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ESG Lab Validation Report on Brocade Virtual Fabrics and Director Power Efficiency sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Hands-on lab testing of Fibre Channel directors including measurements by an independent electrician. Learn how power savings can leave more watts and amps available per rack and per floor tile for bladed servers and storage. Posted: 15 May 2007 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 TOPICS: Backups \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Power Supplies \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization \| Switch Fabric \| Tape Libraries

Exploring Software-Defined Networking with Brocade sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Software-defined networking (SDN) is a hot topic today. This white paper provides an overview of the concept and the role it will play in achieving cloud success. View now to learn more! Posted: 09 May 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Programming Interfaces \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Virtual Appliance \| VLAN

What Is an Ethernet Fabric? sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Compared to classic hierarchical Ethernet architectures, Ethernet fabrics provide the higher levels of performance, utilization, availability and simplicity required to meet the business needs of data centers today and into the future. Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Published: 31 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Architectures \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Protocols \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Switch Fabric \| Virtual Machine \| VLAN

The Intelligent Campus LAN sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. EGUIDE: Access this Tech Guide from SearchNetworking.com to learn how you can update your campus LAN to address the modern needs of your network, including application delivery and mobility. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Rights \| LAN \| LAN Switches \| LAN Switching \| Layer 2 Switches \| Layer 3 Switches \| Layer 4 Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching \| VLAN

Overcome the Challenges of Virtualization with 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switches sponsored by Extreme Networks CASE STUDY: Did you know that 10 Gigabit Ethernet can help you overcome the challenges of network congestion in a virtualized data center environment? View this case study to learn more! Posted: 30 Aug 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

How Data Centre Network Fabric and SDN Intersect sponsored by TechTarget Security EGUIDE: Uncover the roles software-defined networking (SDN) and network fabrics play in the data centre network to get help determining which implementation strategy is best for your business. Posted: 14 May 2013 \| Published: 14 May 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric

Open Fabric Edge - The Best Attributes of the Data Center, Now Delivered to the Edge sponsored by Extreme Networks WHITE PAPER: Can your network accommodate the new requirements demanded on it? Explore how Ethernet switching can provide the flexibility, scalability, and resiliency you need to embrace the trends and technologies that will give your business a competitive advantage. Posted: 17 May 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Capital Expenditures \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Load Balancing \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| ROI \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| TCO

5 Steps to Understanding Cloud Computing Networks sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® EGUIDE: This guide discusses the two missions of cloud computing networks, as well as how to accomplish these goals. Also included are five requirements for successful cloud computing networks. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Cloud Computing \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Networking \| Switch Fabric \| Virtual Machine \| VPN

Brocade 5000 Sell Sheet sponsored by Brocade PRODUCT LITERATURE: The Brocade 5000 is the industry's highest-performing midrange switch and the first common platform to provide non-disruptive and seamless expansion of existing SAN fabrics. Posted: 22 Feb 2007 \| Published: 22 Feb 2007 TOPICS: SAN \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Switches \| Switch Fabric

Charité – Becoming an Agile and Efficient Hospital through Virtualization sponsored by Enterasys CASE STUDY: This case study reveals the data center networking solution one of Europe's largest university hospitals implemented to help them fully recognize the many benefits of server virtualization. Posted: 31 Jul 2013 \| Published: 28 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| Server Virtualization \| Switch Fabric \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN

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