Chapter 4
You likely already use software as a service (SaaS) and public cloud infrastructure to support your daily operations. You just consume the resources you need and pay on a monthly basis. But the more you consume, the higher the cost. Instead, you can run your business computing more efficiently using your own private or hybrid cloud.
We can help you get the freedom to choose the best models for you.
Cisco empowers organisations with the choice and flexibility to run any traditional and cloud-native applications, using converged and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions that can be deployed across on-premises, managed, and public clouds.
This architectural approach ties analytics, simplicity, automation, and protection (ASAP) tightly with a consistent policy across a hybrid cloud built with industry-leading data centre networking, security, converged infrastructures, and software-defined solutions.
Data centre networking: Meet the new demands that mobile users, virtualised servers, applications, and clouds are placing on your data centre. Cisco data centre switches use a fabric architecture that delivers improved operational efficiency and flexibility. This gives you increased performance, visibility across all resources, and support for innovation and growth.
Unified computing: Simplify data-centre operations and create a platform to support your physical, virtual, and cloud computing needs. Cisco Unified Computing SystemTM (Cisco UCS) servers help you improve data centre management, increase operational speed, and reduce TCO.
Integrated infrastructure: Cisco is recognised by Gartner and IDC as a leader in the integrated systems market segment. Evolve your data centre with Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure to deploy and scale applications faster, drive revenue, lower TCO, and reduce risk.
Data centre security: Your data centre is critical to the success of your business. Protect it with specialised, best-in-class security that doesn’t restrict agility or performance. The Cisco Secure Data Centre solution gives you integrated protection and dynamic, intelligent control to defend against today’s sophisticated attacks.