As enterprises adopt Flash-based storage arrays, they will have to upgrade their core networking infrastructure to 40 Gbps and servers to 10 Gbps.

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The company says that it is shutting the unit down to focus on its core networking business, and despite positive revenue growth, we believe this is probably the right move.

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At the same time, Cisco's share of its core market, telecom networking equipment, has fallen from 60% to below 50% in some major sectors.

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