web01.fireside.fm Fri, 01 May 2026 01:03:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) DataCentric - Episodes Tagged with “Cisco” https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/tags/cisco Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis. en-us episodic Enterprise IT Trends and Technologies NAND Research Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis. no datacenter, technology, enterprise, IT, storage, servers, convergence, hyperconverged, infrastructure, HCI, composable infrastructure, enterprise compute, information technology, data, observability, cybersecurity, AI NAND Research datacentric@nand-research.com Intelligently Managing Multi-Cloud Environments https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/405 a2f1832c-ec56-4874-bb80-3b2b769ae752 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2022 NAND Research It can be painful deploying IT services into the "messy middle" between on-prem and cloud. This episode of DataCentric finds Matt & Steve talking with Cisco's Todd Brannon about how Cisco views this space, the value that Cisco Intersight brings to IT, composable systems, and 39:50 no Deploying IT services into the "messy middle" between on-prem and cloud can be challenging. This episode finds hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, talking to Todd Brannon, Cisco's Senior Director of Product Marketing for Cloud Platforms, about the challenges of managing IT resources in a multi-cloud world. The guys talk about the challenges of managing a mixed cloud/on-prem, the adoption (or lack of adoption!) of autonmous infrastructure, 00:00 Podcast Opens 02:44 Introducing Cisco's Todd Brannon 04:58 What are the biggest cloud-related challenges facing IT today? 07:30 Solving the common needs of enterprise IT 12:25 Cisco Intersight Services for Cloud 22:51 Autonomous Infrastructure 26:05 We've talked a lot about software -- what's happening in the hardware space? 34:35 Cloud is one thing -- what's happening at the Edge? 39:50 Roll Credits! Special Guest: Todd Brannon. datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO Deploying IT services into the "messy middle" between on-prem and cloud can be challenging.

This episode finds hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, talking to Todd Brannon, Cisco's Senior Director of Product Marketing for Cloud Platforms, about the challenges of managing IT resources in a multi-cloud world.

The guys talk about the challenges of managing a mixed cloud/on-prem, the adoption (or lack of adoption!) of autonmous infrastructure,

00:00 Podcast Opens
02:44 Introducing Cisco's Todd Brannon
04:58 What are the biggest cloud-related challenges facing IT today?
07:30 Solving the common needs of enterprise IT
12:25 Cisco Intersight Services for Cloud
22:51 Autonomous Infrastructure
26:05 We've talked a lot about software -- what's happening in the hardware space?
34:35 Cloud is one thing -- what's happening at the Edge?
39:50 Roll Credits!

Special Guest: Todd Brannon.

]]> Deploying IT services into the "messy middle" between on-prem and cloud can be challenging.

This episode finds hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, talking to Todd Brannon, Cisco's Senior Director of Product Marketing for Cloud Platforms, about the challenges of managing IT resources in a multi-cloud world.

The guys talk about the challenges of managing a mixed cloud/on-prem, the adoption (or lack of adoption!) of autonmous infrastructure,

00:00 Podcast Opens
02:44 Introducing Cisco's Todd Brannon
04:58 What are the biggest cloud-related challenges facing IT today?
07:30 Solving the common needs of enterprise IT
12:25 Cisco Intersight Services for Cloud
22:51 Autonomous Infrastructure
26:05 We've talked a lot about software -- what's happening in the hardware space?
34:35 Cloud is one thing -- what's happening at the Edge?
39:50 Roll Credits!

Special Guest: Todd Brannon.

]]> Earnings Galore: AMD & Intel + All the Cloud Guys (plus some VMware & Cisco) https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/203 68a2be28-e5a6-4f2f-a454-3687e820932b Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:00:00 -0500 NAND Research full 2020 NAND Research It's been a busy few weeks on the earnings front, as Intel blows away all estimates, AMD does well enough, and the cloud wars continue to rage with Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure. That, and both VMWare and Cisco are back in the news. What's it all mean? Tune in and find out. 24:08 no It's been a busy few weeks on the earnings front, as Intel blows away all estimates, AMD does well enough, and the cloud wars continue to rage with Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure. That, and both VMware and Cisco are back in the news. What's it all mean? Tune in and find out. 01:50 Is the VMWare multi-core license change really a big deal? 06:40 Intel Earnings recap 09:30 AMD Earnings 11:35 Lisa Su joins Cisco's board + what's going on with Cisco's server business? 16;42 What are Google, Amazon, and Microsoft's earnings tell us about the state of the cloud market? 19:26 Thinking about Cloud & On-Prem As-a-Service 24:07 That's a wrap! datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO, Intel, AMD, Cisco, Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, VMWare, Earnings It's been a busy few weeks on the earnings front, as Intel blows away all estimates, AMD does well enough, and the cloud wars continue to rage with Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure. That, and both VMware and Cisco are back in the news. What's it all mean? Tune in and find out.

01:50 Is the VMWare multi-core license change really a big deal?
06:40 Intel Earnings recap
09:30 AMD Earnings
11:35 Lisa Su joins Cisco's board + what's going on with Cisco's server business?
16;42 What are Google, Amazon, and Microsoft's earnings tell us about the state of the cloud market?
19:26 Thinking about Cloud & On-Prem As-a-Service
24:07 That's a wrap!

Links:

  • Cisco Appoints Dr Lisa Su to the BoD — Cisco Systems, Inc. appointed AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su to its board of directors on Monday, January 27th. What does this mean for Cisco? And how does AMD benefit from this appointment? This quick take will attempt to answer these questions and more.
  • What AMD and Intel numbers tell us about the DataCenter Business — Earnings season is in full swing—both AMD and Intel announced 4th quarter (and annual) results recently. Both companies claimed strong quarters with robust growth. The following few paragraphs will attempt to dissect those numbers in a little more detail and provide some guidance on what these numbers say about the 2020 business outlook.
]]> It's been a busy few weeks on the earnings front, as Intel blows away all estimates, AMD does well enough, and the cloud wars continue to rage with Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure. That, and both VMware and Cisco are back in the news. What's it all mean? Tune in and find out.

01:50 Is the VMWare multi-core license change really a big deal?
06:40 Intel Earnings recap
09:30 AMD Earnings
11:35 Lisa Su joins Cisco's board + what's going on with Cisco's server business?
16;42 What are Google, Amazon, and Microsoft's earnings tell us about the state of the cloud market?
19:26 Thinking about Cloud & On-Prem As-a-Service
24:07 That's a wrap!

Links:

  • Cisco Appoints Dr Lisa Su to the BoD — Cisco Systems, Inc. appointed AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su to its board of directors on Monday, January 27th. What does this mean for Cisco? And how does AMD benefit from this appointment? This quick take will attempt to answer these questions and more.
  • What AMD and Intel numbers tell us about the DataCenter Business — Earnings season is in full swing—both AMD and Intel announced 4th quarter (and annual) results recently. Both companies claimed strong quarters with robust growth. The following few paragraphs will attempt to dissect those numbers in a little more detail and provide some guidance on what these numbers say about the 2020 business outlook.
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