"Cisco is introducing a hypervisor for running its own applications. NFVIS-for-UC is intended to offer an alternative for organizations that are virtualizing their telephone systems but do not want to purchase the expensive VMware Cloud Foundation. For years, Cisco has required customers to run applications such as Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) in VMs. It does this to deliver a standardized, stable experience."
"Cisco announced the hypervisor last year as a lightweight tool with "only the essential virtualization features." The company is positioning the solution for organizations looking for a stable, easy-to-manage hypervisor without being dependent on third-party platforms or the cloud. At the same time, Cisco also added support for Nutanix's AHV hypervisor. Together with Nutanix and Pure Storage, Cisco is also working on a major VMware alternative."
"Cisco does not seem to have any plans to make its offering attractive to organizations that aren't using specific applications from the company's portfolio. The new hypervisor, NFVIS-for-UC, only supports Cisco's call solutions. The company already has Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS), which runs networking workloads on some appliances. NFVIS-for-UC is a special edition with a separate product ID, adjusted prices, new licenses, and a slightly different management interface."
Cisco is introducing NFVIS-for-UC, a lightweight hypervisor designed to run Cisco Unified Communications applications such as Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) in virtual machines. The product targets organizations virtualizing telephone systems that seek a stable, easy-to-manage hypervisor without depending on VMware Cloud Foundation or third-party cloud platforms. NFVIS-for-UC is a special edition of Cisco's existing NFVIS with a separate product ID, adjusted pricing, new licenses, and a slightly different management interface. The hypervisor only supports Cisco call solutions and is not intended for general-purpose workloads. Cisco added support for Nutanix's AHV and collaborates with Nutanix and Pure Storage on VMware alternatives. Cisco plans availability within the quarter.
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