Unified Physical Infrastructure Feature Editorial

Panduit and Cisco (News - Alert) recently offered a Webcast discussing how the need for 10 Gigabit Ethernet is driven by higher bandwidth required for server virtualization.

“It reduces the amount of cables, switches, and multiple network adapters on each physical server,” Webcast officials said, adding that Cisco, together with their technology partners, “offers a wide range of 10 Gigabit Ethernet options to provide architectural flexibility.”

The presentation was aimed at IT directors and managers who have “overall responsibility for server, networking and storage operations,” Panduit officials said.

In this Webcast itself tech experts from Cisco, Intel (News - Alert), and Panduit described recent 10GBASE-T advancements, touching on Cisco’s platform/technology agnostic approach, Intel’s LAN-on-Motherboard strategy, Panduit’s cabling infrastructure offerings and best practices as well as plug and play eco-system products from the three vendors.

Industry analyst Alan Weckel, director of Ethernet switch market research from Dell’ (News - Alert)Oro Group, provided historic and future perspectives, discussing such topics as historic technology enabling the mass adoption of fast and gigabit Ethernet  and future technology enabling volume 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

The Webcast is available for listeners to hear how Intel, Panduit and Cisco are providing a joint 10GBASE-T offering, and to learn how 10GBASE-T technology provides a cost-effective approach.

In early July TMC's (News - Alert) Rajani Baburajan reported that Panduit showcased some of networking industry’s latest technology innovations to IT and communications professionals at Cisco Live 2010.

“As a platinum sponsor of the event, Panduit also discussed how decisions made today affect the ability of the enterprise to scale and address tomorrow’s requirements,” she wrote.

Panduit’s highlight at the show was the UPI Pavilion, a deployment that integrates smart data centers, connected buildings, and industrial automation solutions from Panduit and their ecosystem of partners, according to Baburajan:

“The UPI Pavilion also hosted a Unified Operations Center which breaks down traditional operational silos and combines the functionality of network, security, and Building Operations Centers into a single facility, according to company officials.”