Cloud computing: Cisco UCS Partners to new opportunities

Cisco UCS Partners have entered new areas, such as cloud computing, and are now bringing in more business, thanks to the vendor Fusion architecture platform.

Cisco's Unified Computing system UCS is a fusion architecture that provides a combination of server, network, and VMware virtualization, http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/18505.html "> Sales channels are increasing because it is the first virtualization-oriented approach. Cisco UCS Partners also say that the performance of processing resource-intensive workloads, such as virtual desktops and SAP, is also prominent.

"Something else is a modified server," said the vice president of a solution.

Cisco UCS Partners into cloud providers

has accumulated tens of thousands of customers in the two years Cisco released UCS. In the TechTarget 2011 Virtualization Purchase Intent Survey, 19% of respondents said they would consider using Cisco UCS. One of the customers in

is Colosseum online, the system integrator. The company is UCS's third-largest customer in Canada, using UCS to provide customers with cloud products. Colosseum said they used three pods, using 50 blades and 200TB of NetApp storage.

Colosseum chief technology officer Jean Crescenzi said: "We need more efficient, simpler and more stable cloud products that allow customers to configure virtual machines in a better way." "

Colosseum a server that used Compaq (now HP's) and Cisco's network. But a few years ago, customers started consulting cloud services, so the company bought a delivery platform. Tests were performed with 3PAR HP C7000 and the Cisco UCS System with NetApp. Despite the high price, Colosseum still chose UCS.

Crescenzi says the company has moved seven racks to the cloud. He says 90% of users use their demo accounts and sign up.

New opportunities for Cisco UCS Partners

As the platform is widely accepted, Cisco UCS Partners are gaining revenue. UCS even opened the door to VCE's vblock and converged architecture products from Cisco, NetApp and VMware.

A solution provider said: "We see a high enthusiasm for this technology, mostly from the Vblock and flexpod programs." UCS will be part of the organizational strategy of the 2012. "
br> He added: "We will sell and support the first VBLOCK.SAP and Virtual Desktop architecture for SAP to be the two most outstanding workloads in Flexpod and Vblock, and we are bullish on both technologies in 2012." "

in the past six months, UCS has established a good image in the customer's heart. Organizations that need UCS are those that require internal virtualization, as well as server vendors that provide public cloud servers.

(editor: Heritage)