Cisco MDS

August 28, 2014

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep 26 MDS for Small to Cloud-Scale Data Centers

2 min read

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re talking with Cisco Product Marketing Manager Prashant Jain, about MDS for Small to Cloud-Scale Data Centers. Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja) moderates and Patrick Swackhammer is this week’s Cisco Champion guest host. Listen to the Podcast. Learn about the Cisco Champions Program HERE. See a list […]

November 21, 2013

DATA CENTER

Customer Adoption Series: LinkedIn deploys MDS 9710 to reliably connect world’s professionals

3 min read

A couple of months ago, we introduced the new Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors. The new Cisco MDS 9710 Director establishes a new benchmark for performance – delivering more than three times the bandwidth of any Director in the industry.  Since the launch, several of our customers deployed MDS 9710 successfully and reaped the […]

October 31, 2013

DATA CENTER

16 Gb Fibre Channel Market adoptions: EMC 16Gb connectivity (VMAX) announcement

1 min read

For about 2 decades, Fibre Channel has been deployed to support the most rigorous and demanding applications, and  is mainly because FC possesses certain characteristics that enterprise customers embrace, i.e – reliability, performance and scalability.   16Gb Fibre Channel is one of the preferred choice for mission-critical applications that required deterministic low latency networks to connect […]

September 4, 2013

DATA CENTER

Data Center Transformation: Impact on Storage Networks

2 min read

The increase in enterprise data storage needs coupled with longer data retention periods (mandated by legislation and compliance regulations) is leading to large growth in storage infrastructure: more backup, complex archive and disaster recovery, and increased requirements for resources, such as space, power, cooling, storage, and personnel. While businesses are trying to reduce their CapEx […]