Intelligent Data Centres Issue 02 | Page 51

Cisco announces new architecture to extend data centre capabilities C To bring this ‘data centre anywhere’ vision to life, Cisco is introducing a range of innovations across networking, hyperconvergence, security and automation. www.intelligentdatacentres.com They include: • • The expansion of ACI into the cloud with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure environments • • The extension of HyperFlex into branch offices and remote locations to power applications at the edge • • Enhancements to CloudCenter to help customers manage the life-cycle of applications across multiple cloud environments • • A radically simpler way for customers to buy and manage the technology across the entire data centre architecture, via a single Enterprise Agreement “Enterprises should be able to deploy applications based on the needs of their ENTERPRISES SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEPLOY APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THEIR BUSINESS, NOT THE LIMITATIONS OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY. Issue 02 isco has announced a new architecture that extends the data centre to everywhere that data lives and everywhere applications are deployed. The company has highlighted that application innovation is at the heart of the digital economy. A new era of apps is redefining what data centres are and need to be capable of supporting. Because today, the data centre is no longer a fixed place. It exists wherever data is created, processed and used. 51