Dell Launches New Servers, Upgrades Networking

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 27 2012) Networking , Servers

...unchedin th net few weeks, part of the second generation Xeon family. The network upgrade clarified Dell’s integration of Force10, and severed its ties with partner Brocade’s Ethernet switches, though Dell continues to use Brocade for Fibre Channel storage networking products. Recent acquisition Force10 is the basis for the fina... (Read Full Article)

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How Cloud computing is changing data center design, cost

Explore Welcome to Techworld (Sep 20 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...for today's standardized blade or pizza box server economics. The network equipment item relates to Brocade's announcement that it will rent equipment for placement in cloud computing environments. Both of t......ns and economics. Facebook's Custom-Designed Servers The first article is a Bloomberg piece titled "Dell Loses Orders as Facebook Do-It-Yourself Servers Gain." Bloomberg notes that large cloud providers a... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Gartner   Brocade

How Cloud Computing Is Changing Data Center Designs and Costs

Explore CIO.com (Sep 16 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...for today's standardized blade or pizza box server economics. The network equipment item relates to Brocade's announcement that it will rent equipment for placement in cloud computing environments. Both of t......ty of established data center designs and economics. The first article is a Bloomberg piece titled "Dell Loses Orders as Facebook Do-It-Yourself Servers Gain." Bloomberg notes that large cloud providers a... (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

...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......ding specific equipment solutions for cloud computing based on what it calls “Vblock” technology. o Dell: By bundling Force10 switching with Dell’s compute and storage (including Compellent), Dell completes its ... (Read Full Article)

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Cisco, HP, Juniper Drive Down Ethernet Prices

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

Ethernet switch 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 Netwo...... 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 percent in the first ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Juniper Networks

Tech Titans Back OpenFlow Networking Standard

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 22 2011) Networking

... 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, Marvell, NEC, Netgear, NTT and VMware. “With broad industry support from technology... (Read Full Article)

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IBM Turns Back on Juniper to Buy Blade Networks

Explore Structure Blog (Sep 27 2010) Networking

...nating its former partners. Since that move, HP has made the somewhat dubious purchase of 3COM, and Dell 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

Dell Names Former Cisco Exec to Lead Networking

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

... a dramatic bidding war with a US$2.4 billion final offer. At least one analyst has speculated that Dell might try to acquire Brocade, a storage networking player that itself got into Ethernet LANs in 2008 by acquiring Foundry Networ... (Read Full Article)

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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 wi......nd Data Center Bridging capabilities and be able to work with management software from the likes of Dell, EMC, IBM, VMware and Hewlett-Packard. (Read Full Article)

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Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres

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

...ing data centre networks Vendors championing the concept of converging data centre networks include Dell which announced new infrastructure management software and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to its ...... 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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