Cisco releases the new Nexus 7009

by Ted Lemmy | January 17th, 2012

What initially appears to be a great addition the 7009 fits nice as a campus core switch. The 14 RU chassis is a good deal smaller than the 21 RU Nexus 7010. If you are stuck with the need for front to back cooling than this is probably not the right switch for you. The [...] read more »

Cisco User Connect Licensing Is In… DLU’s are almost Out!

by Ted Lemmy | June 13th, 2011

Cisco licensing is changing with the introduction of V8 and VMWare.  First and foremost, Device Licenses or DLU licensing will be obsolete.  However, Cisco will still keep their CUWL (Cisco Unified Workspace License) licensing but, as many of us have found out, CUWL is just not cost effective.  P read more »

3… 2… 1… Cisco has launched their branded UCS servers and our reviews are in!

by Ted Lemmy | June 2nd, 2011

Cisco has recently introduced some significant changes in their Cisco Unified Communication products that will have a substantial affect on their Unified Communications customers.  The changes in version 8 and forward will present some huge benefits but, as always, there will also be some negative read more »