Positions, maneuvers of leading vendors summarized
Network World has handicapped the field of data center combatants, summarizing positions, strengths, weaknesses and maneuvers in this hotly-contested field. Front and center in all of this, of course, is Cisco’s entry into the server business and the resulting reactions from competitors.
The piece provides a quick synopsis of what IT and network buyers and operators need to consider when making strategic data center plans and purchases: who’s allied with whom, and which have the more appealing long-term vision and direction.
It also sizes up which longshots might have an opportunity as the frontrunners and challengers battle for pole position in your data center.
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