Cisco shares details on fabric based computing approach to address data center market

BANGALORE, INDIA: Underscoring the significant opportunity in the Indian data center market, Cisco has shared plans to grow and strengthen its market and technology leadership in the space. In addition, Cisco showcased its radically simplified approach with the Unified Computing System and the ‘fabric based computing’ approach.

Fabric based computing helps enable a "wire once" deployment model where changing configura tions no longer means installing new components or re-cabling existing ones. It helps to reduce cost by eliminat ing the need for a parallel set of components to support multiple data transmission protocols. Along with the reduction in these infrastructure components on the server side, a similar reduction on the network edge is possible, further reducing costs.

“At Cisco, we aim to bring together network, compute and virtualization technologies into one unified system. We are confident of revolutionizing datacenter management by offering flexibility and taking advantage of the role that the network plays in addressing key aspects such as security, scalability and interoperability”, said Pramodh Menon, sr. vice president, Cisco India & SAARC.

Cisco also shared details of the second-generation Cisco Unified Computing SystemTM, which further accelerates the promise of virtualization, delivering a high performance computing architecture uniting compute, network, storage access, and virtualization resources in a single energy-efficient system. Cisco’s introduction of Unified Computing established a new industry standard for data center virtualization.

With new compute, I/O, management and developer capabilities, the 2nd generation of Cisco UCS enables unparalleled scalability, breakthrough performance, and tangible business advantage. With these innovations, the Cisco data center architecture now delivers:
* Up to four times the compute capacity in the same footprint, compared to first-generation Cisco Unified Computing System servers.
* Up to four times the bandwidth capacity in the same footprint with the existing chassis, compared to first generation Cisco Unified Computing System.
* Up to 92 percent fewer points of management than legacy networks.
* Up to 30 percent greater application throughput with the Cisco Virtualized Interface Card.
* Up to 76 percent greater database consolidation with Cisco memory extension.
* Up to 10 percent reduced power consumption, compared with like-for-like competitive configurations.