Cisco Containerized Data Center

Cisco announced in April, 2011 "DPC in a container" (Cisco Containerized Data Center). Developed and made in the USA, it represents a modular data processing center in the container answering to the ISO specifications and protected from adverse weather conditions. This mobile solution with an open architecture and the unique platform of management allows to set a data processing center in very economic and effective way.

"The DPC in a container" from Cisco company is developed for support of requirements of public institutions and commercial organizations in the field of fast mobile deployment, disaster recovery, work in remote areas and profitability. This solution effectively solves problems of business continuity, increase in energy efficiency and reduction of risks.

According to the report of Pike Research analytical company published recently, by 2015 the share of investments into energy efficient technologies for data processing centers will reach 28 percent from the total amount of the world market of infrastructure of DPC (by then it will make 150 billion US dollars). The "DPC in a container" from Cisco company developed for effective use of energy in use and coolings, expands possibilities of a traditional stationary data processing center due to increase in power efficiency, reduction of operating costs and reduction of a negative impact by the environment.

Creation of a full-scale modular data processing center is impossible without cooperation with other leaders of the technology industry. Cisco together with VMware, EMC and Netapp companies develops solutions for cloud computing, data storage, virtualization and other functions of DPC based on the unified environment of calculations Cisco (Unified Computing System, UCS). Partners of Cisco from among the leading system integrators (such as company Johnson Controls, Inc.) together with partner distributors deliver to customers the equipment Cisco and integration services necessary for deployment of mobile data processing centers.

"The DPC in a container" is founded on architecture of Cisco Data Center Business Advantage including the unified environment of calculations Cisco UCS, the unified matrix of switching of Cisco Unified Fabric and the unified network services of Cisco Unified Network Services optimizing flexibility, elasticity and simplicity of operation of DPC. The infrastructure approach of Cisco Data Center Business Advantage based on a uniform matrix of switching transforms data processing centers, turning them from a set of the isolated systems (servers, storage systems, network systems, services of switching at the L4-L7 levels, security systems, etc.) into the uniform integrated structure with sharing of resources and uniform centralized operation.

The major element "DPC in a Container" is a management system of Cisco Data Center Operations 360 with exhaustive planning features and deployments of IT resources, monitoring in real time, historical reports and determination of trends, the analysis of use of working areas and influences on the environment. The user parameters, monitors and architectural rules are easily built in a management system of Cisco Data Center Operations 360.

Unlike many other DPCs of container type, "DPC in a container" from Cisco company does not use the closed IT platforms. The open Cisco Containerized Data Center platform facilitates and accelerates integration of a new data processing center into the existing information and technology environment of the enterprise.

The energy efficient Cisco Containerized Data Center platform is established in only 12 weeks (this time is calculated since the moment when the customer felt the need for a new data processing center, and includes test stages, deliveries and connections). The new DPC can be established and work in the most difficult and adverse external conditions.

"The DPC in a container" from Cisco company reduces energy consumption. Its PUE index (power usage effectiveness is efficiency of use of the electric power) makes less than 1.25 whereas at other DPCs it fluctuates from 1.6 to 3.0.

Cisco offers services of pre-sale support which will help to meet specific individual requirements and to create the architecture which is completely meeting the requirements of the customer. Besides, Cisco renders services of complete project management and supports wide community of the qualified partners having skills of support of DPC and integration of the equipment Cisco and other companies.