Data Center Best Practices

Get valuable information on best-practice tips and techniques for Brocade data center environments. Whether you are new to SANs, or want to learn more about FANs and how to improve file management, Brocade can guide you through the process.

Strengthen Performance for Your Most Demanding Networks
Greater wire-speed density offerings address booming growth and reduce network complexity in virtualized data center and Carrier Ethernet networks.

Powerful Extension Solutions for Business Continuity
Scalable, high-performance SAN extension platforms provide a cost-effective way to keep your business running smoothly.

Brocade Technology Day 2009
Watch a replay of Brocade Technology Day 2009 to learn about the latest Brocade product strategy and vision for future networking trends.

Introducing New Brocade IP Network Solutions
Expanding Data Center Intelligence and Enterprise Network Capabilities

Extend Your Fibre Channel Investment
Brocade Unveils Server Consolidation and Network Convergence Vision for Next-Generation Data Center Evolution.

Greater Flexibility in the Data Center
Brocade continues to develop a wide range of innovative new storage networking solutions.

A Message to Foundry Customers
Our Commitment to Customers of Foundry Networks.

Accelerating the Evolution of Networking
Today's networking customers need better performance, real choice, and a more pragmatic approach to converged networking.

New Security and Management Solutions
Take a secure, scalable approach to optimizing your data center

The Industry’s First 8 Gbit SAN Certification
Brocade Education is proud to announce the industry's first 8 Gb certification program: Brocade Certified Fabric Professional (BCFP) 8 Gb!

The Brocade Data Center Backbone
The new Brocade DCX Backbone provides unprecedented levels of performance, scalability, and investment protection for enterprise data centers.

Next-Generation Data Center
The Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) provides an evolutionary strategy for next-generation data centers.

Faster, Easier Server Connectivity
New Brocade solutions simplify server integration and end-to-end management throughout data center fabrics.

Make a Logical Move to Higher SAN Efficiency
Brocade Virtual Fabrics enhance security, resource sharing, and flexibility for robust SAN environments.

A Big Boost for Bladed Server SANs
The Brocade Access Gateway improves interoperability, manageability, and scalability for blade servers in SAN environments.

Greater Scalability and Connectivity for the Brocade 48000
With a wide range of new enhancements, the Brocade 48000 Director now provides additional capabilities to help solve your mission-critical enterprise SAN requirements. Leveraging new 48-port blade modules, the Brocade 48000 now scales non-disruptively to as many as 384 concurrently active 4 Gbit/sec full-duplex ports in a single domain.

Extending Your SAN Investment with New Brocade Solutions
When you've invested significant time and money in networking your storage environment, you need to make sure that investment will continue to pay off as your business grows. With several strategic new solutions, Brocade can help.

It's Time for a Checkup with Brocade SAN Health
Brocade SAN Health is a free software utility designed to securely audit and analyze your SAN environment - saving you considerable time, effort, and money. To help optimize your SAN's performance, SAN Health automatically discovers critical fabric characteristics and reports their details in easy-to-understand Excel and Visio formats.

Tap into Valuable Brocade SAN Resources
Brocade provides free valuable SAN resources like Web-based SAN courses, and classroom training, free software utility and tools, up to the minute certification, and more. Take advantage of these industry-leading SAN resources and strengthen your expertise as a SAN professional.