There has been a lot of press this week about Cisco UCS passing the 10,000 customer mark, which is an outstanding achievement. But I have found none yet that explains why it is getting so much traction. The basic reason is that when an organization uses more than two chassis worth of blade servers, the [...]
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Last Updated: January 20th, 2012 |
As an avid mobility champion, and eager user of tablets, I have to confess to being frustrated. There are so many things that tablets make easier, but try as I might I have been unable to take away my need for a laptop when I am out and about. Over the past six months I [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
When first looking at the Cisco CIUS, it is easy to be underwhelmed. I am used to using my Samsung Galaxy Tab, which is big, lightweight, clearly the consumer Android tablet leader (see my tablet mobility post). Compared to that, the CIUS is small, chunky, and heavy. But after getting all hooked into our back [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
Cisco’s new enterprise Android tablet, the Cisco CIUS, is different from all the other Android tablets available. It is not intended for the consumer market, but for the very different Enterprise business market. You won’t see this in stores, and unless an organization has a number of things working on the back end, it has [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
Software licensing is one of those things that always amazes me – how could something so simple turn into something only a team of experts can understand? Every software vendor seemingly has large teams of people dedicated to helping customers understand how to buy their stuff. It does not matter whether it is Microsoft, Oracle, [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
The IT manager for a large customer called me the other day in a panic and asking for help. He said they were about to start a project to upgrade Cisco Unity in all their servers around the world and could not get the necessary software. They were under the impression that they could get [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
High Definition video conferencing is quickly making its way into the workplace in both the conference room and especially onto individual user desktops. This is not the same type of video conferencing from a few years ago – it is completely different and better. The new video conferencing systems work simply and reliably, and make [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
Desktop video calls and video conferencing are here and work well. These are High Quality and High Definition video calls from desktop to desktop with the convenience of a phone call. Video calls can be made to people inside and outside the organization without concern, and calls are completed by either dialing a 10 digit [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
There is a relatively new technology that is used to bring voice calls into a business phone system that provides lower monthly costs and a higher level of reliability. It is called SIP trunking, and it is worth looking at how it can benefit your business. The only catch is that your organization has to [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |
So your organization is finally planning on upgrading the old PBX, you’ve got a big project on your hands, and you are looking for the first things that you need to do to plan this out. I have been on the planning, design, deployment and support side of the voice over IP business for 10 [...]
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Last Updated: January 16th, 2012 |