The Brocade family of 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel SAN switches and directors gives you the performance boost to improve your data availability, backup/restore operations, and overall IT efficiency. Now you can leverage valuable new resources from Brocade as you implement your next-generation SAN environment.

Brocade offers a wide range of resources and tools to help you implement and benefit from 4 Gbit/sec solutions.

• Technical Webinar Series:
  Tips for Designing, Building, and Managing 4Gbit Fibre Channel SANs
  Benefits of Upgrading Your SAN to Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Technology
  Best Practices for Consolidating with Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Technology
  
  
• Education Course Offerings:
  Introduction to the Brocade 200E
  Brocade 4100 Switch
  Brocade 48000 Director
  TUT:100 Introduction to 4Gbit/Sec
  
  
• Certification Preparation Course Offerings:
  Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Accelerated Certified SAN Manager
  Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Acclerated BCFP BLS
  Brocade 4 Gbit/sec BCFP Certfication
  
  
• Services and Support:
  Download the Brocade Services Guide to learn how Brocade Professional Services and Support offerings can help you achieve your key business objectives.
  
  
• Free SAN Utility:
  Download the free Brocade SAN Health utility to analyze how you might benefit from 4 Gbit/sec technology


• SAN Administrator's Bookshelf:
  Principles of SAN Design
  Multiprotocol Routing for SANs
  

Optimized performance: Higher bandwidth supports emerging high-speed devices

Greater scalability: Ports on Demand capabilities increase SAN design flexibility

Higher availability: Ultra-high-availability features significantly improve data access

Topology simplification: Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking helps simplify SAN fabric topologies

Simplified management: Support for emerging standards and the latest Brocade Fabric OS functionality improves SAN management