Cisco's Data Center FabricVision provides a unified fabric architecture that integrates computing, storage, networking and application services. This provides a flexible, high-performance shared infrastructure. The fabric evolution since 2008 has delivered industry-leading transitions with innovations that provide investment protection like massive scale, location freedom, and application independence. Cisco's approach has delivered business value to customers through reduced costs, increased efficiency and scalability.

1. Cisco Data Center Business AdvantageCisco Data Center FabricVision. Evolution. InnovationsShashi KiranDirector, Data Center/Virtualization, CMO

2. New Data Center DemandsImpact of Virtualization and CloudDynamic responseAnything-as-a-ServiceVM MobilityHeterogeneous Workloads for ANY APPLICATION Optimize resource allocation across ANY LOCATION Respond in real-time atANY SCALE© 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

3. Traditional IT SilosNetworkComputeApplication ServicesStorage Inefficient Resource Utilization Operationally Complex—Higher TCO Promotes Human Silos

4. Cisco’s Approach: Data Center FabricUnified FabricUnified Network ServicesUnified Computing

5. Cisco Data Center Fabric VisionFlexible, High-performance, Shared InfrastructureTightly Integrated Network, Storage, Compute and Application ServicesCisco Life cycle Services and Innovations that facilitate “enter anywhere, grow anywhere”Open Integrated Flexible Scalable ResilientSecure

6. SecureOpen Isolation of virtual zones

7. Context-aware policies

8. Defense-in-depth