Virtualization

Oct 10 2009   5:59AM GMT

The Borderless Networks Experience:Cool new innovations

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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October 20^th, we can all experience the architectural vision for Borderless Networks Cisco is creating, on 20^th October, 2009 at 11 AM PST Cisco System is conducting a virtual event “Borderless Networks Experience”.  If you are in different time zone no probs, Cisco Systems is hosting this virtual even in three different time zones. So just pick that one which suits you the best and enjoy the latest innovation. The details are as follows

The Borderless Networks Experience: The World is Your Workspace Tues., Oct. 20; 11:00 PDT (18:00 GMT) Imagine a world where you can use video in innovative ways with your customers, business partners and employees. Imagine a world where customer satisfaction is improved by making interactions more personal and immediate. In this world, the workspace is seamlessly transformed to be more global, efficient and fun. This webcast will explain how new technologies can transform your business to make the Borderless Network Experience a reality. Live Q&A Cisco experts will be available throughout the webcast to answer your questions regarding this new, ground-breaking technology.

Agenda

o   Cisco networking experts unveil industry-changing innovations for delivering the ultimate workspace experience o   Industry leading IT managers describe how these innovations are already transforming their businesses. o   Discover how to make your organization borderless

 

So have fun and check this cool video as well.

Aug 29 2009   7:13AM GMT

Building a Green Data Center? Then Join hands with Douglas Alger on September 24, 2009

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Building a Green Data Center?  Then Join hands with Douglas Alger on September 24, 2009

Safari Online is conducting a Webcast Series on the topic “Grow a Green Data Center” with Douglas Alger the author of the book “Grow a Green Data Center” on September 24, 2009. 

 Register now and by attending the Webcast you are eligible to win free 45 DAYS OF COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS to Grow a Greener Data Center. Even The first 10 people to register for the webcast will receive a FREE AUTOGRAPHED COPY of Grow a Greener Data Center. You must attend in order to win.

The Event information is as follows

Date and time:	Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00) Change time zone
	Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Program:	Safari Books Online Webcast Series
Duration:	1 hour 15 minutes
Description:	Data centers have historically had a huge environmental impact — consuming massive amounts of power, emitting pollutants, and discarding huge amounts of machine waste. Companies are increasingly objecting to the financial and public relations costs they are paying for environmentally insensitive data centers. Fortunately, it’s now both possible and cost-effective to run a “green data center.” In this one hour webcast, author Doug Alger makes the business case for greening data centers, and presents technologies, design strategies and operational approaches that can help any company improve the energy efficiency and “eco-friendliness” of their IT facilities. He walks step-by-step through “greening” physical construction, power, cooling, and servers; then covers equipment consolidation, virtualization, and much more.

 

 

Jul 20 2009   5:32AM GMT

“The Data Center of the future” was great.

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Dear folks as you all know on 15^th of July 2009, Cisco Systems along APC by Schneider Electric, EMC, Emerson Network Power, NetApp, Oracle, Panduit, and VMware conducted a live virtual event “Data Center of the future”

The event was a great success, I never imagined a virtual event of this standard and the presentations were simply amazing. The interaction was amazing and I was zapped by the virtual environment. For a moment I felt as if I am in the auditorium physically. I really enjoyed each and every presentation.

As I am leaving in the other part of the World time was the major constrain for me. I did miss few presentations, but now I have an opportunity to watch them offline.  As Cisco Systems along with its event partners are allowing us to access on demand presentations. If you have missed this event no worries, you have one more opportunity to access the content on demand. You can download the slides as well. Wow.

Jul 13 2009   5:43AM GMT

Data center of the future an event to attend!

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
Cisco Systems, APC by Schneider Electric, EMC, Emerson Network Power, NetApp, Oracle, Panduit, VMware, Data Center, Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation, iPhone, Cisco Events, Cisco News, Network Trends, network events, Virtual Event, Data Center Consolidation, Unified Computing, data center of the future

 

Since we are in the process of Data Center, these days I am always looking for the resources, seminars, webcast related to the Data Center.

