New managed private cloud solution offers agility and speed by eliminating operational overhead

Cisco and NetApp have announced new FlexPod solutions. FlexPod combines Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with NetApp data services to help the organizations accelerate application delivery and transition to a hybrid cloud with a trusted platform for innovation.

The new Managed Private Cloud solution offers new consumption options for more flexible access to powerful IT infrastructure and applications as customers modernize their data center for the hybrid cloud. Additionally, FlexPod Datacenter for Epic EHR, a key healthcare application, is the first in a series of new pre-tested vertical solutions, with support for more healthcare applications, coming soon.

FlexPod continues to be a platform for innovation and investment protection, introducing new validated solutions for the latest virtualization software, enterprise applications, and databases incorporating the latest technologies from Cisco and NetApp.

This solution will be delivered by channel partners. Initial delivery partners include Dimension Data, ePlus, Microland, and ProAct. As the program evolves, it would expand to a larger set of partners.

FlexPod industry solutions
FlexPod industry solutions provide a proven platform to quickly deploy key applications across industries that are challenged by the increasingly diverse, dynamic and distributed nature of data.

FlexPod Datacenter for Epic EHR simplifies IT infrastructure for healthcare customers, helping them move faster and unleash new insights for improved patient care. Together, NetApp and Cisco are providing customers with a secure, reliable, and highly-available platform for their most business-critical applications by providing best practices, and sizing guidance to reduce risk and accelerate the deployments. Additional solutions will extend support to other applications and industries later in the calendar year.