Thinking outside the box is a phrase that means seeing beyond what is front of us. We look at something and see it a new light. In other words, we think unconventionally as opposed to seeing whatever it is in only one way. Thinking outside the box can be applied to the software that […]
Language is an amazing tool. Humans leverage this tool in multiple settings as an efficient method to communicate and solve problems. It would be almost inconceivable to have our modern world without language. In fact, language really underpins almost all that humans do as they cooperate and move forward with other people. Another interesting point […]
The human autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a control system that acts unconsciously and regulates bodily functions, such as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, and pupillary response. It’s fascinating how much work is done by a human ANS in the background. It’s almost overwhelming to consider how much thought and work it would be […]
In 1860, the United States had 30,626 miles of train track; by 1900, the number had grown to 193,346 miles. As the nation significantly multiplied its manufacturing capacity, the number of goods and people moving among different parts of the country showed a remarkable increase: railroad freight ton-miles increased 35 times between 1865 and 1915. […]
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 marked the first time that humans had landed on the moon and successfully returned to earth. Before setting foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong said: “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was a riveting event that captivated a worldwide audience. Behind the scenes, however, this historic […]
Cisco and NetApp have a FlexPod partnership that spans nearly a decade. Over these years of collaboration, the FlexPod model has evolved to include a regular drumbeat of new technologies, innovations and solutions from both companies. This excellent timeline demonstrates a few of these areas of close teamwork. The timeline reveals many different milestones […]
Poker players are very familiar with this high hand—the royal flush. This hand combines the benefits of having the five highest cards in sequential rank and in the same suit: the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten. It’s the highest-ranking hand in poker. A Similar View of Memory-Accelerated FlexPod In a related fashion to poker’s […]
In 2010, FlexPod® began as an idea for combining the best of breed products from Cisco and NetApp to address certain applications and workloads in a converged infrastructure solution. Fast-forward to the present day, and FlexPod has evolved to serve over 9,500 cumulative customers and $12 billion in worldwide sales. In 2020, FlexPod celebrates its […]
One of the most consequential IT projects you can undertake today is to digitally transform your approach to data center management. But a digital transformation can be tricky to pull off. Not only do you need to know where your current approach falls short, you also have to understand what it takes to adopt […]
One of the most consequential IT projects you can undertake today is to digitally transform your approach to data center management. But a digital transformation can be tricky to pull off. Not only do you need to know where your current approach falls short, you also have to understand what it takes to adopt a […]
In 1905, Albert Einstein published four groundbreaking papers in physics on the following topics: Photoelectric effect Brownian motion Special relativity Mass-energy equivalence Einstein’s fourth paper derived perhaps the most famous equation in physics: Mass x (Speed of Light)2 = Energy or mc2 = E The equation is not only groundbreaking, it’s also […]
Like an on-ramp to an expressway, the FlexPod® converged infrastructure solution from NetApp and Cisco is an on-ramp to the public cloud. FlexPod is already a converged infrastructure standard, but what connects FlexPod to the public cloud? A lesser known fact about the FlexPod standard is that it also integrates advanced cloud services (backup, […]
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