University of São Paulo Launches Region’s Biggest Cloud Computing Project with Intel Xeon Processors and NetApp
University of São Paulo Launches Region’s Biggest Cloud Computing Project with Intel Xeon Processors and NetApp
6 PagesTechnical Case Story University of São Paulo Launches Region’s Biggest Cloud Computing Project with Intel Xeon Processors and NetApp Abstract In late 2012, the University of São Paulo began an initiative called Cloud USP to give teachers, students, and staff access to a dynamic IT infrastructure. Based on Citrix CloudPlatform, the private cloud runs on a FlexPod ® architecture, which includes NetApp ® storage systems pow- ered by Intel ® Xeon ® processors as well as Cisco ® Unified Computing System TM (Cisco UCS ® ) Blade Servers and Cisco Nexus ® switches. Cloud USP will eventually incorporate all the university’s corporate systems and also provide a scalable computing platform for researchers, teachers, and students to conduct their work. Each user at the univers
