[May 20, 2013] Brocade Communications Systems unveils new On-Demand Data Center strategy Tweet May 20, 2013 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., a provider of data center networking and fabric solutions, has unveiled the On-Demand Data Center strategy that combines the aspects of physical and virtual networking within and across data centers. With Brocade's VCS Fabric technology serving as the foundation, the On-Demand Data Center strategy enables customers to automate their networks, as well as improve network efficiency, utilization and performance. This strategy also represents another step on the path toward adoption of Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Brocade is reportedly supporting this strategy by delivering new hardware and software advancements across its entire data center networking portfolio. Brocade is delivering new technologies in support of the OpenDaylight Project and OpenStack, strategic open-source software projects for building private, public and hybrid clouds. In addition, Brocade has unveiled: virtual networking solutions; physical networking solutions; and orchestration and management solutions. Delivering routing, security and functionality as a software appliance, the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter family is a software networking solution for virtualized data centers. The Release 6.6 of the Brocade Vyatta vRouter will include support for Multicast routing and Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN). The Brocade Virtual ADX provides a virtual application delivery platform that increases the speed of application resource deployment and differentiated services for cloud environments. As part of Brocade application delivery controller (ADC) product portfolio, the Brocade Virtual ADX enables to reduce the total cost of operations and speed the deployment of new revenue streams, the company said. Brocade also enhanced its cloud provisioning capability with an update to Brocade Application Resource Broker and continued work on the OpenStack plugin for load balancing as a service. Designed to automate the rollout of new services and adapt to changing business conditions, Brocade Application Resource Broker builds on the knowledge of its resource provisioning capability to enable hybrid cloud services, as well as business continuity across distributed data centers for disaster avoidance, the company added. Brocade is introducing a new four-port 40 GbE Brocade MLXe module for mission-critical and data-intensive services required in data center and enterprise core networks. With wire-speed performance on the 40 GbE module, the Brocade solution provides integration with Brocade VCS Fabric technology for multitenant 40 GbE solution in the data center. For smaller data centers that are integrated into Carrier Ethernet networks, Brocade has introduced the new versions of the compact Brocade NetIron CER routers, featuring up to four ports of 10 GbE. Brocade also introduced NetIron software updates to enhance routing and SDN capabilities. The new release supports OpenFlow Hybrid Port Mode technology, to help customers deploy OpenFlow and traditional routing on the same port for a migration path to SDN. Brocade released OpenStack solutions that deliver orchestration and automation capabilities. Available for the Brocade VDX switch family, the Brocade plugin for OpenStack enables customers to build data center infrastructures based on VCS Fabric technology. Ken Cheng, vice president of the Routing, Application Delivery and Software Networking Group at Brocade, said: "Strengthening the Brocade software networking portfolio, the Brocade Virtual ADX combined with the Brocade Vyatta vRouter and Brocade Application Resource Broker delivers an end-to-end software networking solution that increases data center agility and reduces network complexity. Brocade's ability to unite the physical and virtual networking elements provides our customers with heightened agility not only in their deployment options, but also when it comes to implementing emerging technologies that simplify business processes." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]