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Cisco Unified Computing System Adapters (UCS VICs) vs. Intel 800 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 800 Series Network Adapters
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Intel® Ethernet 800 Network Adapters (up to 100GbE) deliver speeds up to 100GbE and are available in both PCIe and OCP form factors. New and improved features in the 800 Series, including Application Device Queues (ADQ), Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) and support for both iWARP and RoCEv2 Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), offer workload-optimized performance and the flexibility to meet changing network requirements. The 800 Series is designed to support high-performance server workloads…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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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
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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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