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In this modular IT environment, the intelligence and management capabilities built
into networks will also play a key role in helping enterprises maximize the reliability
and utilization of their virtualized storage and server assets. More important, it will be
a critical services delivery platform for introducing and expanding advanced services,
including:
into networks will also play a key role in helping enterprises maximize the reliability
and utilization of their virtualized storage and server assets. More important, it will be
a critical services delivery platform for introducing and expanding advanced services,
including:
Reducing the cost of implementing and scaling business continuity within and
across data centers (data compression and WAN acceleration)
across data centers (data compression and WAN acceleration)
Automating application/data migration and movement within and across modular
data centers as well as the wider enterprise (automated data replication)
data centers as well as the wider enterprise (automated data replication)
Quickly and cost-effectively improving information security and data privacy
processes (data encryption)
processes (data encryption)
The remainder of this white paper assesses the data center network solutions from
Cisco Systems and discusses how Cisco's products help companies make the move
to more virtualized data centers. It also examines how enterprises can leverage the
intelligence in Cisco's data center solutions more quickly and nondisruptively, adding
and extending new services around these increased data center capabilities.
Cisco Systems and discusses how Cisco's products help companies make the move
to more virtualized data centers. It also examines how enterprises can leverage the
intelligence in Cisco's data center solutions more quickly and nondisruptively, adding
and extending new services around these increased data center capabilities.
C I S C O ' S S O L U T I O N S
Cisco Systems is a leading worldwide supplier of data center networking
infrastructure solutions, including FC SAN switches and Ethernet SAN switches, SAN
management software, SAN extension between data centers, and holistic
professional services offerings. It has resale and services partnerships with leading
storage and server manufacturers worldwide.
infrastructure solutions, including FC SAN switches and Ethernet SAN switches, SAN
management software, SAN extension between data centers, and holistic
professional services offerings. It has resale and services partnerships with leading
storage and server manufacturers worldwide.
Cisco recognizes that emerging technologies (e.g., server virtualization, storage
virtualization, bladed servers, and unified computing) as well as evolving data center
strategies (e.g., IT asset consolidation, tiered storage, and efficient IT) are driving a
major reevaluation of existing data center deployment and management practices. It
has embarked on a number of product initiatives under the umbrella of Data Center 3.0
— Cisco's Unified vision for more dynamic Data Center architectures. The goals of this
effort include:
virtualization, bladed servers, and unified computing) as well as evolving data center
strategies (e.g., IT asset consolidation, tiered storage, and efficient IT) are driving a
major reevaluation of existing data center deployment and management practices. It
has embarked on a number of product initiatives under the umbrella of Data Center 3.0
— Cisco's Unified vision for more dynamic Data Center architectures. The goals of this
effort include:
Unifying the data center (eliminating data center sprawl) through the widespread
use of virtualization on standard systems/networks
use of virtualization on standard systems/networks
Simplifying the data center (reducing management complexity) through great
automation and use of common services across silos
automation and use of common services across silos
One of the key elements in Cisco's Data Center strategy is to extend the value
and capabilities of its current SAN network solutions (the MDS family of FC switches)
by delivering an integrated suite of network-based storage and data management
services. The first of these services was the virtual SAN (vSAN) capabilities,
which Cisco unveiled when it introduced MDS. Technologies such as vSAN make
it easier for data center staff to segregate server and storage systems based on
and capabilities of its current SAN network solutions (the MDS family of FC switches)
by delivering an integrated suite of network-based storage and data management
services. The first of these services was the virtual SAN (vSAN) capabilities,
which Cisco unveiled when it introduced MDS. Technologies such as vSAN make
it easier for data center staff to segregate server and storage systems based on