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Brocade redefines networking for IP storage

Brocade has announced purpose-built storage connectivity portfolio for data center and DR applications

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Brocade has announced purpose-built storage connectivity portfolio for both data center and disaster recovery applications to help enterprise IT teams manage growth, mitigate risk, and reduce costs.

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"Traditional Ethernet networks were never designed to address the needs of IP storage," said Ashish Nadkarni, research director, Storage, at IDC. "The growth of IP storage and the business-critical nature of workloads require a new approach to storage architectures. Dedicated storage networks, both inside and between data centers, are essential to maintaining predictable and reliable application performance."

The Brocade VDX 6740 switch, which was added to the EMC Connectrix family in February, redefines network visibility and agility with automation and simplicity. The introduction of Fabric Vision technology enables advanced policy-based monitoring and alerting. IT staff will be able to quickly deploy a resilient and high-performance storage network through zero-touch, self-forming fabrics. In addition, they can automatically provision network capacity with minimal intervention and virtually no learning curve.

The Brocade 7840 extension switch has been enhanced to support IP, as well as Fibre Channel, to provide fast and secure connectivity for IP storage between data centers, enabling organizations to better meet their disaster recovery objectives.

New versions of the Brocade storage management software suite have been enhanced to seamlessly support Brocade's IP storage portfolio. Brocade Network Advisor will provide network visibility and insight across all storage networks, both IP and Fibre Channel. In addition, integration with Fabric Vision monitoring and alerting will enable real-time analytics on fabric health and performance.

EMC will continue to work to integrate new IP storage technology features to the EMC Connectrix family of network switches and management software.

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