Cisco Validated Designs Drive Profitability with the Cisco Solution Incentive Program

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1 Cisco Validated Designs Drive Profitability with the Cisco Solution Incentive Program

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3 What Are Cisco Validated Designs? Develop your SIP solution with a Cisco Validated Design or Business Offer using a Cisco- Validated template. Pre-packaged, pre-tested, and fully documented solutions provide you with design considerations and deployment guidelines. The result: your customer deployment can be faster, more reliable, and more predictable.

4 Benefits of the Cisco Validated Templates Accelerate Streamline, Simplify Get the help you need Find design considerations the adoption of data center solutions with pre-populated solution templates to achieve SIP approval faster and guidelines for deploying an end-toend solution using third party vendor business applications

5 Benefits and Partner Value For Vendors (NetApp, EMC, VMware, etc.) Validation with cutting edge technology Collaboration with partner base for account planning Global network architecture providing consistent SLA For Channel Partners Validated designs that are proven to work Build customer loyalty as a competitive differentiator SIP Incentive on large solution opportunities Blended discount in SIP will be greater than any other incentive program

6 Overview of Available Cisco Validated Designs

7 Cisco VXI with VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop Cisco VXI delivers a superior collaboration and rich media user experience with best in class ROI VXI enables all categories of worker to enjoy access to any application on any device in any workplace environment Liberates the workforce to be more connected, collaborative, and productive Cisco VXI is a service-optimized desktop virtualization platform that can deliver any application to any device in any workplace environment, support a rich user experience, and provide IT with additional security and control. It combines the architectural benefits of Cisco s Data Center, Borderless Networks, and Collaboration architectures through a phased and synchronized roadmap and validated system-level designs that eliminate the trade-offs and scalability limitations of existing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments. Personalized and pervasive user interactions Agile and efficient service provisioning Reduce TCO with higher data center efficiency by decreasing the number of operational processes, reducing energy consumption, and maximizing resources Reduce risk with pre-validated infrastructure stack

8 Desktop Virtualization with VMware Horizon View Desktop Virtualization with VMware Horizon View and Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) delivers truly scalable solutions for customers of all sizes. Fully integrated with VMware vcenter, this solution simplifies virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) management and accelerates desktop patching, provisioning, and updates from hours to minutes. End users benefit from an uncompromised experience that is consistent across devices and locations, delivered across a QoS-enabled infrastructure that is virtual desktop-aware. This joint solution offers unparalleled price to-performance ratios for customers of all sizes. Desktop Virtualization with VMware Horizon View and Cisco Unified Data Center offers an end-to-end solution for desktop and application virtualization, built on the industry s leading virtual infrastructure combined with the fastest-growing blade server solution. VMware and Cisco deliver completely integrated solution stacks for virtual desktops that combine the unique benefits of Horizon View and the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) to deliver greater scalability with unparalleled price-toperformance ratios. Flexibility Full suite of architectural solutions, excellent scalability with superior performance anduser experience Transforms traditional desktops into mobile workspaces supporting a range of workstyles with greater flexibility and productivity Cost effectiveness Reduced initial capital outlay andincremental scale Reduced cost per desktop Reduced administration throughstreamlined, centralized management Simplification Simplified provisioning and troubleshooting Easier planning, design, pilot, and deployment through tested and validateddesigns

9 FlexPod and ExpressPod Versatile infrastructure configuration intended to provide customers with a presized, validated data center architecture that scales horizontally or vertically Enables customers to accelerate their transformation to a virtualized, shared IT infrastructure Architecture provides the necessary building blocks for consolidation, virtualization, automation, and cloud FlexPod is a predesigned, base configuration that is built on Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus data center switches, NetApp FAS storage components, and a range of software partners. FlexPod can scale up for greater performance and capacity, or it can scale out for environments that need consistent multiple deployments. FlexPod is a baseline configuration, but also has the flexibility to be sized and optimized to accommodate many different use cases, including application workloads such as Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange 2010, Microsoft SharePoint, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VMware View), or Secure Multi-Tenancy (SMT) environments. Accelerate business delivery with flexible IT Reduce TCO with higher data center efficiency by decreasing the number of operational processes, reducing energy consumption, and maximizing resources Cooperative support and ecosystem of industry-leading partners

10 RISC Migration The challenges associated with RISCbased architectures are overstretching the management and support capabilities of IT RISC architectures require proprietary operating systems, and often limit customers software choices and architectural options Cisco s Unified Computing System delivers dramatic gains in performance and scalability which allow companies to extend value of the platform across their entire infrastructure Migration to Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series Servers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on the powerful new Intel Xeon processor E7 family delivers breakthrough capability for mission-critical computing, with dramatic gains in performance, scalability, and reliability. IT organizations can scale and manage their most critical workloads with even greater confidence to extend the exceptional value of the platform across their entire infrastructure. Agile and efficient service provisioning Reduce TCO with higher data center efficiency by decreasing the number of operational processes, reducing energy consumption, and maximizing resources Reduce risk with pre-validated infrastructure stack

