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Virtual Fabrics Provide Administrative Flexibility in a Shared Storage Environment sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Learn about a technology that enables you to better manage your SAN assets by creating logical groups of separately managed devices, ports, and switches within your SAN - all without disrupting existing environments. Posted: 21 Nov 2011 \| Published: 30 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| High Availability \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Networking \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Standards \| Storage Switches \| Switch Fabric \| Switches

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

A Different Take on Software Defined Networks sponsored by Enterasys WHITE PAPER: Get a different take on software defined networks, who they help, the benefits you can achieve from deploying one, and key tips for utilizing one within your organization. Posted: 02 Aug 2013 \| Published: 02 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Application Programming Interfaces \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Routers \| Routing \| Switch Fabric \| Switches \| Switching

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

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

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Investment Protection sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper serves as a guide to the investment protection offered between first-generation and second-generation Cisco MDS 9000 Family linecards, supervisor, and chassis. Posted: 01 May 2006 \| Published: 01 Apr 2006 TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel Switches \| IP SAN \| LAN Switches \| Switch Fabric

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

Making Employee Journeys Unforgettable sponsored by ServiceNow WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how to eliminate common and repeated inquiries by giving employees a place to find their own answers, and provide an easy transition for those with more complex issues. Posted: 16 May 2023 \| Published: 16 May 2023 TOPICS: IT Management

Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center sponsored by ServiceNow WHITE PAPER: Read this report for an overview of the CRM Customer Engagement Center market and details on why ServiceNow is a Leader in 2021 Magic Quadrant. Posted: 08 Jul 2022 \| Published: 08 Jul 2022 TOPICS: IT Management

2021 Vendor Showdown: IT Service Management Providers sponsored by ServiceNow WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for Gartner's profile of vendors in the Enterprise ITSM tool market and find out why Gartner named ServiceNow a Leader 7 years in a row. Posted: 08 Jul 2022 \| Published: 08 Jul 2022 TOPICS: IT Management