Storage costs are growing faster than server costs. Businesses need more efficient, cost-effective, and responsive storage area networks (SANs), without increasing overall power consumption. Also, in today's environments that must comply with government regulations for data recovery, 24-hour access to critical information is imperative.
Cisco SANs provide:
With Cisco MDS 9000 Switches, you can optimize physical resources, reduce operating costs such as energy use, and decrease capital expenditures to achieve lower TCO.
With industry-leading features and advanced capabilities, Cisco MDS 9000 Switches continue to be the leading platform for hosting intelligent multilayer services that fill business needs such as:
The MDS 9000 product family also facilitates server storage and fabric virtualization to provide an end-to-end virtualization solution for the data center.
SANs are central to the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage architecture. They provide a networking platform that helps IT departments achieve lower total cost of ownership, enhanced resiliency, and greater agility.
Cisco MDS 9148 | Other Vendors' Switches | Benefits of Cisco Switches | |
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Virtual Fabric Support | No additional cost | Limited; not available in entry-level switches |
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Switch-to-Switch Connections and SAN Extension | No additional cost | Fee for optional license |
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High Availability of Link | No additional cost | Fee for optional license |
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Redundant Power Supplies | No additional cost | Not available in entry-level switches |
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Fabric Management and Monitoring | No additional cost | Fee for optional license |
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