Pillar to Resell Cisco MDS FC Switches and Directors

Pillar Data Systems has completed an agreement to resell the Cisco MDS 9000
Series of Fibre Channel storage networking fabric switches and
multilayer directors.  Pillar is a Cisco Solution Technology Integrator
(STI) for Storage, and will resell Cisco’s SMARTnet support services
to provide joint customers with end-to-end technical support.

“As
one of the storage industry’s fastest-growing companies, we are
committed to bringing leading technologies from top suppliers to
address a broad range of requirements,” said Bob Maness, vice president
of worldwide marketing, Pillar Data Systems.

“Deploying
the Cisco MDS Family of switches and directors in a Pillar Axiom
storage network environment provides customers with leading performance
and reliability,” said John Growdon, director of marketing for
worldwide channels at Cisco. “The Cisco MDS 9200 and 9500 Series
provide a highly scalable platform for network-hosted intelligent
applications like Pillar’s AxiomOne Volume Replicator. Cisco is pleased
to add Pillar Data as a Cisco STI.”

The Cisco MDS
9000 Series allows organizations of all sizes to utilize Cisco
intelligent networking capabilities. By delivering a compact,
cost-effective design that simplifies the deployment and administration
of any company’s SAN environment, this line also provides an ideal
balance of cost performance and enterprise-class features. The Cisco
MDS products available through Pillar include the Cisco MDS 9124, 9134
and 9222i switches, as well as the full 9500 Series of directors.

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