Cisco impresses with UCS
20.05.12
If you're tempted to think of Cisco 's Unified Computing System (UCS) as just another blade server â don't. In fact, if you just want a bunch of blades for your computer room, don't call Cisco â Dell, HP, and IBM all offer simpler and more cost-effective options.
But, if you want an integrated compute farm consisting of blade servers and chassis, Ethernet and Fibre Channel interconnects, and a sophisticated management system, then UCS might be for you.
Cisco sees UCS as key cloud building block
When Cisco introduced UCS in 2009, based on a 2006 investment in Nuova Systems, everyone had an opinion about Cisco entering the server business. Now that they've had a couple of years to prove their case, we wanted to take a closer look and see whether UCS had lived up to the initial excitement.
We found that for some environments, Cisco has brought a compelling and valuable technology to market. Cisco UCS offers enterprises greater agility and lower deployment and maintenance costs, and is especially attractive in virtualization environments.
Source: IDG News Service