Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
Agile, open, programmable, and secure
Cisco ACI, our industry-leading software-defined networking (SDN) solution, offers a unique blend of mapping hardware and software capabilities through a unified application-based policy model. Cisco ACI increases business agility and lowers TCO by automating IT tasks, enhancing security, and increasing operational efficiency.
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What Cisco ACI offers
Automation and agility
Automate IT workflows and help organisations shorten app deployment from weeks to minutes.
Open and programmable
Build programmable SDN fabrics leveraging open APIs and over 65 Cisco ACI global partner ecosystems.
Security and analytics
Secure applications through whitelist model, policy enforcement, and micro-segmentation.
Workload mobility at scale
Deploy, scale, and migrate applications seamlessly across multiple hybrid data centres.
Cisco ACI automation lifecycle
Diversify and innovate
Watch how Hutchinson Networks automates its business with Cisco ACI.
Deliver services automation
Manx Telecom delivered services faster and more reliably through a unified interface for all application workflows.
Achieve application automation
Audatex simplified and accelerated its app-deployment process by providing automated workloads on-demand.
Cisco ACI building blocks
High-performance, low-latency, and power-efficient switches operate in Cisco NX-OS software mode or in Cisco ACI mode.
Provides single-click access to all Cisco ACI fabric information, enabling network automation, programmability, and centralised management.
Nexus 7000 and 7700 switches support a rich feature set of Cisco NX-OS, data centre interconnect, and open-source programmable tools through an array of deployment and upgrade options.
Boosting business agility at Symantec
Symantec modernised its IT infrastructure and operations for the next decade of business challenges, achieving:
- 79% improvement in operations and staff efficiency
- 87% reduction in time in app development lifecycle
- An 11-month payback period
- $10.08 million IT infrastructure cost reduction
Deploying ACI networks
Building your DC fabric
Integrate virtual and physical workloads in a programmable, multihypervisor fabric to build a multiservice cloud data centre.
Simplify migration
Smoothly transition from a traditional data centre to SDN with a common, policy-enforced approach.
Protect your investment
Migrate to Cisco ACI and build on your existing Cisco NX-OS infrastructure.
The Cisco IT way
Learn how Cisco IT transitioned to Cisco ACI for data centre automation and improved business performance.
ACI partner ecosystem
Deploy ACI with confidence using our validated partner solutions to reduce risk and increase agility.
Learn howAutomation should be simple
Reduce management time by 87% with Cisco ACI and Citrix NetScaler.
Find out how
Services
Rely on Cisco to increase efficiency, enhance agility, and mitigate risk. Cisco offers a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, implementation, optimisation, and technical services.
Cisco App Center
Collaborate with developers, then publish and monetise innovative apps using Cisco APIC.
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Featured products
Simplify your zero-trust implementations, and get real-time visibility into your data centre.
Deploy and manage applications more securely across your data centre and cloud environments.
Learn from Cisco experts
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