11 Microsoft Solutions on Cisco UCS Microsoft Application Solutions on the Cisco Unified Computing System provide a leading combination for today s demanding data center needs Integrated, pre-validated architecture designs provide for efficient infrastructure implementation and industry-leading performance of Microsoft workloads Simplified server infrastructure with a unified fabric and service profiles for stateless computing accelerate Microsoft Application deployments Microsoft Solutions on Cisco UCS provide pre-tested, Cisco-and-Microsoft-validated designs with guidelines to accelerate business value to organizations. Collaboration, data warehousing/business intelligence, and virtualized cloud infrastructure are all solutions that require significant planning and design guidance in order to insure maximum return on investment. Specifically, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Hyper-V, and SQL Server are just a few of the Microsoft applications that can profit from the many benefits of the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage Architecture. Reduces TCO with higher data center efficiency by decreasing the number of operational processes, reducing energy consumption, and maximizing resources Reduces risk with pre-validated infrastructure stack utilizing Cisco-and- Microsoft-validated designs Cooperative support and ecosystem of industry-leading partners

12 Cisco EMC Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX Cisco Unified Data Center Solutions for EMC VSPEX provide a simple, fully integrated and validated infrastructure. This helps you deploy virtual machines in various sizes to meet application needs. Cisco and EMC are offering VSPEX solutions built on the Cisco Unified Data Center infrastructure with EMC storage solutions. These flexible solutions can easily be: Scaled Optimized for various application workloads Configured for virtual desktop applications Optimized for mixed application workloads and cloud environments including Public, Hybrid, and Private. EMC VSPEX with Cisco Unified Data Center is a validated reference configuration. It delivers a virtualized data center in a rack composed of leading computing, networking, storage, and infrastructure software components. Choose from a variety of hypervisors through joint partners Cisco and EMC. Solutions available include: VSPEX Vmware Infrastructures VSPEX Microsoft Infrastructures VSPEX VDI with Citrix VSPEX VDI with Vmware Horizon View Cisco Secure Enclave Architecture Cisco UCS Director Plus more at Virtualization is a critical deployment strategy for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). It allows for consolidation for better utilization of underlying compute, network and storage components. Platforms should be flexible for scaling while also being reliable and cost effective to facilitate virtualization. In the VSPEX converged infrastructure, compatible components come together for a scalable reference architecture with provisions for scale within each individual component. The reference architectures leverage available flexibility and functionality for effective resource utilization while also preserving existing support structure.

13 Cisco BYOD Smart Solution The Cisco BYOD Smart Solution provides a comprehensive approach to effectively design, manage, and control the access of a bringyour-own-device (BYOD) network. Cisco BYOD enhances user experiences and productivity. This BYOD solution also provides the necessary infrastructure, including: Access points Controllers Security Network management Mobile Collaboration Applications This infrastructure supports a highly secure, high-performing network that is accessible to a wide range of devices. A Cisco Validated Design (CVD) provides technologies to bring mobile devices onboard (personal or company provided), consistently enforce access policies for security, deliver collaboration applications to mobile users on their personal devices, and provide an excellent user experience. The Cisco BYOD CVD is modular and the partner helps customers deliver the modules based on their business priorities. Line of Business Allow employees and guests to connect to the network using personal devices Increase productivity Attract and retain talent Reduce Costs IT Operations Simplify Operations Mitigate Risk Foster Innovation Protect the Network and information

14 SAP Solutions on UCS SAP Application Solutions on the Cisco Unified Computing System provide a leading combination for today s demanding data center needs. SAP HANA and CRM are just a few of the SAP applications that can profit from the many benefits of the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage Architecture and Unified Computing System. The Cisco Unified Computing System provides a simplified server infrastructure with a unified fabric and service profiles for stateless computing. Cisco s partnerships with leading storage vendors EMC and NetApp provide additional value for SAP Applications on UCS. SAP Solutions on Cisco UCS provide pretested, Cisco & SAP validated designs with guidelines to accelerate business value to organizations. Business Intelligence/ Analytics, Data Warehousing, ERP, CRM, etc. are all solutions that require significant planning and design guidance in order to insure maximum return on investment. Accelerate business delivery with flexible IT Reduce TCO with higher data center efficiency by decreasing the number of operational processes, reducing energy consumption, and maximizing resources Reduce risk with pre-validated infrastructure stack Financial Benefits: Lower TCO with realized operational efficiencies Lower costs with coordinated multivendor support

15 Remote Expert Smart Solution The Cisco Remote Expert Smart Solution provides partners with a comprehensive and cost-effective solution It helps partners to address customer challenges associated with improving customer relationships Addressing time to resolution in customer service Increasing or creating customer revenue streams Cisco Remote Expert Smart Solution is a solution for intelligently connecting internal or external customers and experts anywhere, on any device seamlessly across any preferred method of chat, voice or video. Cisco Remote Expert Smart Solution transforms how companies manage their distributed expert resources by delivering a superior, ondemand customer video collaboration experience an immersive, lifelike experience between customers and subjectmatter experts wherever they may be located. Extend collaboration sessions with experts at a point where self-service is not sufficient to capture demand for immediate gratification of customer needs, deploy a solution for greater information access and video consultation, and allow customers to make informed decisions Simplified multi-channel deliver and accessibility by instantly identifying and connecting with right domain experts, and sharing knowledge with internal and external customers Increase employee productivity in a virtualized workforce

