abstract:The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is an x86 architecture data center server platform composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software introduced in 2009.Cisco Unleashes the Power of Virtualization with Industry's First Unified Computing System The idea behind the system is to reduce total cost of ownership and improve scalability by integrating the different components into a cohesive platform that can be managed as a single unit.
But Cisco threw a grenade into that punchbowl last March, when it announced its UnifiedComputingSystem, a collection of data center products that included its own server.