Smart Business Architecture: Prescriptive Blueprints for Building a Borderless Network Architecture At-A-Glance Smart Business Architecture (SBA) Value and Market Relevance An Overview of the SBA System In today’s economy, value, performance, and long-term investment are not options: they’re requirements And that’s why architectural solutions, instead of point-product solutions, are so important SBA changes the conversation from short term and tactical to long term and strategic It protects IT investments by making sure each spend is linked to a long-term strategic network design that scales with the business and supports future deployments SBA is a comprehensive system of interrelated modules that span Cisco’s three main architectures: Borderless Networks, Collaboration, and Data Center Depending on the size of your network—and your future growth plans—you have a choice of two series of guides to reference: Simplifying Complexity, Speeding Deployment, Spurring Strategic Growth Network innovations within the Borderless Network Architecture enable seamless, secure, and reliable connectivity, whether on the go, on premises, or in the cloud SBA helps you make that a reality A series of prescriptive, step-by-step guides, SBA is based on fully tested and validated solutions to help you purchase and deploy with confidence while realizing a lower TCO Designed for modular implementation, SBA helps ensure your phased approach to building out your network is tied to a long-term strategic plan and won’t result in wasted IT dollars and outdated equipment Previously offered for midsize organizations, SBA is now available for enterprise organizations with up to 10,000 connected users • • Midsize Networks: for organizations with up to 1000 connected users Enterprise Networks: for organizations with up to 10,000 connected users Figure Shows the Midsize line of Borderless Networks SBA guides, part of a larger navigation system that illustrates the architectural connectedness of SBA MID Design Guides Deployment Guides Supplemental Guides BN Empowering Operational and Economic Benefits • Lower cost of deployment: Preconfigured architecture cuts troubleshooting, reduces costly changes • • Reduce risk from aging equipment Protect IT investments: modular approach is linked to a long-term strategic network design that scales with the business and supports future deployments • Ensure seamless cross-architectural functionality with preselected solutions that are fully customizable • Trust in Cisco’s commitment to architectural integrity: solutions have been put through thousands of hours of rigorous testing in our labs and third-party validation Design Overview IPv4 Addressing Guide IPv6 Addressing Guide Foundation Deployment Guide Foundation Configuration Guide Network Management Guides SolarWinds Network Management Guide ScienceLogic Network Management Guide Modular Access Layer Deployment Guide Email Security Deployment Guide Web Security Deployment Guide 3G Wireless Remote Site Deployment Guide Wireless CleanAir Deployment Guide Ipswitch Network Management Guide © 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc and/or its affiliates Cisco and the Cisco Logo are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc and/or its affiliates in the U.S and other countries A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company (1007R) Smart Business Architecture: Prescriptive Blueprints for Building a Borderless Network Architecture Getting Even More out of Your Network Cisco and its partners can help you get even more out of your architectural buildout by taking a lifecycle approach that addresses all aspects of planning, deployment, operations, and optimization It starts with an understanding of your current installed technologies and a discussion around longer-term business objectives SBA then becomes the vehicle to get there Its purpose: to accelerate technology integration by providing clear step-by-step guidance in a standardized, repeatable way With the addition of Cisco Smart Services, you’re able to further maximize operational efficiency in your network architecture: 7x24 network health visibility, remote diagnostics, and personalized network recommendations Why Cisco? Cisco offers best-in-class technologies that are designed to work on their own and as part of a system This end-to-end approach and the step-by-step guidance provided by SBA let you build a network architecture in a modular fashion, allowing you to take short-term tactical steps that are tied to a longer-term strategic plan At-A-Glance Figure Shows the Enterprise line of Borderless Networks SBA guides, a subset of the overall, cross-architectural SBA system ENT Design Guides Deployment Guides Supplemental Guides BN Design Overview IPv6 Addressing Guide Foundation Deployment Guides Wireless CleanAir Deployment Guide LAN Deployment Guide Nexus 7000 Deployment Guide LAN Configuration Guide SIEM Deployment Guide WAN Deployment Guide ArcSight SIEM Partner Guide WAN Configuration Guide LogLogic SIEM Partner Guide Internet Edge Deployment Guide Internet Edge Configuration Guide Network Management Guides SolarWinds Deployment Guide nFx SIEM Partner Guide RSA SIEM Partner Guide Splunk SIEM Partner Guide Data Security Deployment Guide CREDANT Data Security Partner Guide Lumension Data Security Partner Guide Additional Resources Design Zone for Smart Business Architecture: www.cisco.com/go/sba Cisco Borderless Network Architecture: www.cisco.com/go/borderless Cisco Professional and Support Services: www.cisco.com/go/services © 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc and/or its affiliates Cisco and the Cisco Logo are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc and/or its affiliates in the U.S and other countries A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company (1007R) C45-631277-00 11/10 ... partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company ( 1007 R) C45- 631277- 00 11/10 ... Guide Foundation Deployment Guides Wireless CleanAir Deployment Guide LAN Deployment Guide Nexus 7000 Deployment Guide LAN Configuration Guide SIEM Deployment Guide WAN Deployment Guide ArcSight... At-A-Glance Figure Shows the Enterprise line of Borderless Networks SBA guides, a subset of the overall, cross-architectural SBA system ENT Design Guides Deployment Guides Supplemental Guides