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 […]
FlexPod® MetroCluster™ IP (Internet Protocol) solutions combine the proven FlexPod converged infrastructures with the NetApp®ONTAP® MetroCluster IP solution capabilities to help companies maintain continued availability of business-critical data services. This blog post highlights the latest FlexPod Datacenter solution Cisco Validated Design (CVD). It also describes the compliant switches deployment architecture for MetroCluster IP, which is supported […]
In 2010, FlexPod® began as an idea for combining the best-in-class products from Cisco and NetApp® to address certain applications and workloads in a converged infrastructure solution. In 2020, FlexPod celebrates its 10th year, and we’re also celebrating an amazing 10-year journey of productive partnership between Cisco and NetApp — a journey that has evolved […]
Ten years ago, Cisco and NetApp collaborated to create FlexPod®, a modern, best-in-class data solution. But we didn’t stop there. We continue to innovate and constantly improve. Now, a decade of innovation later, we’re looking back at some of the most memorable highlights from our amazing (and ongoing) journey. Are you curious about the NetApp […]
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 […]
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 healthcare, more efficiency means more time for patient care and innovation. But if you don’t have a flexible, future-proof IT platform that can handle all your healthcare workloads, you can’t drive efficiency—to the detriment of your organization and its patients. Looking to ease your IT transformation and enable doctors, nurses, and researchers to […]
Our current challenging environment has resulted in a sudden increased need for employees to work from home and for students to learn remotely. In response, governments and corporations are looking to deploy new virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments or to expand their existing VDI environments to provide fast and secure remote access to their users. […]
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was an early adopter of telehealth services, beginning in 2003. Fifteen years later, their telehealth initiatives were treating more than 600,000 veterans in 1.7 million episodes of care. The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the expansion of telehealth services across all types of care providers. Although the VA already […]
Misplaced your phone? Can’t remember where you left it? Did someone steal it … or did you lose it? We’ve all been through these moments, and many of us have actually lost our phones, along with a lot of personal data. This is certainly a difficult situation to deal with. Now imagine how hard it would be […]
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 […]