Microsoft improves data center management and cuts cost with Cisco Unified Computing System.
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Each time we do a hardware refresh, our goal is to implement an operational practice that is two years ahead of standard market installations.- David Hayes, Senior Director, Microsoft Partner Solutions Center
Challenge
Improve virtualization services, scale easily, and decrease physical footprint
- Enhance virtualization infrastructure with new, advanced server platform
- Update processor and memory availability, and decrease data center footprint
- Improve virtualized services and create private cloud
Solution
A server platform, designed to simplify and speed the deployment of enterprise-class applications and services operating in bare-metal, virtualized, and cloud-computing environments
- Cisco Unified Computing System provides full management platform and virtual machine automation
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches provide 10GigE connectivity
- Cisco Services helped the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) migrate to Cisco Unified Computing Systems in just one day
Results
IT operations are fully automated and provide the IT operations team with more agility
- Streamlined data center operations with fully automated provisioning
- Reduced deployment time for host servers from day to less than hour
- Lowered power usage by 66 percent, resulting in major cost savings
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