Products

The Brocade family of data center networking solutions includes data center backbones and SAN products such as industry-leading directors, switches, fabric extenders, server connectivity products, fabric-based applications, fabric management software, and file management software.

Together, these products provide innovative, reliable solutions that simplify IT infrastructure, increase resource utilization, and maximize return on investment.

Solutions

Brocade solutions maximize the value of data by deploying shared storage environments and enabling cost-effective, end-to-end management of business-critical information. To provide the world's most comprehensive family of data center networking and shared storage solutions, Brocade develops leading-edge technologies that provide true innovation and real-world business value. Brocade worldwide R&D centers drive development of new technology solutions designed to enable companies to connect and manage data more efficiently and reliably.

As a result, Brocade is highly experienced at solving some of the most critical storage, server, and fabric management challenges. With a proven track record of expertise and long-term relationships with the world's leading IT companies, Brocade protects existing technology investments while providing a powerful, scalable, and strategic foundation for continued growth in the Brocade Data Center Fabric architecture.

Brocade solutions help organizations build reliable IT foundations to support some of their most critical business needs, such as:

• Increasing information availability and ensuring higher levels of business continuance
• Extending the data center fabric to Disaster Recovery (DR) and remote sites
• Managing larger amounts of data more efficiently
• Automating management tasks to reduce administrative costs

Technology and Architecture

Brocade continues to revolutionize the data center by developing innovative architectures and platforms, striving for the highest level of interoperability, and furthering standards development. Through industry-leading Brocade technologies, organizations can build next-generation data centers that are designed to provide maximum value today and well into the future.