
by Greg JackmanWired. Wireless. Two distinct networks requiring different platforms, software and security, right? No! Not anymore.
The Influential Potential of Big Data Analytics
by Greg JackmanWhere will Big Data take us next? The possibilities, as they say, are endless. Whether you’re trying to save time, cut costs, or increase sales, there’s a good chance you can find your path by more effectively analyzing your largest data volumes.
HP Converged Storage: HP StoreAll Storage: The Next Generation of Disk Based Backup
by Greg JackmanBig data has come on like a tsunami. But is “big data” just a buzzword term? Or is it real? HP StoreAll storage offers real time intelligence to you with a hyperscale, intelligent platform simplifying archiving, accelerating analysis, and consolidating file and object-based data.
HP Converged Storage: 3PAR StoreServ 7000: Affordable and Painless Tier 1 Storage
by Greg JackmanHP is changing the game in the mid-range today. Why? Because they know that you need effortless Tier 1 storage capabilities in an affordable midrange bundle. The only platform in the industry to give you all that and more is the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000.
Smooth Moves with the VMware Horizon Suite
by Storage Guy MarkVMware’s Horizon Suite includes three products that not only work together to simplify your business but provide better value and smoother integration...
The EF540: NetApp’s New All-Flash Array
by Storage Guy MarkSpeed and responsiveness are crucial when it comes to applications that control key business operations. When time to market, revenue, productivity, and customer satisfaction are at stake, businesses need to be able to rely on storage that delivers extreme performance combined with IT efficiency.
VMware® Horizon Application Manager™: The Solution for a Post-PC Era
by Storage Guy MarkHow much of your work over the past week was done on a PC? Chances are that you switch back and forth between a variety of gadgets during an average work week. Maybe you access your work email on your phone in the morning, work on a presentation on your tablet on the train, then pick up where you left off on your desktop when you arrive.
NetApp® Plug-In for Symantec™ NetBackup™
by Storage Guy MarkIt’s vital for businesses today to have the flexibility to protect, manage, and recover their data without spending a fortune on various solutions. Symantec™ NetBackup™ software with NetApp® SnapVault® and SnapMirror® is an integrated solution that is both easy to manage and cost-effective.


