To help IT organizations with better data storage systems, Cisco has released new solutions for storage area networks (SANs). These solutions will deliver higher performance, scalability and reliability.
These solutions include the Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director, which delivers three times the bandwidth of any storage director in the industry and the Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch, which improves efficiency by performing important storage networking services in the SAN fabric.
David Yen, Senior VicePresident, Data Center Group, Cisco, stated, "The announcement cements Cisco's technology leadership in the storage director market. Cisco continues to deliver the greatest depth and breadth for an end-to-end data center unified fabric. Together with our ecosystem of partners, we are reshaping the data center into an IT linchpin that transforms business continuity and operations for customers, one that is critical to today’s competitive business environments."
Together, this portfolio helps a wide range of industries, from companies needing faster access to business metrics for better decision making, to medical caregivers accessing information on-demand in examination, treatment, surgical, and patient rooms.
The Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director will provide storage connectivity for mission-critical applications, massive amounts of data, solid-state drives (SSDs) and cloud-based environments without impacting current IT operations. On the other hand, Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch will deliver storage services, which improve SAN efficiency by performing important storage services centrally in the fabric.
The Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director is available now, whereas the Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch is scheduled to be available in Q3 2013.
