#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we're discussing Insight Into New UCS Innovations with Cisco Subject Matter Expert Dan Hanson.

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Cisco Guest
Dan Hanson (@danhanso), Cisco UCS Product Group

Cisco Champion Hosts
John Kerns (@packetsar), Network & Systems Engineer
Colin Lynch, (@ucsguru), Principal Consultant

Moderator
Lauren Friedman (@lauren)

Podcast Discussion Topics:

3 pillars of new UCS release:

• Hardware
• Software
• Operational ease (incl. firmware)

Hardware

• Converged UCS product release (B/C/M all on same release)
• UCS Mini product line growth
• M-Series server model and replacement options
• External SAN design, unified ports, and bandwidth capabilities with 3G FI

Software

• Converged software updates
• Software components and HTML5
• M-Series hardware separation
• Underlying software processes and security models
• Timing alignment across products

Operational ease

• Firmware upgrade processes
• I/O Module logic enhancements