New Gartner Magic Quadrant
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Data Center Fabric Trends
Yankee group analyst perspectives on emerging data center fabric trends. (PDF – 464 KB)
Read what top industry analysts are saying about Cisco's Data Center and Switching Technologies.
Read Unified Data Center analyst reports
- Yankee Group: A Data Center Fabric Is Critical to a Next-Generation Unified Data Center, Nov 2011
- Gartner:Data Center Fabric Solutions with George Weiss, Nov 2011
- Lippis: Cisco Scales up Data Center Fabric, Nov 2011
- Lippis: Dissolve IT Silos for Traditional, Virtualized and Cloud-Ready Environments, Oct 2011
Read Unified Computing analyst reports
- Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Blade Servers, Mar 2012
- Forrester: The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Cisco Unified Computing System, Aug 2011
- Forrester: Checking In With Cisco UCS-Continued Momentum, Decoupled From Corporate Malaise, Nov 2010
- Current Analysis: Cisco Unified Computing System Delivers Blades and More, Mar 2009
- Forrester: Cisco's Big Blade Server Bet: Cisco Moves to Become a Complete IT Infrastructure Rachel A Dines, Mar 2009
Read Unified Fabric, Unified Access, Unified Enterprise Core analyst reports
- IDC: The Critical Role of the Network in Big Data Applications, Feb 2012
- Market Overview: Data Center Networking Solutions, Q1 2012
- IDC: The ROI of Converged Networking Using Unified Fabric, Feb 2011
- Gartner: Fabric Computing Poised as a Preferred Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Feb 2011
- Yankee Group: A Data Center Fabric Is Critical to a Next-Generation Unified Data Center, Nov 2011
- Gartner: Data Center Fabric Solutions, Nov 2011
- Lippis: Cisco Scales Up Data Center Fabric, Nov 2011
- Lippis: PoE Jumps to 60W per Port to Power Virtualized Desktops and More, Oct 2011
- Lippis: HP Networking Nearly Two Years After 3Com Acquisition: What a Disappointment, Aug 2011
- Lippis: Cisco Delivers Next Generation Nexus Network Operating System for Virtualized and Converged Clouds, Jul 2011
- Gartner: Transform Your IT for Full Benefits of Convergence, Jun 2011
- Lippis: A Simpler Data Center Fabric Emerges, June 2010
- Forrester: Exploring the Potential Benefits of End-to-End Convergence of Data Center Networks, Feb 2011
- IDC: The Benefits of a Virtualized Approach to Advanced-Level Network Services, Feb 2011
- Lippis: Cisco Delivers End-to-End Data Center LAN/SAN Convergence
Read Unified Management analyst reports
- IDC: Entry-Level Solutions for Private Cloud, May 2012
- Forrester: Total Economic Impact ™ Multi-Company Case Study Proposal: Cisco Application Control Engine, May 2011
- IDC: Automated Provisioning and Orchestration Is Critical to Effective Private Cloud Operations, Mar 2011
- ESG: Enabling IT-as-a-Service, Whitepaper, Dec 2011
- ESG: Enabling IT-as-a-Service Analyst video, Dec 2011
Read Security, WAN Optimization, and Application Networking analyst reports
- Forrester: A Win-Win: Unified Access Increases User Experience Benefits And Operational Efficiency, Apr 2012
- Forrester: Speed, Security, Cost, And Availability Are The Lifeblood For Financial Services, Apr 2012
- IDC: The Critical Role of the Network in Big Data Applications, Apr 2012
- Lippis: A New, Easier and Low-Cost Approach to Network Virtualization Emerges from Cisco, Apr 2012
- Forrester: Virtual Security in the Data Center, Jan 2012
- Metzler: The 2011 Application & Service Delivery Handbook, Aug 2011
- Metzler: Improve Application Delivery: Deliver Applications and Services Better in a Mobile, Virtualized World, Aug 2011
- Lippis: Cisco Redefines Networking with Its Unified Network Services, Feb 2011