To provide a solution to meet storage requirements, Cisco introduced the new C3000 family of storage-optimized UCS rack servers in 2014. A standalone server with a capacity of 360 TB can be used for any kind of data-intensive application, such as big data, Hadoop, object-oriented storage, OpenStack, and other such enterprise applications requiring higher throughput and more efficient transfer rates. This server family can be integrated with any existing B-Series, C-Series, and M-Series servers to provide them with all the required storage and backup requirements. This is an ideal solution for customers who don't want to invest in high-end storage arrays and still want to meet the business requirements. Cisco C3000 storage servers are an optimal solution for medium and large scale-out storage requirements.

Cisco UCS 3260 is the latest edition with better density, throughput, and dual-server support, whereas the earlier UCS 3160 provides the same density with a single server. These servers can be managed through CIMC like C-Series rack servers.