Unified Computing

Intel's first 32nm process technology-based chips integrate robust security to enhance data integrity and server virtualization. Claiming to deliver up to 60% more performance than previous-generation processors, it can replace 15 single-core servers with just one and achieve ROI in as little as 5 months.

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a standard driven largely by Cisco to converge customers’ data center LAN and storage fabrics with 10G Ethernet. Cisco says FCoE makes sense at the server network access point because 80% of the consolidation cost savings of a unified fabric – less adapters and cabling -- occur there.

Data centers are becoming increasingly complex. The bulk of IT budgets have to be spent on just maintaining and managing existing infrastructure. At the same time, the increasing adoption of virtualization entails managing large numbers of disconnected physical and virtual resources.

This guide is for cloud service providers and enterprise IT folks who want to realize revenue potential as they maximize their existing data center infrastructure to offer cloud computing services to customers or internal users on a unified platform.

IAHGames streamlines IT with Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS); reducing overheads by up to 70 percent and boosting market responsiveness

Siemens Soarian Clinicals implements solution that offers a converged infrastructure with support for workload spikes and growth for even the largest hospitals - at a lower TCO.

Darryl McKinnon, a business development manager at Cisco, discusses how enterprises can best utilize the advantages of the company's unified computing solution.

The components that make up the IT services that the business units consume consist of everything from data center facilities and labor costs all the way up through the server and application tiers. So, for CIOs to effectively run IT like a business and show costs of IT services, they require a new set of tools that can unify financial metrics with key utilization metrics.