The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) architecture data center platform which is composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software will reduce your total cost of ownership and improve scalability by integrating the different components into a cohesive platform that can be managed as a single unit. This will ensure Just-In-Time deployment of resources. We utilise the UCS to address issues encountered by growing organizations in respect to server resources and their interaction with network and storage systems.
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We utilise the UCS to virtualise your desktops whether on premise or in the cloud. This solution virtualizes all the components of the desktop allowing for a highly flexible and much more secure desktop delivery model. This also ensures a more complete disaster recovery strategy as all components are in the data centre and can be accessed from anywhere and from any device. This will reduce desktop IT costs, improve security and control as well as expand connectivity.
Virtualising applications greatly improves delivery and compatibility by encapsulating them from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. This in turn allows for rapid deployment times, shared compute and storage, less complexity, scalability and an overall reduction in the total cost of ownership. We will design and deploy applications virtualized on Cisco UCS. This can be done using enterprise application virtualization software like Citrix, Microsoft or VMware.
Network virtualization solutions allows for network resources to be deployed and managed not as physical resources but rather as logical services. This will improve network efficiency as multiple physical networks can be consolidated into one and according to business needs a single physical network can be logically segmented. This results in enhanced agility, reduced capital and operational costs as well as maintaining high standards of security and availability.
The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) unites compute, network, and storage access into a single, cohesive system. Our server virtualisation solution with the UCS enables you to consolidate your workloads, raise utilisation levels and reduce the total cost of ownership as power, cooling, space and capital are reduced. Flexibility is assured by the ability to move workloads dynamically within virtualised pools. Scaling is simplified by using an existing pool of resources.
File virtualization is a field of storage virtualisation and seeks to address the challenges associated with Network Attached Storage (NAS). This is accomplished by eliminating the dependencies between the data accessed at the file level and the location where the files are actually stored. This will provide you with the opportunity to optimise your storage use as well as server consolidation and to perform non-disruptive file migrations.
Block virtualization is also a field of storage virtualisation which refers to the separation of logical storage (partition) from physical storage so that it may be accessed without regard to the physical storage or mixed structure. This separation therefore allows storage administrators greater flexibility in how they manage storage for end users enabling better functionality. You will benefit from non-disruptive data migrations, improved utilisation and fewer management points.