White Paper Abstract:
An unprecedented competitive environment along with government regulations for data recovery has made it imperative
for many businesses to have 24-hour access to critical information. A successful business continuity strategy requires
two or more data centers to protect and ensure availability of business-critical application services. Information is more
effectively protected when the primary and redundant data centers are located outside the threat radius. This
necessitates a transport service for extending the storage area network (SAN) across or well beyond the metro area.
Optical network solutions from Cisco Systems
®
offer an integrated platform for supporting data center interconnection
services, in addition to providing a range of other network services. This white paper explores high-bandwidth, lowlatency, and high-density options for reliable data center interconnection.