We have produced the following currently publicly available reports for Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server: Uncompromised virtual desktop performance We tested the number of VMware View 5 virtual desktops that a Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server running VMware vSphere 5 could support.

Server power calculator analysis: Cisco UCS power calculator and HP Power Advisor We looked at server power estimates provided by Cisco and HP power calculators, and compared the calculated peak power usage to the actual power the servers used.

TCO: Savings through desktop virtualization with the Cisco/Intel/Citrix VDI solution We analyze the total cost of ownership of this solution and how long it would take a company to get a return on its investment.

UCS Blades Deploy 47% Faster with 67% Fewer Steps vs. HP We compared blade server deployment in one- and two-blade scenarios using Cisco blades with the Cisco UCS automated Service Profile to that using HP blades with the HP manual Virtual Connect Manager.
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VDI performance comparison: Cisco USC solution vs. HP solution We tested the number of virtual desktops a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server could support compared to an HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server. Both servers ran Citrix XenDesktop 4 with Citrix XenServer 5.6.

Cisco UCS VDI solution: Scaling without sacrifice We tested a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server running Citrix XenDesktop 4 with Citrix XenServer 5.6 to see how many virtual desktops it supported and how well its performance scaled with six additional blades.

Effects of congestion on TCP transactions: comparison of Cisco Nexus 5010 and Arista 7124S network switches under incast conditions We examined how well the Arista 7124S and the Cisco Nexus 5010 handle incast conditions.

SQL Server performance comparison: Server consolidation with virtualization on Cisco UCS B200 and B250 platforms for M1 and M2 generations We compared SQL Server performance on the Cisco UCS B200 and B250 M1- and M2-generation platforms with the Intel Xeon Processor X5680 and X5570.

Cisco blade solution vs. HP blade solution: Full enclosure power testing We compared the power per blade and performance per watt of 8 Cisco UCS B-200 M1 blade servers in a Cisco chassis to that of 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G6 servers in an HP enclosure.

SQL Server consolidation: Replacing eight legacy servers with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server We determine how many HP ProLiant DL380 G4 legacy servers running SQL Server we could replace with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server using VMware vSphere 4.

SQL Server performance comparison: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server vs. HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade We compare the SQL Server 2008 performance of the following blade servers using VMware vSphere 4: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server and HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade.

SQL Server performance comparison: Cisco UCS B250 M1 Extended Memory Blade Server vs. HP ProLiant BL495c G6 Server Blade and HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade We compare the SQL Server 2008 performance of the following blade servers using VMware vSphere 4: Cisco UCS B250 M1 Extended Memory Blade Server, HP ProLiant BL495c G6 Server Blade, and HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade.

Exchange performance comparison: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server vs. HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade We compare the Microsoft Exchange performance of the following two blade servers using VMware vSphere 4: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server and HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade.

Exchange consolidation: Replacing eight legacy servers with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server We determine how many HP ProLiant DL380 G4 legacy servers running Microsoft Exchange we could replace with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server using VMware vSphere™ 4 (vSphere).