Storage News: New SSD From Intel, Emc, Sgi

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 16 2012) Cloud Computing , Storage

... along with best-of-breed virtualization, server, and network technology from EMC alliance partners Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, Intel, Microsoft, and VMware.  The initial fourteen VSPEX configurations focus on the abil... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   Brocade

Green Photonics for Energy Efficient Data Centers

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 20 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...eanwhile, the demand on data centers continues to grow at an amazing pace. In June of this year, Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecasted the annual IP traffic to reach the zettabyte threshold by ......wever, lower power solutions are on the way. The 10×10 MSA (www.10x10msa.org) supported by Google, Brocade, and more than 20 companies standardized a 10×10 version (10 wavelengths at 10 Gb/s) with ... (Read Full Article)

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The Battle for the Converged Data Center Network

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Aug 18 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking , Storage

Now that Cisco seems to be making headway with its UCS offering, many best-in-breed suppliers are changing their s......s. Here’s an overview of major data center equipment suppliers and their convergence strategies. + Brocade: Known for its Fibre Channel technology, Brocade moved into the Ethernet networking arena with its acquisition of Foundry Networks in 2008. It provi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   Oracle   Cisco

Cisco, HP, Juniper Drive Down Ethernet Prices

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 3 2011) Networking

...witch markets saw revenue declines despite a rise in the number of ports, say Dell’Oro and Canalys Cisco Systems is facing increasing pressure from Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks in an Ethernet switching ma...... with a 68.2 percent share. That was followed by HP with 14.1 percent, Juniper with 2.4 percent and Brocade with 2.2 percent. However, Cisco saw its market share drop from 73.1 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Juniper Networks

Tech Titans Back OpenFlow Networking Standard

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 22 2011) Networking

...t. Look beyond the six founders, and the membership reads like a Who’s Who of the networking world: Cisco, Brocade, Juniper Networks, HP, Broadcom, Ciena, Riverbed Technology, Force10, Citrix, Dell, Ericsson, IBM, ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Yahoo

Engineering Labs: An Efficiency Opportunity

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 28 2011)

... the Technology Convergence Conference featured Mike Honer from Juniper Networks, Chris Doland from Cisco Systems and Val Sokolov from Brocade. As America’s largest companies begin to get a handle on their data center energy usage, they’re wi....... Session moderator Mark Thiele of ServiceMesh jokingly noted that the panel featured speakers from Cisco, Brocade and Jumiper at the same table – “and no one’s strangling anyone.” But the opportunities ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Juniper Networks   Brocade

IBM Turns Back on Juniper to Buy Blade Networks

Explore Structure Blog (Sep 27 2010) Networking

...akes networking gear that can help vendors combine computing and networking in a box that resembles Cisco’s unified computing system. IBM plans to pay an undisclosed amount for Blade, which is four-and-a-h......ell has signed several partnerships with any networking vendor that has a port, including some with Brocade, Juniper and Mellanox. Updated: IBM today said it would buy Blade Networks, a company that makes ne... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Brocade   Vikram Mehta

IBM Acquires BLADE Network Technologies

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 27 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

...areness and help IBM build smarter systems that are optimized for client requirements.” Response to Cisco, HP Moves Over the past 18 months, IBM has expanded its core networking business through relationsh......ded its core networking business through relationships with leading networking companies, including Brocade and Juniper. Those moves were seen as strategic responses to the decision by networking giant Cisco Systems (CSCO) to introduce a blade server, as well ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Brocade   Vikram Mehta

Time To Think of Lower Energy Networks? - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Sep 27 2010)

...ear, I’ve heard this story from a couple of vendors who sell switches into the data center market., Brocade is one, and now Force10 is another -and Force10’s marketing VP Stephen Garrison showed up in London......data center switches (maybe it could stand a bit of bullying from a group like Greenpeace!). So any Cisco competitor that can’t beat it on that score ought to be a ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Cisco   Brocade

Dell Names Former Cisco Exec to Lead Networking

Explore The New York Times (Sep 23 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking , Storage

Dell has hired Cisco Systems veteran Dario Zamarian to lead its networking business, naming him as its first vice president dedi......d general manager of the networking division, the company announced on Thursday. Zamarian worked at Cisco for six years, most recently as vice president of systems and network management. Dell Names Former... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   InfoWorld

Brocade Takes On Cisco In Converged Data Centres

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 10 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

Brocade entered into the converged data centre fray against Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks on 9 June with the introduction of Brocade One, a strategy designed to bring data centre operations onto the network. The initiative is desig......igned to bring many data centre operations onto the network * By: Jeffrey Burt * June 10, 2010 Tags:Brocade, cisco, Data centres, Juniper Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to LinkedIn Add ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Brocade

Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 16 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

... its server and storage offerings last December. IBM also recently announced a partnership with Brocade’s family of enterprise IP/Ethernet switches and routers, extending an existing deal to sell Brocade’s storage networking products. IBM’s partnership with Brocade follows Cisco’s entry into IBM’s home ground of servers, with the launch of its UCS data centre initiative. Cisco’s Unified Computing System strategy is designed to create ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

Roundup: Telco rumors, Ingram Micro, CBTS

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 15 2009) Networking

Comment Mentions:   Google   Cisco   Brocade

Dell Teams Up With Brocade to Tackle Cisco’s Vision for Computing

Explore GigaOM (Aug 31 2009) Cloud Computing , Networking , Servers

... servers with its Pro Curve networking gear, IBM, which has signed the partnership with Juniper and Brocade, and Cisco are all offering some type of networking and server product to manage some of the chaos caused by t... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Brocade   IBM

Should Servers and Networking Come From a Single Source?

Explore GigaOM (Jun 25 2009) Networking , Servers , Storage

...orized into servers, networking and storage. But two of those areas are merging before our eyes, as Cisco and HP battle for server and network integration. The business and technical implications of this c......rships with Juniper on cloud computing initiatives, and is known to have a strong relationship with Brocade (now owner of Foundry Networks’ successful Ethernet switching business). Dell is focused on the bui... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Brocade   IBM

'Everything' as a service future means transforming IT for efficiency and scale, says HP's Livermore

Explore Home | SYS-CON MEDIA (Jun 16 2009) Cloud Computing

... HP in networking "equipment and solutions. "We'll be more aggressive ... we're serious," she said. Cisco has entered HP's server business turf, and HP has been providing more of Cisco's core of networking equipment to the market. A market clash is under way. Brocade, a Cisco competitor, is a major sponsor of this years Tech Form conference. See more about what went on duri... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Brocade