Because enterprises continue to rely on mainframes to power their most critical workloads, having a robust and efficient storage networking solution is more important than ever. The Cisco MDS 9000 Series is newly z17 qualified, includes expanded FICON
Cisco MDS 9000 switches deliver an unmatched security posture for storage area networks, including quantum-resistant encryption, and are differentiated by advanced ASIC design, superior hardware architecture, and sophisticated software control.
In January 2023, we launched the third major release (12.1.2) of NDFC SAN Controller. This makes the perfect time to upgrade from DCNM to NDFC not just because three is a magic number, but also because of ten reasons that I am sharing in this post.
Only Cisco unifies networking and computing in a way that works for both server and network admins. We provide scale, aggregation, and manageability in a way that simplifies operations for IT. Unified Fabric provides both CapEx and OpEx benefits that
Data volumes keep growing, budgets are not. The workforce is highly mobile and distributed, applications live within hybrid-clouds, the edge of networks is now hosting data and cybersecurity is clearly a top priority.
Dynamic Ingress Rate Limiting represents the newest and shining arrow in the quiver of MDS 9000 storage network administrators for addressing slow drain and SAN congestion situations.
Cisco MDS 9000 series (IBM C-series SAN switches) and IBM mainframe FICON are celebrating 16 years togehter. With the Cisco NX OS 8.4(2b) release, the Cisco MDS 9000 series is once again at the center of customers' preferences when it comes to both
Network managers need to look closely at this new generation of storage to understand what is different—and how they can meet the performance demands of truly high-speed storage.
Investment protection is usually discussed as a business advantage, but it is also about easing the technical and operational pain the customer endures.
