Infrastructure strategies are being pushed to a breaking point. Data is growing exponentially. Workloads are becoming more distributed. And organizations expect consistent performance regardless of where applications run. Yet many are still relying on fragmented storage architectures that were never designed for this reality.
At Cisco, this isn’t a new challenge. We’ve long focused on driving IT efficiency by breaking down silos through innovations like unified fabrics and unified communications, helping organizations simplify infrastructure and free IT teams to focus on strategic innovation rather than managing infrastructure sprawl.
That same approach now extends to data. Customers are moving toward unified platforms that can support diverse workloads across file and object, while scaling seamlessly and simplifying operations.
That’s exactly where Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®), combined with Qumulo, delivers value.
Cisco UCS rack servers provide the foundation for modern, data-intensive environments, bringing together compute, storage, and networking into a cohesive, high-performance platform.
With the latest Cisco UCS M8 rack servers, organizations benefit from:
This creates a robust and scalable infrastructure layer that is purpose-built for modern workloads.
Qumulo builds on top of this foundation by adding a modern data platform that unifies and optimizes how data is stored, accessed, and managed. It enables:
Together, Cisco UCS and Qumulo allow organizations to move beyond traditional storage constraints. They can consolidate file and object data onto a single platform, scale compute and storage independently, and operate their infrastructure with far greater efficiency, while maintaining the performance and reliability expected from Cisco UCS.
To move beyond architecture and into real-world validation, Cisco and Qumulo tested this solution in a production-relevant deployment.
The whitepaper focuses on deploying the Qumulo Data Platform on Cisco UCS M8 rack servers to deliver scalable, high-performance storage for modern workloads.
Here’s what was validated:
A clustered design was deployed using Cisco UCS and Nexus networking with 200Gb connectivity, delivering low-latency, high-bandwidth performance and built-in redundancy while enabling linear scalability as demand grows
The platform was tested to deliver file services over NFS and SMB, providing a flexible foundation for a wide range of application and data access requirements
Infrastructure lifecycle management, provisioning, and configuration were managed through Cisco Intersight, demonstrating simplified, consistent, and scalable operations across the environment
The key takeaway:
This is a proven, deployable architecture.
When customers adopt this solution, the impact goes beyond performance.
They can:
Most importantly, they gain a platform that can support multiple workloads without redesigning infrastructure every time requirements change. This, in turn, enables their IT teams to refocus on innovation and business outcomes, rather than managing day-to-day infrastructure complexity.
The future of infrastructure isn’t about adding more systems, it’s about building the right platform.
Cisco UCS provides that platform.
Qumulo extends it to any data, any workload, anywhere across file and object.
Together, they enable organizations to move from fragmented environments to a unified, scalable, and efficient data architecture, ready for whatever comes next.
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