16 VersaStack Solution by Cisco and IBM The VersaStack Solution by Cisco and IBM can help you accelerate the deployment of your data centers and reduce cost by efficiently managing resources, while improving your ability to adapt to business change. The VersaStack Solution is: Easy to Deploy seamless integration and simplified deployment Efficient reduces provisioning time with unified management Versatile flexible cloud capabilities and a dynamic infrastructure The VersaStack Solution is a validated integrated infrastructure solution which includes the Cisco Unified Computing System [Cisco UCS], Cisco Nexus and Cisco MDS switches, and UCS Director, with IBM Storwize storage systems. The VersaStack is Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)-ready, delivering software flexibility with greater hardware performance enabling a more responsive model for IT (Fast IT). Lower total cost of ownership based on a validated, integrated infrastructure solution that reduces deployment time Increased asset utilization as well as reducing the CapEx and OpEx for greater flexibility, agility and lower risk Supported by IBM and Cisco Services, which provides capabilities to supplement in-house IT management with proactive approaches that save money

17 Overview of Available Business Offers

18 Virtual Expertise Face-to-face no longer means having to be in the same room. Meeting by video can be just as personal. The Cisco Virtual Expertise (VE) solution takes impersonal transactions and turns them into a personal interaction. You can give your customers a high-quality mobile video experience anywhere, anytime, on any device. Cisco s VE Solution lets your customers do business through visual, self-service choices on their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs. Cisco s VE solution consists of Remote Expert Mobile, Branch, and Insight components. It s based on the Cisco Unified Communications infrastructure, which integrates with your customer relationship management (CRM) and customer information file (CIF) applications. In addition to voice and video, you can make other capabilities, such as presence and file sharing, available to users. Shorten and simplify the sales cycle with: Easier ordering with reference bill of materials Present customers with a complete Virtual Expertise Solution customizable to their specific needs Provide rapid deployment Supports customer needs across multiple use vertical industries Enhance multiple support mechanisms necessary with complex solutions

19 Mobile Experience Cisco s Mobile Experience Business Offer unleashes the power of your network to better serve your customers with locations based analytics, real time interactions, and mobile experience development tools. You can get basic location services that can be deployed in minutes, and later add more sophisticated location features over time with investment protection. Cisco s VE Solution lets your customers do business through visual, self-service choices on their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs. Cisco s VE solution consists of Remote Expert Mobile, Branch, and Insight components. It s based on the Cisco Unified Communications infrastructure, which integrates with your customer relationship management (CRM) and customer information file (CIF) applications. In addition to voice and video, you can make other capabilities, such as presence and file sharing, available to users. Shorten and simplify the sales cycle with: Easier ordering with reference bill of materials Present customers with a complete Virtual Expertise Solution customizable to their specific needs Provide rapid deployment Supports customer needs across multiple use vertical industries Enhance multiple support mechanisms necessary with complex solutions

20 Intelligent Branch Digital innovation is overwhelming branch sites, with 80 percent of the Internet users using their mobile devices to go online and, according to Gartner, the traffic and bandwidth is expected to grow to over 50 percent in 2015 and Almost a quarter of the customers 24 percent and growing use online and in-branch for both information and purchases3. To succeed in such an environment, your customers and partners need a consistent, effortless, omni-channel experience that is customized and relevant to their needs, regardless of the channel being used. Cisco Intelligent Branch consolidates network routing, switching, security, compute, storage, and application services into a single platform. It combines a multiservice WAN access router, Cisco UCS E-Series Server, SourceFire Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) and Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR). Shorten and simplify the sales cycle with: Easier ordering with reference bill of materials Present customers with a complete Intelligent Branch Solution customizable to their specific needs Provide rapid deployment Supports customer needs across multiple use vertical industries Enhance multiple support mechanisms necessary with complex solutions

21 Workspace Productivity The Cisco Workspace Productivity business offer provides a set of validated workspace templates, technologies, and services that organizations can use to accelerate the designing and building of collaborative workspaces. These workspaces have been designed to maximize worker productivity and collaboration whether in the workplace setting or in a home office. The Workspace Productivity business offer avoids the need for organizations to acquire, integrate, and support complex standalone room technologies and instead provides easy-touse integrated technology that can be rapidly deployed, operated, and experienced. The Cisco Workspace Productivity business offer combines innovative hardware, software, and services to help you transform your workplace. At its core, the Workspace Productivity offering uses Cisco Collaboration and Cisco Security technologies to provide secure multiparty video-conferencing services. You can then select additional modules based on your organization s specific business needs. Shorten and simplify the sales cycle with: Easier ordering with reference bill of materials Present customers with a complete Workspace Productivity Solution customizable to their specific needs Provide rapid deployment Supports customer needs across multiple use vertical industries Enhance multiple support mechanisms necessary with complex solutions

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