Solution Overviews

Get an overview of the Lean Retail Architecture solution.

• Technology Overview
• Business Basics
• Why Choose Cisco
• Improve Business Agility with Lean Retail Architecture
• Cisco Data Center Solutions Overview (PDF - 1.0 MB)
• Cisco Solutions for Oracle Deployments
• Keeping the Data Center Safe from Disruption
• Simplifying Branch Office Management

Business Case

A Lean Retail Architecture uses best-practice designs to reduce risk and time to results

• The Case for Lean Architecture - A Retail CIO Perspective (PDF - 222 KB)
• Seven Criteria for Sound Investment in WAN Optimization
• Cisco MDS 9000 Investment Protection Family (PDF - 95 KB)
• Cisco Data Center Lays Foundation for Greater Agility and Resiliency
• Design for a Productive Data Center

Case Studies

See how other businesses are using Lean Retail Architecture to succeed.

• Exceeding Customer Expectations Through Lean Retail Architecture (PDF - 163 KB)
• Lawn and Garden Care Company Centralizes Servers, Speeds Local Operations (PDF - 274 KB)

Migration and Implementation Articles

Start your journey with storage networking, high-performance computing, application acceleration, or business continuity.

• Integrating Virtual Machines into the Cisco Data Center (PDF - 3.2 MB)
• Data Center Blade Server Integration Guide (PDF - 1.3 MB)
• Cisco Validated Designs II (PDF - 9.0 MB)

Network Blueprints

Architected and audited environments that serve as guides to help outline the benefits of a Lean Retail Architecture.

• Cisco Lean Retail Architecture—Oracle Store Inventory Management Application Deployment Guide (PDF - 2.8 MB)
• Cisco Lean Retail SAP ERP Application Deployment Guide (PDF - 2.7 MB)
• Cisco Lean Retail Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Application Deployment Guide (PDF - 1.5 MB)
• Cisco Lean Retail Oracle Siebel 8 Application Deployment Guide (PDF - 2.0 MB)
• Cisco Lean Retail IBM WebSphere Portal Application Deployment Guide (PDF - 2.3 MB)

Services

Learn about Cisco's specialized service offering called the Lean Retail Architecture Planning Assessment.

• The Cisco Lean Retail Architecture Planning Assessment (PDF - 357 KB)

Relevant Solution Products

Storage Networking
Address the challenges of managing, protecting, and scaling data storage with an efficient, reliable, and secure solution.

• Cisco MDS 9000 Product Portfolio
• Cisco MDS 9000 Intelligent Fabric Applications
• Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software
• Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Management

Application Networking
Increase performance, scale, and security with network-based application delivery tools.

• Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software
• Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module
• Cisco ACE XML Gateway
• Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) Software