| Cisco blade to feature BMC technology; marriage in the air between Cisco and BMC? Network World's Jim Duffy has uncovered some new details about Cisco's upcoming server blade code named California, which is expected to launch next month. BMC Software will contribute data-center automation tools for the hardware, writes Duffy. The software will reprovision network resources when virtual machine workloads are moved around, helping Cisco meet its stated goal of providing unified computing that tightly integrates hardware and network resources. Duffy cites sources who say the BMC piece is so important to Cisco that it may even acquire all or parts of the management company. BMC tools will be key to Cisco's 'California' blade server BMC Software will contribute data-center automation tools for Cisco's upcoming "California" blade server, Network World has learned. Sharp turns like Cisco's have a long history If Cisco announces its first blade servers on Monday, as expected, the news may well herald a major expansion of the dominant networking company's business. But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the first case of a company taking a big gamble on entering into a new business. Microsoft, Intel to back Cisco's unified computing launch Contrary to previous reports, Cisco's data center vision does not seem to be a largely solo effort. Could a management topple in 2009? The management market could be in for a shakeup in 2009, analysts say, when one of the big four market-leading management-software makers succumbs to acquisition by a high-tech heavyweight looking to buy its way in. Cisco to unveil blade server for data center virtualization Cisco CEO John Chambers will unveil on Monday a new "unified computing" initiative which analysts said includes a blade server codenamed California. Cisco blade server coming Monday Cisco is sending out invites to the media this week for a TelePresence event Monday at its NYC offices. The theme: "Unified Computing." Cisco's data-center push holds promise, perils Cisco's move into the heart of data centers, expected to be laid out at an event next Monday, holds the promise of easing a big IT headache but may also escalate competition between the company and its partners. What are Cisco's top network management challenges? Network management has been a source of frustration for Cisco for years. CEO John Chambers annually seems to lament the state of Cisco network management (compare LAN/WAN management tools) when he's asked where the company is most challenged or weakest from a product development and marketing aspect. One of the 'big four' management vendors could be acquired in the next few years The days of referring to the leading management software vendors as the "big four" are numbered, industry watchers predict, as challengers to BMC, CA, HP and IBM now include a variety of competitors from starts-up to software giants such as Microsoft and Oracle. H-1B's latest controversy With more regulatory hoops to jump through, U.S. companies may reconsider bringing H1-B workers on board.
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