Blade servers and Fibre Channel SANs are the ideal infrastructure for IT consolidation and server virtualization. The combination of high density computing power and scalable networked storage maximize the benefits of consolidation: reduce capital and operational costs, simplify management complexity, lower power, cooling and space requirements and eliminate cable sprawl.  As more applications and servers are virtualized and consolidated on fewer physical servers, IT organizations must deploy computing resources capable of keeping up with workload demands without impacting performance or service levels.

Brocade and its blade server partners solve these IT challenges with next-generation blade server and data center networking platforms that provides exceptional performance, advanced functionality, energy efficiency, and simplified management.

Brocade is the market leader of Fibre Channel switch technology for blade servers with innovative solutions to connect, manage and protect mission-critical information.

Brocade partners with the following blade server technology leaders:

• Dell
• Fujitsu
• Hitachi
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM
• NEC

• Data Sheets

  • Brocade M5424 8 Gbit/Sec Fibre Channel Switch For M1000e-Series Blade Enclosures (628.9 KB)

  • Brocade Network Advisor (1.1 MB)

• Matrices

  • Brocade Fabric OS 7.x Compatibility Matrix (437.8 KB)

  • Transceiver Platform Support Matrix (215.2 KB)

• White Papers

  • Native Fabric Connectivity for Today's SANs (337.3 KB)