-- Integration of network and hosting infrastructures tuned to the unique
needs of individual applications;
-- An architected service provider model that connects network and
hosting services to virtualized applications, policy decisions and
automated management and provisioning systems;
-- Rapid provisioning of new network-based high-availability services
such as business continuity systems, packet-flow optimization with
"bursting" capacity, and managed security services;
-- MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) core services combined with high-
speed Metro-Ethernet access;
-- End-to-end monitoring and management resulting in application-specific
service-level guarantees; and
-- Pay-as-you-go managed utility services.
"The concept of a global, high speed, QoS sensitive, interconnected IT
infrastructure is something that the IT industry is embracing," said
Melanie Posey, Research Director at IDC. "The integration of SAVVIS'
global networking and hosting infrastructures creates the type of
service-oriented architecture needed to support the high performance, high
availability application delivery environments that business and government
enterprises increasingly require."
This new SAVVIS infrastructure will be based on a combination of the Cisco
IP Next Generation Network (IP NGN) service provider architecture,
featuring Cisco CRS-1 routers and Cisco Internetworking Operating System
(IOS) XR software at the core and Cisco 12000 Series routers as
multi-service edge platforms; and the Cisco Service Oriented Network
Architecture (SONA). SONA will deliver an architectural approach to
connect network services to applications, transforming networks into
service-delivery platforms designed to support critical business
applications. SAVVIS has begun the planning and deployment of the core and
edge infrastructure and plans to begin offering services over the network
in mid-2007.
"SAVVIS' next-generation network is a leading high availability, highly
secure, integrated hosting and network application infrastructure," said
Mike Volpi, senior vice president and general manager of the Cisco Router
and Service Provider Technology Group. "We are pleased that SAVVIS has
chosen Cisco technology as the cornerstone of this strategic initiative and
we look forward to working with SAVVIS to realize its vision of delivering
a responsive IT infrastructure designed to improve the availability and
performance of enterprise applications."
SAVVIS' next-generation infrastructure will enable development and dynamic
deployment of new
network-based IT services based on SAVVIS intelligent networking and
utility datacenter products and Cisco network technology and architectures.
These services include business continuance and disaster recovery,
application performance management and
business-to-business integration services that align application
performance and business priorities with IT infrastructure capabilities.
"The combination of Cisco technology and SAVVIS' global server, storage,
network, security, and hosting infrastructure, enables a new service
provider model that complements and extends current enterprise IT systems
and truly delivers 'IT infrastructure as a service,'" said Phil Koen, chief
executive officer of SAVVIS. "It improves application performance and
lowers overall costs presenting a compelling alternative to traditional
approaches."
About SAVVIS
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