QLogic Powers 10GbE and 16Gb FC Connectivity

QLogic Corp., announced that its 10GbE and 16Gb Gen 5 FC technology is shipping in NEC Express5800 servers and iStorage disk arrays.

QLogic and NEC share an ongoing commitment to address enterprise storage and server requirements created by performance-intensive enterprise applications and advanced computing platforms.

“NEC offers a complete line of highly efficient Express5800 servers and iStorage arrays for small and medium sized business and large enterprises,” said Tetsuyuki Hishikawa, GM, storage system department, IT platform division, NEC. “QLogic’s broad line of high-performance 10GbE and Gen5 FC solutions allows NEC to deliver best-in-class, end-to-end networking solutions on both server and storage platforms, and meet the demanding requirements of cloud environments and virtualized data centers.”

QLogic is providing a complete range of solutions for NEC that includes 10GbE NIC and 10GbE iSCSI adapters and mezzanine cards for Express5800 servers, as well as converged target controllers for iStorage disk arrays that deliver Gen 5 FC and 10GbE iSCSI connectivity.

“NEC continues to be a key customer that enhances QLogic’s strong, growing presence in Japan,” said Vikram Karvat, VP of products, marketing and planning, QLogic. “Our market-leading FC solutions and our recently enhanced portfolio of 10GbE technology offer exceptional value and superior performance and allow us to collaborate with large OEMs such as NEC to deliver enterprise-grade networking and storage solutions to the global marketplace.”

10GbEtand Gen 5 FC: Performance with flexibility
By delivering wire-speed 10GbE performance with low CPU utilization, 10GbE adapters excel in modern computing environments. Featuring multiple protocol offload and concurrent LAN (TCP/IP) and SAN (FCoE, iSCSI) protocol processing over a shared 10GbE link, 10GbE adapters offer maximum flexibility. Low CPU utilization frees up server cycles for business-critical applications and the increased mobility of VMs.

QLogic 2600 Series Gen 5 solutions are designed to deliver the performance and reliability that have made QLogic the leader in FC adapters for ten consecutive years.Its market share leadership is driven by IT professionals in Global 2000 corporate data centers where virtualization-dominated IT landscapes and enterprise I/O performance is crucial. FC adapters from QLogic offer a suite of technology advancements that enable storage administrators in large enterprises to ensure comprehensive BC, maintain application performance and cost-effectively scale their networks.