Cisco Systems, APC by Schneider Electric, EMC, Emerson Network Power, NetApp, Oracle, Panduit, and VMware joined hands together to share their vision for the unified computing and data center consolidation. They are conducting a live event on 15^th of July 2009.

Pic Courtesy: Cisco Systems.

 The Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation virtual event is a one-day live program, where you can access the webcast full of informative presentations that will cover wide range of important topics.

• Increasing business agility
• Reducing total cost of ownership
• Increasing compute and virtual machine scalability
• Achieving immediate productivity gains through consolidation of inefficient, underutilized infrastructure
• Improving energy efficiency and extending the life of your existing data centers
• Starting to lay the foundation for a best-practice architecture to deal with the emerging needs of the 21-century business and new business models
• Accelerating the deployment and reducing the risks

So register now and enjoy the wonderful event, may be you can win an IPhone.

Unified Computing and Data Center Consolidation Virtual Event Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT

Register  -

Jul 8 2009   10:02AM GMT

Cisco Press releases “Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS”

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Cisco Press just released the book “Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS (Ensure Business Continuance on Virtualized Networks by Implementing Layer 2 Connectivity Across Layer 3)” . This book deals with the interconnection of Data Centers using VPLS . Virtualization techniques were developed to solve many problems with business continuance; however these solutions now pose severe network challenges and business continuance issues of their own. This book describes Cisco’s break-through solutions that evolve your network toward support of server virtualization techniques ensuring a highly-resilient network solution by implementing Layer 2 connectivity across Layer 3 network infrastructure using VPLS.

 

·         Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS (Ensure Business Continuance on Virtualized Networks by Implementing Layer 2 Connectivity Across Layer 3)
By Nash Darukhanawalla, Patrice Bellagamba.

·         Published by Cisco Press.

·         Series: Networking Technology.

http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1587059924Source:

www.ciscopress.com

www.ciscopress.com

 

Jul 4 2009   6:06AM GMT

Unlocking the Potential of Virtualization - Techwise TV Webcast on 30th July

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Starting July 30^th Cisco Systems’ TechWiseTV will be broadcasting the webcast by the title “Unlocking the Potential of Virtualization”.  So act now and register for this online Webcast, learn how the revolutionary new Cisco Nexus 1000V, and Cisco VN-Link enable you to automatically empower virtual servers with the same network properties as physical servers. Learn how these new solutions will allow you to dramatically expand and accelerate your data center virtualization initiatives, so you can reap its full benefits.

The agenda is as follows

Agenda

Segment 1: The Real Impediments to Virtualization Virtualization severed a critical link between server and network activities creating a blindness that is hampering true adoption of virtualization benefits.Segment 2: Understanding VN-Link and the Nexus 1000v Port Profiles will bring a smile to your face as you witness first hand how sanity is not just restored but enhanced beyond what it ever was in the purely physical world. Segment 3: Network Interface Virtualization We breakdown the innovation that brings the physical switch back into the mix and greatly expands your deployment options and architectural models. Segment 4: Virtualization and your Storage Environment Increased virtualization equals increased demand on the network to access storage – We show what you need to know for eliminating costly storage silos from your network.

 

Register Now.

Jun 26 2009   10:13AM GMT

Can’t make it to San Francisco? Check out Cisco Live Virtual

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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It seems that everyone is busy this time making their trip to San Francisco to be physically there at Cisco-Live, 2009 which starts at 27^th of June. It’s amazing to be there but for the folks who cannot be there physically don’t panic, the technology helps you out to be there virtually. You can experience the Cisco Live Virtual in multiple ways.

Cisco Live Virtual offers you the opportunity to gain knowledge in a powerful way. Whether you are planning to attend Cisco Live 2009 in person, or you will be participating as a virtual attendee, Cisco Live Virtual is a new and innovative way to experience Cisco Live from all angles – including session content, networking with your peers, and getting the latest information on technology solutions from Cisco and our partners. View a quick demo of Cisco Live Virtual.

