The Internet Blueprint for the Microsoft Systems Architecture (MSA) is the first in a series of MSA Qualified® partner-led Prescriptive Architecture Guides (PAGs) designed to provide validated guidance to support enterprise customers looking to simplify core infrastructure implementations and reduce the time and cost associated with deployment of data center solutions built on the Windows 2000 Server platform.
Brocade-based SANs are an integral part of the core MSA infrastructure ensuring scalability, reliability, manageability, and a platform for business continuance. The Brocade SilkWorm® family of fabric switches and software is designed to optimize data availability and storage and server resources in the enterprise. Using Brocade solutions, companies can simplify the implementation of storage area networks, reduce the total cost of ownership of data storage environments, and improve network and application efficiency.
Microsoft Solution for System Architecture (MSA)
The Microsoft Systems Architecture program was developed with the goal of architecting, validating, and documenting a set of IT infrastructure architectures that simplify deployment and management of storage to support Microsoft software applications. These architectures include:
Through MSA, industry leaders can develop and qualifiy a prescriptive blueprint to deliver a complete, web-enabled, IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, storage networking infrastructure, software, and other tools and scripts as a Microsoft-validated architecture that supports an extensive array of e-business applications with the highest degree of availability, security, scalability, and manageability.
