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Brocade Collaborates With Dell to Announce Industry's First 16 Gbps Fibre Channel End-to-End Solution
SAN JOSE, CA, Nov 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD), the leader in fabric-based data center
networking solutions, today demonstrated continued momentum in
next-generation storage area networking (SAN) by announcing it is
helping to offer the industry's first complete, end-to-end solution
based on the 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) protocol with Dell Compellent
-- from servers, to switches and storage -- that doubles bandwidth
for business critical applications within highly virtualized data
center environments.
The end-to-end 16 Gbps FC solution is achieved by new enhancements to
Dell Compellent SC8000 storage arrays, including a next-generation 16
Gbps Fibre Channel IO module for the array, along with the new Dell
Compellent Storage Center 6.3 software also announced today. In
addition, Brocade announced availability of the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps
FC embedded SAN I/O module by Dell, which enables Dell PowerEdge
M1000e Blade Enclosures to directly connect to the higher
bandwidth-capable Compellent storage arrays.
"Driven by the deployment of cloud and virtualization, storage
continues to grow at unprecedented levels and demand for Fibre
Channel storage technology is increasing, along with an accelerated
adoption of 16 Gbps-based SAN products," said Jason Nolet, vice
president, Data Center Networking Group, at Brocade. "The
availability of end-to-end Dell Compellent 16 Gbps storage solutions
will further this trend and strengthens our long-term partnership by
combining a powerful data movement engine, intelligent software and
Brocade's industry-leading Fibre Channel switch technology to allow
enterprises to cut cost, time and risk while rapidly responding to
change."
"Our new end-to-end 16Gbps Fibre Channel solutions integrated from
servers to networking to storage will allow Dell Compellent customers
to improve their storage availability and performance, while
demonstrating our focus on investment protection and flexible, future
proof architecture," said Dan McConnell, Director of Product
Marketing and Management, Dell Compellent. "With these new solutions,
we are able to provide our customers with scalable performance to
meet their growing, data-driven applications, backed by our award
winning support ecosystem."
The Brocade M6505 SAN I/O module provides exceptional
price/performance value and enterprise-class functionality for Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosures. It is configurable in 12 or 24
ports and supports 4, 8 or 16 Gbps speeds. It complements other
members of the Brocade SAN family offered by Dell, which includes the
Brocade 6510 Switch, configurable between 24 and 48 ports, and the
Brocade DCX(R) 8510 Backbone, available in 4- and 8-slot
configurations.
Unique features of Brocade SAN solutions from which customers are
realizing immediate value include second-generation inter-chassis
links that enable flatter, faster, and simpler fabrics with fewer
cables that increase consolidation, while reducing network complexity
and costs. In addition, a new port type, Diagnostic Ports (D_Ports),
enables administrators to quickly identify and isolate optics and
cable problems, significantly reducing fabric deployment and
diagnostic times.
Availability
The new Dell Compellent 16
Gbps-capable storage arrays will be available worldwide with the
release of Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.3 software to key
customers in early 2013 and with general availability in Q2 2013.
About Brocade
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) is the pure-play networking
company that innovates to make high-performance networks easier to
deploy, manage, and scale in the most demanding environments.
(www.brocade.com)
ADX, Brocade, Brocade Assurance, Brocade One, the B-wing symbol, DCX,
Fabric OS, ICX, MLX, MyBrocade, SAN Health, VCS, and VDX are
registered trademarks, and AnyIO, HyperEdge, NET Health, OpenScript,
and The Effortless Network are trademarks of Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. Other
brands, products, or service names mentioned may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
Copyright 2012 Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
CONTACTS
Brocade Media Relations
Emory Epperson
Tel: 408.333.5755
eepperso@brocade.com
Brocade Investor Relations
Rob Eggers
Tel: 408.333.8797
reggers@brocade.com
SOURCE: Brocade
mailto:eepperso@brocade.com
mailto:reggers@brocade.com
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