Cisco has been pretty upfront about its ambitions in the on-demand, or utility, computing space (see Cisco Wants to Be a Utility Player).
But Frank Dzubeck, president of analyst firm Communications Network Architects, warned that today's announcement may have the unforeseen effect of morphing IT and network staff into one organism, which is like inviting cats to sleep in a dog pound. He says, The IT guys are now on the same console as the network guys -- you are going to have much closer synergy between IT and networking.
Todays announcement certainly makes some sense of Ciscos "Business Ready Data Center initiative, which appeared loosely defined when it was unveiled earlier this month.
The new combined strategys name leaves a little to be desired: "Cisco Business Ready Data Center Optimized With IBM for the On Demand Operating Environment." Perhaps the technological integration will be less kludgy than the marketing.
James Rogers, Site Editor, Next-gen Data Center Forum
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