Two years ago, Cisco unveiled the Unified Computing System (UCS), a solution offering a tightly integrated package of compute, storage, networking, virtualization and systems management software.   With UCS, Cisco is now the world's third-largest blade vendor.

Among the first vendors to spot the trend toward converged resources, Cisco’s UCS unites computers, network storage, and virtualization into a cohesive system that lets your organization to do more with less—less equipment, less energy, and less space.

Learn how Unified Computing facilitates an agile, next gen virtualized data center.

Listen to this podcast to learn how Cisco UCS will simplify your data center infrastructure, and make it easier to manage. Bob Fosina, Partner Development Manager for Cisco Unified Computing describes a unified approach to server consolidation and data center architecture that will help you better support the evolving needs of your organization. 

Cisco Unified Computing: An Agile Platform for Your Next Gen Virtualized Data Center The surge of data, Internet applications, and video is driving a movement to simpler, smaller, and faster-to-deploy data centers.  Cisco USC responds by offering: Comprehensive, Flexible, Standards-Based Management High-Density Server with Balanced Computing Performance and I/O Flexibility Economical, High-Capacity Internal Storage High Performance, Memory Intensive

Comprehensive, Flexible, Standards-Based Management

Cisco® UCS C Series Rackmount Servers extend unified computing innovations to an industry-standard form factor to reduce TCO while increasing business agility. The C series supports an incremental deployment model and protects your investment with a future migration path to unified computing.

• Based on Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors, Cisco UCS C-Series Rackmount Servers adapt processor performance to application demands and intelligently scale energy use based on utilization.
• The C series offers access to unified fabric through a low-latency lossless 10Gbps Ethernet foundation that enables a”wire-once“deployment model.
• Cisco patented memory extension technology yields more than 2.5X the addressable memory of currently available dual-socket rackmount platforms. This technology provides the ability to support significantly more virtual machines per server and to deliver the scalability to run large memory applications.
• Cisco virtualized adapters provide consolidation and virtualization optimization capabilities by enabling each virtualized adapter to define up to 128 Ethernet or Fibre Channel connections.

High-Density Server with Balanced Computing Performance and I/O Flexibility

Cisco® UCS C200 M1 Rackmount Servers are the flagship models of the C series line. They use a standards-based unified network fabric, Cisco VN-Link virtualization support, and Cisco Extended Memory Technology to help your data center handle challenging workloads, reduce TCO, and increase business agility.

• Up to 2 Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors
• Up to 96GB DDR3 RAM J Up to 4 internal SAS or SATA HDs; supporting up to 2TB J 4 PCIe expansion slots
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports J Built-in RAID 0, 1 support
• Optional RAID 5, 6, 10 support J Optional dual-redundant power supplies J Available 450W and 650W power supplies

Economical, High-Capacity Internal Storage

Cisco® UCS C210 M1 Rackmount Servers are designed to balance performance, density, and efficiency for workloads requiring economical, high-capacity, reliable, internal storage.

• Up to 16 SFF, SAS, or SATA HDs; supporting up to 8TB
• 5 PCIe expansion slots

High Performance, Memory Intensive

Cisco® UCS C250 M1 Rackmount Servers increase memory performance and capacity for demanding workloads. They can alleviate memory bottlenecks in situations in which costly 4-socket servers might otherwise be necessary, helping improve the price-to-performance ratio for running large-memory-footprint applications.

• Up to 384GB DDR3 RAM
• Up to 8 SFF, SAS, or SATA HDs; supporting up to 4TB
• 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports

Get Started with Cisco USC Today

Scaling resource allocation based on demand will ultimately provide your organization with the functionality and cost-savings that enable your team to focus on business innovation, rather than operations and maintenance.  Start your project with an assessment of your server, storage, and network environments. PC Connection can help you establish a solid foundation for a UCS deployment that enables greater productivity, manageability, and scalability. 

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