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“In the past, we designed and built
system platforms for individual business
applications, so servers and other
machines proliferated, and operation
got complicated as well. By modeling
the required service levels according to
availability and administrative process
priority, and using an integrated
virtualized system platform to deliver
them, we aimed to slash our system
development and operating costs.”
system platforms for individual business
applications, so servers and other
machines proliferated, and operation
got complicated as well. By modeling
the required service levels according to
availability and administrative process
priority, and using an integrated
virtualized system platform to deliver
them, we aimed to slash our system
development and operating costs.”
Mr. Hitoshi Kirita
Senior Executive
Manager
Information Technology
Management Office
PMP (Project
Management
Professional)
NTT Data Corporation
Manager
Information Technology
Management Office
PMP (Project
Management
Professional)
NTT Data Corporation
“Cisco UCS has the innovative system
architecture optimized for a virtualized
environment. As such, we determined
that UCS would maximize the TCO
reduction resulting from this integrated
virtualization.”
architecture optimized for a virtualized
environment. As such, we determined
that UCS would maximize the TCO
reduction resulting from this integrated
virtualization.”
Mr. Masakazu
Yamada
Deputy Manager
System Engineering
Business Unit
System Platforms Sector
NTT Data Corporation
System Engineering
Business Unit
System Platforms Sector
NTT Data Corporation
and the software was
no longer supported
by the manufacturers.
To move ahead with
strategic IT investment
in the future, we
also needed to
reduce spending on
system upkeep and
operation.”
no longer supported
by the manufacturers.
To move ahead with
strategic IT investment
in the future, we
also needed to
reduce spending on
system upkeep and
operation.”
In September 2009,
NTT Data set about
planning a next-
generation system platform to solve these problems. “By modeling the required
service levels according to availability and administrative process priority, and using an
integrated virtualized system platform to deliver them, we aimed to slash our system
development and operating costs,” explains Mr. Kirita.
NTT Data set about
planning a next-
generation system platform to solve these problems. “By modeling the required
service levels according to availability and administrative process priority, and using an
integrated virtualized system platform to deliver them, we aimed to slash our system
development and operating costs,” explains Mr. Kirita.
“At first, we thought about installing 2U rack-mounted servers,” adds Mr. Masakazu
Yamada, Deputy Manager, System Engineering Business Unit, System Platforms
Sector, NTT Data Corporation. However, having determined that 2U servers would not
deliver enough of a reduction in maintenance costs in an integrated virtual environment
of moderate size or larger, the company changed its mind and made plans to install
blade servers instead. After carrying out a theoretical comparison of products provided
by a number of leading server vendors, in terms of function, operation and cost, NTT
Data ultimately decided to adopt Cisco UCS.
Yamada, Deputy Manager, System Engineering Business Unit, System Platforms
Sector, NTT Data Corporation. However, having determined that 2U servers would not
deliver enough of a reduction in maintenance costs in an integrated virtual environment
of moderate size or larger, the company changed its mind and made plans to install
blade servers instead. After carrying out a theoretical comparison of products provided
by a number of leading server vendors, in terms of function, operation and cost, NTT
Data ultimately decided to adopt Cisco UCS.
Cisco UCS’s radically-innovative architecture was rated highly
Good cost-performance was another point in its favor
So, why did NTT Data adopt Cisco UCS for its company-wide information system
platform? “The fact that Cisco UCS offered functions such as service profile and fabric
integration, enabling us to adopt a new approach in the development and operating
phases, was a big attraction,” says Mr. Yamada. He explains how this prompted the
company to use integrated virtualization in order to maximize TCO-reduction benefits.
He then points out that this architecture offered, broadly speaking, three advantages.
platform? “The fact that Cisco UCS offered functions such as service profile and fabric
integration, enabling us to adopt a new approach in the development and operating
phases, was a big attraction,” says Mr. Yamada. He explains how this prompted the
company to use integrated virtualization in order to maximize TCO-reduction benefits.
He then points out that this architecture offered, broadly speaking, three advantages.
First, it makes for a very simple system structure. Cisco UCS is designed for extreme
architectural simplicity, and the system as a whole has far fewer structural elements
than a regular blade server. The network is carried by the Fabric Interconnect, so
there are very few cables. The storage network can also be integrated with the Fabric
Interconnect, so fewer SAN switches and storage connection cables are needed. Also,
because UCS Manager can be used for integrated management of the whole system,
operation management is simplified, which helps cut costs.
architectural simplicity, and the system as a whole has far fewer structural elements
than a regular blade server. The network is carried by the Fabric Interconnect, so
there are very few cables. The storage network can also be integrated with the Fabric
Interconnect, so fewer SAN switches and storage connection cables are needed. Also,
because UCS Manager can be used for integrated management of the whole system,
operation management is simplified, which helps cut costs.
The second advantage of the architecture is its pronounced network-affinity. In
order to “cloudify” a system platform through integrated virtualization, it is crucial to
order to “cloudify” a system platform through integrated virtualization, it is crucial to
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Separately optimized IT platforms
Different IT platforms are built separately
in each system
(apps are also developed separately)
Apps are developed on a shared,
integrated IT platform
(migration to private cloud)
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app A
Administrative
app C
Administrative
app B
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app A
Administrative
app B
Administrative
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architecture
Pronounced
network affinity
Pronounced affinity
with virtualization
technology
In terms of eliminating complexity in design and building, and for maintainability,
a simple architecture is best. Cisco UCS offers simplicity in its product
architecture and product policy.
In cloud-building, eliminating network complexity is key. The architecture of
Cisco UCS was designed with network interoperability in mind.
In order to reduce overheads and eliminate operational complexity through
virtualization, interoperability with the virtualized layer is important. Because
Cisco UCS products have always been based on virtualization, they're one step
ahead of the competition.
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