Cisco extends value and reduces total ownership costs by providing secure, resilient, and manageable blade switch solutions. Blade Server Enclosures and Blade Switches show their value in data centers by:
- Reducing cable complexity
- Using space more efficiently
- Improving security and management at the server edge
- Providing higher availability and resilience
Cisco brings the value of advanced Cisco IOS Software features, security, enhanced management, and end-to-end network resiliency to data center environments.
The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (CGESM) for p-Class HP BladeSystem:
- Extends Cisco infrastructure services to the server edge
- Uses existing network investments to help reduce operating
- Ensures consistency across the network for advanced services such as security and resilience
- Uses the end-to-end Cisco management framework to simplify ongoing operations