From Bridgeworks, 40GbE iSCSI to FC Storage Gateway

Bridgeworks Ltd., provider of a large family of storage gateways and bridges, announces the the Oresund EFC402200 40GbE iSCSI to FC Storage Gateway.

Building on the Oresund EFC102200 10GbE iSCSI to FC Storage Gateway, coupled with the falling prices for 40GbE within the Data Centre, Bridgeworks enables organisation to capitalise on the next level of performance without reconfiguring the underlying FC infrastructure.

Many organisations made a FC decision, however with the implementation of VMware (or Hyper V) the installation, quoting VMware, is “difficult” requiring constant rezoning and rerouting”. Blogs are full of comments regarding organisations wishing they had a dual strategy but due to investment in FC equipment existing assets cannot be jettisoned.

The Oresund Gateways solves this business dilemma.

An easy 15 minute install of an Oresund Gateway, allows organisations to continue to sweat their existing FC environment while reaping the benefits of iSCSI in a VMware environment. In simple terms the FC environment works as if it were iSCSI, removing the inhibitors and providing price performance, failover capability, ease of administration, agility, performance and an excellent migration strategy. The Oresund Gateways are non-intrusive therefore there is no disruption, no blackout during data transition and no procedural change.

The investment into virtualization normally is justified on the grounds of a reduction in capital and operational expenditure, lowering the environmental footprint along with providing HA for DR. The Oresund Gateway compliments those ideals, allowing organisations to leverage the value of virtualization with their existing investment in FC.