Long Island University Supports Critical Applications With Cisco Data Center Solutions.University Supports New Applications, Increases Data Availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. , and Provides Framework for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. [R] (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced that Long Island University (LIU LIU Linköpings Universitet (Sweden) LIU Long Island University (New York) LIU Line Interface Unit LIU Lightguide Interconnection Unit (AT&T) LIU Laugh It Up ), one of the largest and most comprehensive institutions of higher education in the country, has deployed a storage area network (SAN) based on Cisco MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switches, as well as an end-to-end Cisco data center architecture. LIU serves 28,000 students enrolled in more than 600 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs on six campuses. The university recently embarked on an ambitious plan to implement new applications to support critical business functions such as payroll, human resources (HR), and online student registration. To support these mission-critical applications, LIU upgraded its data storage environment at the Brooklyn and Brookville campuses on New York's Long Island. The university also added end-to-end Cisco data center application networking services that enhance the control, performance and security of its data network. "Our goal was to have online registration plus the business operations now have scattered over many systems consolidated at one location, running through a single, highly available system that is very easy to use," says Carlos Siverio, director of network services for Long Island University. The SAN is composed of four Cisco MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switches connecting server clusters at the two campuses with the university's data storage arrays. The switches are deployed in a dual fabric design for redundancy and high availability. "Our new SAN simplifies data storage management, supports a robust business continuity and disaster recovery strategy, enables storage capacity to be added as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , and supports new applications to accommodate growth and changing needs," Siverio says. LIU has also enhanced the manageability of its network application services with the addition of Cisco data center solutions. The university has deployed Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches containing firewall modules for protection, while Cisco Content Switching Modules (CSM CSM - ["CSM - A Distributed Programming Language", S. Zhongxiu et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(4):497-500 (Apr 1987)]. ) help to maximize performance through real-time load balancing. LIU is also using a Cisco GSS (storage) GSS - Group-Sweeping Scheduling. 4491 Global Site Selector, which works with Cisco CSMs to provide load balancing across distributed data centers for better traffic management and centralized command and control. The new data center architecture supports a Cisco IP network already in place. LIU has deployed an end-to-end Cisco infrastructure comprised of Cisco Unified Communications products and more than 300 Cisco switches and routers. This network provides unified wired and wireless voice, video, and data communication, along with extensive security features. The new applications and storage area network are helping LIU to stay competitive by offering the infrastructure and support that students and staff expect of a high-caliber university. Students, faculty and administrators benefit from the added security, high availability, and scalability of their new storage area network. In the near future, the university plans to mirror data to a disaster recovery site to provide even greater data safeguards, using the Fibre Channel over IP capability of the Cisco MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switches. "As a university, we exist to serve our students. We need our data to be available at all times so the students have the best possible learning environment and our business systems are always available," says Dr. Kamel Dr. Lecheheb, LIU's deputy CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. and dean of information technology. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. 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