There are multiple ways to experience Cisco Live Virtual:

• Cisco Live Virtual: Free
  Unable to join Cisco Live in San Francisco for Cisco Live? Register for the complimentary Cisco Live Virtual and get two days of live and on-demand technical training sessions in parallel with the onsite event in San Francisco giving you access to the Cisco customer community, Keynotes, Super Sessions, and the Virtual World of Solutions. Register for Cisco Live Virtual and see for yourself all that this community has to offer.
• Cisco Live Virtual Premier: Full Access for $395.
  In addition to the benefits of the 2-Day Cisco Live Virtual pass the Premier pass will give you a wider array of live virtual programming taking place in parallel with the onsite event in San Francisco, PLUS you’ll also receive an annual subscription to Cisco Live Virtual, where you can access over 300 technical sessions and interact with a community of thousands of Cisco customers year-round. Register today for your Cisco Live Virtual Premier pass and start experiencing the power of knowledge for yourself.
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Jun 15 2009   6:08AM GMT

Opensource Network Graphing Solution - VMware Cacti Built on FreeBSD UNIX,

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Other day I was looking for an upgrade for the Cacti in Google, while searching I came across this wonderful ready to use virtual appliance based on FreeBSD UNIX.

To brief about the Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool’s data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provide a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices.

The creator of this appliance Ernie did a great job by including nice collection of pre- configured open source software’s which includes the following

 

    - FreeBSD UNIX v6.2 RELEASE built to Ernie’s specifications
    - PERL v5.8.8 and many carefully selected modules
    - PHP v5.2.4 that I custom compiled from source
    - Apache v2.2.6 that I custom compiled from source
    - Net-SNMP v5.4 that I custom compiled from source
    - MySQL v5.45 that I custom compiled from source
    - RRDTool v1.23 that I custom compiled from source via FreeBSD’s Ports
    - Cacti and Many Plugins:
    - Various other key ingredients compiled from source with the help of the FreeBSD Ports Collection
        - OpenSSL
        - OpenSSH
        - GD
        - NTop
        - Tripwire
    And even more!

This VMware Cacti Appliance is really helpful, easy to install and manage. More over you will find the installation guide with illustrations as well Wow.  Download the VMware Cacti Appliance here.

May 27 2009   5:22AM GMT

InformIT launches VCP VMware Flashcards

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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InformIT  has just released the VCP VMware flash cards, which is better to use as a preparation tool for VCP 310 exam.  The VCP VMware flash cards cover all the objectives of the VCP 310 exam.  Flash cards are always helpful as they happens to be the alternative learning format which are easier to access with a  unique approach  which complements the traditional self study formats.  This VCP VMware flash card is better to use at the later stage of the preparations for the VCP 310 exam.

 

 

 

By John Traenkenschuh

Published Apr 1, 2009 by Pearson Certification. Part of the Cert Flash Cards Online series.

Less Info

• Copyright 2009
• Dimensions 5-3/8 x 7-21/32
• Pages:
• Edition: 1st.
• ISBN-10: 0-7897-4214-4
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4214-8

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VMware Cert Flash Cards Online is a custom flash card application loaded with 300 total questions that test your skills and enhance retention of exam topics. Questions are organized by exam objective, allowing you to focus your study on selected topics. You can choose to view cards in order or at random, and you can create custom sets from the entire bank of cards.

Sep 27 2008   7:33AM GMT

Cisco boosts collaboration products

Posted by: Yasir Irfan
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Cisco announced the launch of latest set of collaborative solutions, which Cisco believes will help them to tap the 34$ billion market for collaborative solutions.This launch includes more than 40 products, which includes key updates & new additions for unified communications including Web 2.0 and video platforms. Cisco CEO and Chairman John Chambers in a video briefing with journalist said “decade of productivity and a decade of innovation, in which people all around the world will be able to participate”.Earlier this month Cisco launched Virtual Office for home workers, is set to release more offerings to tap into the demand for flexible working. The launch also includes the latest version of Cisco Unified Communication 7.0. The latest version of Unified Communication includes the compatibity with windows mobile to increase the mobility usage. Cisco also plans to introduce integration with Apple iPhone by next year.For more details about this launch do check this article.