Cisco launches fabric-based computing approach in India

Fabric-based computing helps enable a wire once deployment model where chaging configurations no longer mean installing new components or re-cabling existing ones. It helps to reduce cost by eliminating the need for a parallel set of components to support multiple data transmission protocols. "At Cisco, we aim to bring together network, compute and virtualisation technologies into one unified system. We are confident of revolutionising datacenter management by offering flexibility and taking advantage of the role that the network plays in addressing key aspects such as security, scalability and interoperability," Cisco India's Senior Vice-President, Pramodh Menon, told reporters here. According to an IDC report, the India data center services market is expected to touch around Rs 10,000-crore by 2011, representing a CAGR of 22.7 per cent over the two-year period 2009-11. The overall India data center services market was estimated at Rs 6,300-crore in 2009.