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SECURE, BUILD, AND GROW FOOTPRINTExperience and expertise are essential to architect an IT infrastructure that is optimized for a uniquebusiness process. Even more daunting of a task is protecting that investment by ensuring the abilityto incorporate future technological advances in transmission techniques, transport, and applicationprotocols.HOLISTICALLY MANAGE THE EVOLVING DATA CENTERFortunately, the Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) provides the fabric building blocks to simplifymanagement of the virtual infrastructure that data centers rely on to host applications and manage data.It simplifies data center connectivity, optimizes performance with greater efficiency, and reduces cost andrisk by combining storage networking and server-to-server clustering into a single converged data centerinfrastructure:• Policy-based & application driven• Secure, reliable, high-speed• Adapts to virtual server and storage dynamics• Accommodates increasing application workloads & data growth• Leverages existing IT resources for investment protection• Embraces technology partners to provide unparalleled choiceFOUNDATION FOR ENTERPRISE-CLASS DATA CENTERSThe Brocade Data Center Backbone (DCX) is a new class of network infrastructure that resides at the coreof the Data Center Fabric. 8 Gb Switches and Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) act as the fundamental buildingblocks for the Brocade DCF architecture, connecting servers and storage devices through industry leadingtechnology.With the introduction of the latest family of Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) Switches and HBAs,deployment of best-in-class, yet cost-effective solutions for consolidated and virtualized environmentsare seamless. With easy-to-use management tools and wizards, and full line rate performance on everyport, administrators can streamline implementations and ongoing management in a wide range ofenvironments. Therefore, allowing IT departments to better serve business units and meet strategicobjectives such as:• Future-proof existing investments• Facilitate consolidation and simplify management• Increase data availability by providing multiple high-performance data paths to storage• Dramatically accelerate backups and meet shorter recovery objectives• Improve storage utilization• Meet the demands of virtual server and storage environments

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