Comments on: Cisco vs. the World: Rough Seas Ahead?

By: For Open Cloud Computing, Look Inside Your Data Center

For Open Cloud Computing, Look Inside Your Data Center — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:01:32 +0000

[...] they’re more than happy to lock users into their product lines as much as possible and form strong partnerships in areas they don’t [...]

By: Cisco on Google : Vie de Malchance

Cisco on Google : Vie de Malchance — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:46:46 +0000

[...] Malik on the coming battle of behemoths: Cisco announced a partnership with storage giant EMC and virtualization leader VMware to set up a [...]

By: The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all? — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:38:44 +0000

[...] Cisco vs. the World: Rough Seas Ahead? (gigaom.com) [...]

By: Norman Birnbach

Norman Birnbach — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:52:51 +0000

It seems that competition among Microsoft, HP & Cisco will be heating up as former partners scramble to find new solutions.

Cisco’s acquisition of Tandberg (which should go through) will shake up the latter’s close relationship with Microsoft — because Microsoft is now dependent on Cisco-owned technology — a position Redmond can’t like. Meanwhile, Tandberg had a partnership with HP around Halo — which means HP needs a new partner.

By: Parkite

Parkite — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:19:17 +0000

A *tiny* sales force……….they primarily rely on partners.

By: Internets of Interest:6th Nov 09-9th Nov 09 | My Etherealmind

Internets of Interest:6th Nov 09-9th Nov 09 | My Etherealmind — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:43:01 +0000

[...] Cisco vs. the World: Rough Seas Ahead? –As I wrote recently, Cisco is going head to head with companies like HP and IBM. Is Cisco able to compete with full service companies ? My guess is that Cisco will change radically in the next three to five years while attempts to match the responses from HP / IBM / everyone else who will be impacted. [...]

By: CC

CC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:19:14 +0000

First off – cisco has a direct sales force.
HP, IBM, msft, Dell, et al have been trying to keep cisco down or enter their market since the early 90′s. This is nothing new.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:48 +0000

Cisco are losing the plot! recent launch of 61 new products in collaboration? 30 “Adjacencies”, numerous “boards and councils”, over 400 Vice Presidents and someone at the helm that says its all about capturing market transitions early?!

Cisco just appear desperate- confusing strategy and vision with no one at the helm and heap loads of cash to spend on companies that will not make a difference!

This company needs to restructure- integrate (well over 50 different business units that don’t talk to one another!) and stick to core business.

Why are people continuing to pay a premium when Cisco cannot demonstrate the value any more?

By: john smith

john smith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:57:16 +0000

shows what you know, cisco is a partner only sales force. EMC’s core business…Storage and software around that storage is being commoditized….

Cisco is getting a little big for their britches.

By: junaid

junaid — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:19:52 +0000

They will be fine. It’s not like their rivals (IBM, HP, Dell) in the enterprise data center market can stand each other. The enterprise data center market is ripe for consolidation much like the enterprise application market. Also they are not going into this alone. Both Cisco and EMC have an awesome direct sales force which can more than hold their own.