Cisco has embarked on a mission to expand their footprint in the data center. They enjoy having arguable market leadership in just about every technology within the data center. In the past, Cisco has left the server venue to others to tackle and handy quite nicely. Now, Cisco believes there is a technical advantage to their new widget being introduced into this coveted space. With this new widget, it will bring a greener and more capable server platforms to the ever hungry applications out there. In terms of product generation,  I consider the new Cisco widget to be akin to the introduction of the iPhone from Apple – in terms of setting a higher standard within the server space. These are bold words ‘IF’ you need that kind of power and hardware. Otherwise, you are paying for something you might not ever use or want.
 
Suffice to say, server techno-geeks as well as Cisco loyalists will drive this solution to success. Will it be a big hit? I think these factors will make it so:
                Cisco financial power
                Cisco marketing power
                Partnerships…
                Technical Innovation at least on the short term
 
2009 and 2010 are the years of doing more with less. I look forward to seeing lots of new technology.