Extreme Networks and Dell offer cost effective storage solutions
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 16:26 IST   |    3 Comments
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Extreme Networks and Dell offer cost effective storage solutions
Bangalore: The Summit X450a series of switches of Extreme Networks have been tested and are available for sale with Dell EqualLogic SANs (Storage Area Networks). Summit X450a switches provide data center customers with a switching solution which have low operating cost and are easier to deploy and manage. "Customers are converging storage onto Ethernet technology to drive lower costs, boost simplicity and performance," said Jitendra Gupta, Country Manager for India and SAARC region, Extreme Networks. "By testing our products with Dell to ensure compatibility, we are able to bring to our customers a high performance, easy to manage and operate solution at very compelling price points compared to traditional SAN solutions." Extreme Networks Ethernet networking solutions and Dells' EqualLogic iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) solution provide a cost-effective storage solution to meet the requirements of today's data center customers. "iSCSI is the established Ethernet based converged SAN technology. The primary market drivers are the ability of current generation iSCSI products to meet the needs of data center customers from a performance, cost and management standpoint by leveraging standard Ethernet network infrastructure," said Steven J. Schuchart Jr., Principal Analyst for Data Center at Current Analysis. "The offering from Dell and Extreme Networks creates a compelling solution in the converged all Ethernet storage marketplace."

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