Cisco unveiled an evolutionary new data center architecture

Cisco unveiled an evolutionary new data center architecture, innovative services and an open ecosystem of best in class partners to help customers develop next-generation data centers that unleash the full power of virtualization.  Cisco is delivering on the promise of virtualization through Unified Computing — an architecture that bridges the silos in the data center into one unified architecture using industry standard technologies.  

Key to Cisco's approach is the Cisco Unified Computing System which unites compute, network, storage access, and virtualization resources in a single energy efficient system that can reduce IT infrastructure costs and complexity, help extend capital assets and improve business agility well into the future.

Today's announcements extend Cisco's data center portfolio and are a critical step in the company's Data Center 3.0 strategy. To help customers accelerate the transition to the Unified Computing architecture, Cisco is paving the way with a comprehensive suite of new Unified Computing services .  

In addition, Cisco announced collaboration with industry leaders on the Unified Computing System and architecture.

The Cisco Unified Computing System:   Based on industry standards, the Unified Computing System is a new computing model that uses integrated management and combines a "wire once" unified fabric with an industry standard computing platform to optimize virtualization , reduce data center total overall cost, and provide dynamic resource provisioning for increased business agility.  

Reduces total cost of ownership: up to 20 percent reduction in capital expenditures (CAPEX) and up to 30% reduction in operational expenditures (OPEX).

"The Virtual Machine has become the new atomic building block of the data center, creating new challenges and opportunities with the potential to transform the computing environment and deliver significant benefits," said Mario Mazzola , senior vice president, Server Access and Virtualization Business Unit, Cisco.  

"Taking advantage of this architectural shift in the data center, we developed a unique new computing model that transforms the data center into a dynamic IT environment with the power to increase productivity, improve business agility and drive the benefits of virtualization to an entirely new level."