IBM Redbooks

Jon Tate

Joe Robinson

Pall Beck

Peter Clemens

Santiago Freitas

Jeff Gatz

Michele Girola

Jason Gmitter

Holger Mueller

Ray O'Hanlon

Veerendra Para

Andy Sholomon

Jason Walker

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is an IBM and Cisco collaboration that articulates how IBM and Cisco can bring the benefits of their respective companies to the modern data center. It documents the architectures, solutions, and benefits that can be achieved by implementing a data center based on IBM server, storage, and integrated systems, with the broader Cisco network. We describe how to design a state-of-the art data center and networking infrastructure combining Cisco and IBM solutions. The objective is to provide a reference guide for customers looking to build an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualization, is highly available, is interoperable, and is efficient in terms of power and space consumption. It will explain the technologies used to build the infrastructure, provide use cases, and give guidance on deployments.

IBM and Cisco: Together for a World Class Data Center

Jason Walker

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