topic Re: March 3rd Webcast - How Cisco IT Built Its Own Private Cloud - Ask Questions Ahead of Time! in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36219#M3543 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How is portability of data handled in case of downtime? Do you have planned downtime or are you able to move VMs and data around to keep everything running?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:33:32 GMT uppal 2011-02-25T20:33:32Z March 3rd Webcast - How Cisco IT Built Its Own Private Cloud - Ask Questions Ahead of Time! https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36209#M3541 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><STRONG>How Cisco IT Built Its Own Private Cloud</STRONG></P><P><EM>A journey to virtual private cloud services</EM></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;"><STRONG>Ask your questions now and they may be selected to be answered live during the Webcast!</STRONG></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 10pt;"><STRONG><BR /></STRONG></SPAN></P><P><STRONG>Date:</STRONG> March 3rd, 2011</P><P><STRONG>Time:</STRONG> 11:00am - 12:00pm PT</P><P></P><P><A href="http://communicate.netapp.com/forms/verify?seminarID=20110303WL&amp;REF_SOURCE=community" target="_blank">Register Now</A></P><P></P><P>Cisco IT built its private cloud to meet multiple challenges. Like many IT organizations, it was under pressure to be more productive, support new businesses, and improve service-level requirements. It also needed to maximize asset utilization and reduce its power, cooling, and data center footprint.</P><P></P><P>Sidney Morgan, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco IT, along with technical experts from NetApp, Cisco, and VMware, will be online to answer your questions about Cisco’s experience building its own private cloud.</P><P></P><P>Participate in this interactive session and learn how Cisco IT was able to:</P><UL><LI>Architect a secure multi-tenant infrastructure for ITaaS. </LI><LI>Define a service catalog that spans server, network, and storage layers.</LI><LI>Shrink provisioning time from weeks to minutes using automation.</LI></UL><P></P><P><STRONG>Featured Speakers</STRONG></P><P>Sidney Morgan, Cisco</P><P>Jim Lyons, NetApp (host)</P><P></P><P><A href="http://communicate.netapp.com/forms/verify?seminarID=20110303WL&amp;REF_SOURCE=community" target="_blank">Register Now</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:59:33 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36209#M3541 chante 2025-06-05T06:59:33Z Re: March 3rd Webcast - How Cisco IT Built Its Own Private Cloud - Ask Questions Ahead of Time! https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36214#M3542 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What was the timeline for the Cisco cloud project (how much time did you spend planning before they started to build it out)?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:47:15 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36214#M3542 nathanp 2011-02-24T22:47:15Z Re: March 3rd Webcast - How Cisco IT Built Its Own Private Cloud - Ask Questions Ahead of Time! https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36219#M3543 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How is portability of data handled in case of downtime? Do you have planned downtime or are you able to move VMs and data around to keep everything running?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:33:32 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36219#M3543 uppal 2011-02-25T20:33:32Z Re: March 3rd Webcast - How Cisco IT Built Its Own Private Cloud - Ask Questions Ahead of Time! https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36224#M3544 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The Cisco operating model sounds pretty ambitious. Did they have to get buy-in across the board before they started?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:14:35 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/March-3rd-Webcast-How-Cisco-IT-Built-Its-Own-Private-Cloud-Ask-Questions-Ahead/m-p/36224#M3544 jsarvian 2011-02-28T22:14:35Z