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Cisco Unified Computing System Adapters (UCS VICs) vs. Intel 700 Series Network Adapters

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Unified Computing System Adapters (UCS VICs)
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Whether you are using blade, rack, or storage servers, Cisco's Unified Computing System Adapters (UCS) Virtual Interface Card (VIC) provides connectivity. Cisco also offers other adapters to meet your needs like PCIe flash storage and GPUs.N/A
Intel 700 Series Network Adapters
Score 0.0 out of 10
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The Intel 700 Series Network Adapters (up to 40GbE) offer broad interoperability, critical performance optimizations and increased agility for communications, cloud and the data center. The 700 Series is also a choice for migrating 1000BASE-T networks to 10GBASE-T. Available in both PCIe and OCP form factors. Presently available models are the Intel Ethernet Network Adapter XXV710, Intel Ethernet Server Adapter XL710, and the Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X710.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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User Testimonials
Cisco Unified Computing System Adapters (UCS VICs)Intel 700 Series Network Adapters
Likelihood to Recommend
With Cisco UCS VICs we are able to manage the data center more efficiently and better. We have unified LAN and SAN in a flexible and simplified management and also facility to scale more units as needed. VICs are excellent adapters with high performance 10Gbps and 40Gbps ports that integrate physical servers and VMs into a single management.
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Pros
  • Its flexibility allows convergence of multiple stacks of technology to exchange data
  • The ease and speed of deploying new applications
  • The central management of policies through automation allows an easier workflow
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Cons
  • Increased Throughput
  • Lack Of Integration
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Alternatives Considered
Haven't considered any other because we already using CICSO WLAN Controller and Switches and other application cause of ease of integration
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Return on Investment
  • High initial investment (required to invest in UCS Ecosystem).
  • Quicker time to deployment for solutions with specific network segregation requirements.
  • Reduction in management overhead when utilizing UCS Manager.
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