Brocade Delivers Gen 6 FC and IP Storage Networking for EMC Unity

Brocade Communication Systems, Inc. announced that its Gen 6 FC and IP storage networking technologies are providing a network foundation enabling customers of the EMC Unity solution to optimize the performance, availability, and reliability of their storage deployments.

Announced at EMC World, Unity is a mid-range storage solution, engineered from the ground up to meet customer requirements for all-flash, affordability, flexibility and simplicity. To achieve maximum value from the Unity family of solutions, organizations require a storage network that is easy to deploy and manage without sacrificing performance or reliability. Brocade Gen 6 FC and IP storage technologies provide an agile network foundation between servers and Unity all-flash and hybrid storage that eliminates bottlenecks for high-transaction, mixed workloads in flash-based arrays.

“Flash is fundamentally changing the requirements for the network in the modern data center,” said Jack Rondoni, VP of storage networking, Brocade. “Brocade’s purpose-built networking for storage and the EMC Unity solution form the perfect union of simplicity, performance and affordability that will support any storage deployment. Brocade Gen 6 FC and IP storage networking will unleash the full power and efficiencies of EMC flash storage.“

Complementing the Unity solution’s simplicity and ease of use, Brocade Fabric Vision technology simplifies network management through monitoring and diagnostics to anticipate and preempt problems before they impact operations. This technology leverages Brocade’s 20 years of best practices in automating complex tasks, resulting in a reduction in operational costs.

“Brocade is a trusted name in the world of demanding data center networks,” Jeff Boudreau, SVP and GM, core technologies division, EMC. “Brocade FC and IP storage networking solutions are ideally suited to extend the simplicity, flexibility and performance features that the EMC Unity solution provides.“