| Cisco rivals size up UCS with usual reaction: caveat emptor Cisco's networking competitors weighed in on the company's new unified data center platform with the predictable reaction: buyer beware. Video: Cisco's UCS: A closer look Cisco, with a crowd of partners, introduced a data center architecture on Monday that it says will make IT infrastructure simpler and more efficient. Cisco says it considered HP, IBM for blade server Cisco considered HP and IBM as blade server partners for its new Unified Computing System, which is designed as a single architecture for data center computing, storage, networking and virtualization. Cisco marketing vice president David Lawler said the company "did have conversations" with HP and IBM about multiple technologies, like unified fabric and the Nexus 1000V virtual switch, which is believed to be an element within UCS. BMC: Cisco UCS's Management Secret Sauce To manage the UCS, Cisco’s integration of BMC’s BladeLogic solutions shows a deep and well-planned partnership approach. BMC has contributed “BladeLogic for Cisco UCS” – a customized management software component that is OEMed as part of the UCS offering, enabling automated provisioning as well as management of both policies and images, and spanning all of the possible flavors of operating systems and VM platforms that can be deployed on the UCS platform. So this means one console for handling Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat, and Novell (and more planned in the future), both for initial deployment as well as dynamic configuration changes and VM movements. Cisco unified computing vs. a zero-capex world Congratulations to Cisco for decommoditizing a commodity with the introduction of its new Unified Computing System (UCS). The UCS architectural and integration strategy will help Cisco keep its gross margins above 60% while also opening up a vast new market for Cisco. Cisco busts out beyond blade servers with Unified Computing System It’s not a blade server – it’s an architecture. Cisco UCS: it's an architecture, stupid! It's not a blade server - it's an architecture. Cisco stressed the holistic approach of its Unified Computing System during its launch today, claiming its innovations in tying together servers, storage, networking a virtualization make it unique in the industry. Cisco's big blade splash: Ripples go far and wide Today, Cisco ended the suspense and launched its entry into the data center blade computing market, with the announcement of the Unified Computing System (UCS). Ok, there was really very little suspense, since this had been leaking out in various circles for months. But what was surprising was the breadth and depth of the Cisco launch. Cisco never enters a new market in a small way, and this was no exception. They lined up support from big players across the board – EMC, Microsoft, VMware, Accenture, Intel, Oracle, SAP, and most importantly (from a management perspective, which is my favorite drum to beat) with BMC. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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