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Cisco's much ballyhooed data center sales sequentially declined during Q3FY11
Wed, 5/11/11 - 7:49pm    View comments

Stunningly in my opinion, sales of the ultimate "phoenix" in Cisco's new product reporting category - data center sales, sequentially declined by -$41 million (a -9.6% drop) during Q3'FY11.

Cisco's data center sales include the Application Networking, Storage and Unified Computing Systems (UCS) products.

This is noteworthy (again in my opinion), because it's the first sequential quarterly data center sales decline since Cisco began reporting its new product category, which started with Q1'FY10.

Until Q3'FY11, data center and services had been the only 2 sales categories at Cisco (since it reorganized its sales reporting), to never of had a sequential quarterly sales decline.

Perhaps Cisco's Padmasree Warrior has now begun to deliver her special blend of business destroying magic!

Cisco's sequential quarterly sales declines (highlighted in yellow)

View Cisco's Q3'FY11 earnings call transcript.

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