Cisco’s Intercloud could supercharge its Internet of things plans

Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: Stephen Lawson.

Cisco Systems’ "Intercloud" platform for interoperable cloud services could be combined with remote-computing technology to define the so-called Internet of Things from the weather-ravaged, intermittently connected edge to regional and global data centers. The Intercloud is Cisco’s vision for a "cloud of clouds" that encompasses both Cisco data centers and those of its partners.

The system, to be based on OpenStack, would be able to handle any workload on any hypervisor and work with any public or private cloud, the company said. Cisco plans to invest $1 billion in its cloud business over the next two years, it said in an announcement at its Partner Summit on Monday. It plans to sell cloud services directly to customers and through channel partners…

While the Intercloud will help to place data and computing power closer to where it’s needed, in specific countries and regions, Cisco is also working on spreading some data processing out all the way to the edge of the network. Its IOx platform, which will combine Linux with the company’s IOS (Internetworking Operating System) on rugged routers and other gear, will place computing power in ships, rail cars, electrical grids and other hard-to-reach locations…

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