Cisco introduces Unified Service Delivery

MANILA, Philippines - Cisco recently unveiled the Cisco Unified Service Delivery, a solution to help service providers build a foundation for cloud services while they transform the delivery of consumer and business applications to any place and device.

Service providers worldwide can now take advantage of this new solution to combine the power of Cisco’s data center portfolio and Unified Computing architecture with the capabilities of the Internet Protocol Next-Generation Networks (IP NGNs).

“The unification of the data center and the IP Next Generation Network is a natural progression not just in the evolution of networking, it also builds the foundation for innovative service providers such as Terremark and iTricity to enable them to optimize their networks toward delivering new revenue-generating cloud-based services,” said Kelly Ahuja, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco’s service provider routing technology group.

“As service providers take proactive steps at transitioning to cloud services and becoming part of the value chain of data center virtualization, they are looking at two key factors: profitability and increasing revenue,” said Ray Mota, chief strategist for the Synergy Research Group.

“The Cisco Unified Service Delivery solution is designed to increase speed to new revenue, simplify service delivery, provide a more secure experience and reduce costs while addressing data center longevity and efficiencies,” Mota added.

With Unified Service Delivery and a next-generation IP network, a service provider can deliver video, data and video services from the data center, enabling it to substantially optimize resources, assure quality, significantly reduce operational costs, and deliver a better, more expansive and more secure virtual experience for its customers.

The Unified Service Delivery extends Cisco’s data center portfolio and is a critical step in the company’s Data Center 3.0 strategy, helping service providers build a foundation for cloud services.