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Data center virtualization has created a market transition where IT organizations are trying to reduce costs and increase flexibility. The typical data center environment supports two to three parallel networks: one for data, one for storage, and possibly one for server clustering. In addition, servers often have dedicated interfaces for management, backup, or virtual machine live migration. Supporting these interfaces imposes significant costs related to interfaces, cabling, rack space, upstream switches, and power and cooling.

Sirius can help you determine the best strategy for your data center needs. 

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Grid_binary_50.gif Unified fabric consolidates these different types of traffic onto a single, general-purpose, high-performance, highly available network that greatly simplifies the network infrastructure and reduces costs, delivering intelligence to identify the different types of traffic and handle them appropriately.  In addition to reducing total cost of ownership, unified fabric supports broader data center virtualization by providing consistent, ubiquitous network and storage services to all connected devices.  This next-generation data center approach decouples scale from complexity.
 KEY BENEFITS OF UNIFIED FABRIC KEY COMPONENTS OF UNIFIED FABRIC
• Reduce overall data power consumption by up to 8%. 
• Extend the lifecycle of current data center.
 
Unified Fabric and I/O Interfaces  • Enables storage, Ethernet, IP, and Server Cluster traffic to converge to a single network
• Lowers overall data center power draw
 
• Wire hosts once to connect to any network - SAN, LAN, Server Cluster.  Faster rollout of new apps and services. 
• Faster rollout of new apps and services
Switching Platforms  • Multi-Terabit platforms with ops-centric design
• Delivers unified fabric and I/O deployments
• Designed for the most stringent availability needs
 
• Every host will be able to mount any storage target. 
• Drive storage consolidation and improve utilization.
 
Operating Systems  • First multi-protocol DC-class operating system
• Virtualized control plane and scalable design sets new standard for usability
Rack, Row, and Cross-Data Center VM portability become possible.  Data Center Network Management • Maximizes overall data center infrastructure uptime and reliability, hence, improving business continuity
• Provides end-to-end systems visibility
 
 Solution Portfolio
Cisco Unified Computing System


Cisco Systems is a market leader in data center technologies and products. Cisco Data Center 3.0 comprises a comprehensive portfolio of virtualization technologies and services that bring network, compute/storage, and virtualization platforms closer together to provide unparalleled flexibility, visibility, and policy enforcement within virtualized data centers.

With the announcement of their Unified Computing System (UCS), Cisco has changed the landscape of virtualization completely. UCS combines compute (servers), network (LAN), storage (SAN) and virtualization technologies in a cohesive system that is designed to reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO) while increasing business agility.


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Sirius is a Cisco ATP Partner for UCS and a Cisco Premier Partner with Specializations in: 

• Advanced Security
• Advanced Unified Communications
• Advanced Wireless
• Advanced Data Center Networking
• Advanced Data Center Storage

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Whether the system has 1 server or 320 servers with thousands of virtual machines, next-generation data center platforms amalgamate all resources to participate in a unified management domain designed to:
• Enable scalability through a design for up to 320 discrete servers and thousands of virtual machines in a single highly available management domain
• Radically reduce the number of devices requiring setup, management, power, cooling, and cabling
• Integrate a low-latency, lossless 10 Gb Ethernet unified network fabric with enterprise-class, x86-architecture servers
• Increase IT staff productivity and business agility through just-in-time provisioning and mobility support 

Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) Architecture

Brocade is an industry leader in data center networking solutions and services that enable organizations to manage their most vital information assets. To address the wide variety of requirements for next-generation data centers, Brocade has developed an architectural foundation and evolutionary strategy: The Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) architecture.

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Brocade DCF’s intelligent, policy-based framework is designed to help organizations protect their existing technology investments while integrating strategic new technologies that support scalable, efficient growth. This unique approach incorporates:

• A shared resource model that leverages a decade of Brocade experience in building low-latency, high-performance enterprise networks.
• Connectivity of applications and their data within data center environments.
• File and block data
• Virtualized server and storage islands
• Multiprotocol connectivity to meet evolving business requirements.
• Unified end-to-end connectivity and management (server-to-server, server-to-storage, and storage-to-storage) to reduce complexity.

Brocade DCX Backbone: A New Class of Network Infrastructure
Existing Brocade solutions play a key role in the Brocade DCF architecture strategy by facilitating non-disruptive expansion and delivering unmatched performance and energy efficiency. However, implementing large-scale server virtualization, adaptive networking, and multiple high-performance protocols ultimately requires a new class of network infrastructure: the data center backbone.

Designed to meet these growing performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency requirements, the Brocade DCX Backbone complements any data center environment, providing the core foundation for the Brocade DCF architecture. It features breakthrough performance, a highly robust services platform, seamless interoperability across fabrics, and future-built extensibility for next-generation data centers.

Services
How can Sirius help you with your data center needs?
Sirius is highly specialized in providing value-added services focused on your data center needs. We have a team of experienced and certified individuals to help you plan, design, deploy and maintain your data center.

Sirius service offerings include:

• Data Center and Network Assessments
• Cisco Data Center Architecture Workshops
• Server Virtualization and Consolidation Assessment

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   Related Documents   
   » Brocade Technical Brief: Introducing the Brocade Data Center Fabric
   » The Brocade Data Center Fabric and the Brocade DCX Backbone
   » Brocade Technical Brief: Adaptive Networking—Advanced Data Center Fabric Technology

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