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Contents
Infrastructure as a Service Enables Business Speed and Agility ....................... 3
Cisco UCS Director Delivers IaaS..................................................................... 4
Orchestration and Automation ......................................................................... 4
Broad Orchestration Capabilities ........................................................................... 4
Extensive Automation Capabilities ......................................................................... 6
Automating Big Data Deployment .................................................................... 8
No Big Data Support with HPE OneView ............................................................... 8
Private and Hybrid Cloud Deployments ............................................................ 8
No Support for Private and Hybrid Cloud Deployment from HPE OneView ........... 9
Heterogeneous Infrastructure Support ............................................................. 9
HPE OneView Supports a Limited Portfolio ........................................................... 10
Self-Service Provisioning ................................................................................. 10
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Integration ............................................. 11
Open XML API and REST API for Integration with Other Management Platforms .. 11
Fuel Your Business with Accelerated and Agile IT ............................................ 13
For More Information ....................................................................................... 13
Cisco UCS Director Delivers Infrastructure as a Service
December 2015