Shalom says one of the main attractions of Cisco UCS is that it comes with an application programming interface (API) that gives the GigaSpaces Extreme Application Platform (XAP) management console direct access to the hardware.
But, like the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders with whom they share their initials, UCS were left to feel sold down the river as Airdrie United's rival bid was accepted by the administrator and Hall failed to help.
This does not mean GigaSpaces will abandon the platform-independent version of its software, but it does mean encouraging new customers--or existing customers launching new projects--to consider Cisco UCS as a platform with significant advantages for grid or cloud-style applications.