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Data Center
Our Data Center product category has been our fastest growing major product category for each of the past four fiscal years.
The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) unites computing, networking, storage, management, and virtualization into a
single fabric-based platform designed to simplify operations and provide business agility through rapid deployment and
scaling of application infrastructure. UCS is specifically designed for virtualization and automation and enables on-demand
provisioning from shared pools of infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
Key product areas within our Data Center product category are as follows:
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS):
• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
• Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central Software
• Cisco UCS Director
• Cisco UCS Invicta Series
Server Access Virtualization:
• Cisco Nexus 1000V
• Cisco Nexus 1000V InterCloud
During fiscal 2014 we expanded the network management capabilities of our Cisco UCS Central Software offerings, further
enhancing Cisco UCS management capabilities to encompass thousands of servers across one or many data centers.
Additionally, we continued to invest in data center infrastructure management and automation software within our Cisco UCS
Director product offering. We also introduced new UCS blade and rack servers which address large-scale databases, data
analytics, and business intelligence, and we also introduced the Cisco UCS Invicta Series, which aims to simplify the data
center through the use of flash technology to maximize operational efficiency by improving handling of data-intensive
application workloads. During fiscal 2014, Cisco UCS added flash memory to its portfolio of products as a result of our
acquisition of WhipTail Technologies, Inc. (“WhipTail”), a provider of high-performance, scalable solid-state memory
systems, which occurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.
Our fiscal 2014 Data Center product innovations were designed to accelerate execution on our strategy, which is to enable
customers to consolidate both physical and virtualized workloads—taking into account customer’s unique application
requirements—onto a single scalable, centrally managed, and automated system. This strategy has resulted in a portfolio of
solutions designed to preserve customer choice, accelerate business initiatives, reduce risk, lower the cost of IT, and represent
a comprehensive solution when deployed.
Wireless
Wireless access via wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) is a fast-growing technology with organizations across the globe investing to
provide indoor and outdoor coverage with seamless roaming for voice, video, and data applications. We aim to deliver an
optimized user experience over Wi-Fi and leverage the intelligence of the network to solve business problems. Our wireless
solutions include wireless access points; standalone, switch-converged, and cloud-managed solutions; and network managed
services. Our wireless solutions portfolio is enhanced with security and location-based services via our Mobility Services
Engine (MSE) solution. Our offerings provide users with simplified management and mobile device troubleshooting features
designed to reduce operational cost and maximize flexibility and reliability. We are also investing in customized chipset
development toward the goal of delivering innovative radio frequency (RF) product functionality; our CleanAir proactive
spectrum intelligence, our ClientLink solution for mobile devices, and our VideoStream video optimization technology are
illustrations of recent investment activity in this area.
Key product areas within our Wireless category are as follows:
Cisco Aironet Series
Access point modules for 3600 Series (802.11ac, 3G, WSSI, LTE/4G) and 3700 Series
Controllers (standalone and integrated)
Meraki wireless cloud solutions
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