At the recent Cisco Partner Summit, Cisco unveiled its latest breakthrough in AI-powered data center solutions: Cisco AI Pods, combining compute, networking, storage, AI tools, and management to provide simple to deploy and highly scalable infrastructure designed specifically for artificial intelligence workloads. This announcement marks a pivotal step in transforming how businesses deploy and manage artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at scale. Cisco's AI Pods are designed to support pre-trained inference workloads and/or workloads supplemented by domain-specific knowledge derived through Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). By scaling from small edge use cases to the largest enterprise workloads. Cisco AI Pods provide customers with easy-to-deploy AI infrastructure that scales out as requirements grow With AI playing an increasingly crucial role in modern business operations, Cisco’s AI Pods promise to be a game-changer in data center management, offering a highly automated, efficient, and future-proof platform.
Data Center | Cloud Solutions | converged/hyperconverged
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in November 2023 has led to significant shifts, including layoffs, partner reductions, and changes in pricing and licensing. As of April 30, 2024, VMware Cloud on AWS is available only through Broadcom, and VMware has transitioned to a subscription-only model. Additionally, the sale of VMware’s End User Computing solutions (Horizon and Workspace ONE) has introduced further uncertainty. VMware users now face three primary options: stick with VMware, migrate to the cloud, or switch to a different virtualization platform.
Data Center | Data Protection | converged/hyperconverged
In today's data-driven world, businesses face the constant challenge of managing and protecting their ever-growing volumes of data. To address this challenge effectively, companies need technological solutions that are fast, simple, secure and scalable. In this blog, we'll explore how our new partnership with Exagrid, a leading provider of intelligent hyperconverged storage solutions, can help optimize data management strategies.
Data Center | Data Protection | Data Storage
Walters State Community College needed a secure and off-network data storage solution that would provide a redundant layer of data protection without breaking the bank. The college maintained onsite backups and a secondary backup at another campus but required a solution that would keep data off their network completely. The primary motivation was to find a cost-effective and reliable cloud storage solution that fulfilled their budget constraints. Wasabi's flat-rate pricing, with no additional charges for egress or API requests, made it an ideal choice for the college's financial considerations.
Data Center | converged/hyperconverged
IE has been working with a customer with a large, distributed data center. They requested our services to help address the challenge they faced of building a private cloud solution with automated capabilities for dynamic expansion. The goal was to create a secure environment with the flexibility of a public cloud but that operates within the confines of a government setting, where cloud usage is restricted.
In today's ever-evolving IT landscape, building and maintaining a modern data center demands a more nuanced approach than ever before. With more organizations considering cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid-cloud environments, you need a solution that offers flexibility, scalability, and agility to stay ahead of cyberthreats and data compliance obligations. We’re showcasing Cisco Intersight, a cloud-based management and automation platform, as a powerful tool for technical professionals seeking to optimize their data center and cloud infrastructure.
