LEARN THE BASICS

What Is a Data Center?

A data center is a central location for business applications. Simplify your data protection and compliance with centralized storage management, backup, retention, and recovery, and deliver LAN-like performance for applications delivered from the data center.

• Cisco MDS 9124 24-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch - At-A-Glance (PDF)
• Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) - At-A-Glance (PDF)
• Cisco SFS 3000 Multifabric Server Switch Family (PDF)
• Cisco InfiniBand, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel Solutions for High-Performance Computing Clusters

SEE THE BENEFITS

Consolidate costly branch office servers, storage, and backup infrastructure into a centrally managed location, while reducing WAN bandwidth expenses. Cisco has already trained more than 100 partners and has wide range of Lifecycle Advanced Services to support data center deployment.

• City Accelerates Applications Across WAN to Police, Fire and Parks (PDF)
• Shipping Firm Centralizes IT with Cisco Data Center Solutions (PDF)
• Centralized Data Center Reduces Risk and Costs with Cisco WAAS and ISRs (PDF)