{"id":1858,"date":"2014-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbis.com\/news\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:04:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:04:59","slug":"qlogic-and-brocade-to-accelerate-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.asbis.com\/news\/suppliers\/qlogic-and-brocade-to-accelerate-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"QLogic and Brocade to Accelerate Innovation in Storage Area Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class='product-block'>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4>BUY ONLINE<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href='http:\/\/www.it4profit.com\/ecatalog\/userend\/shopITProdLite.jsp?SUPPLIER=701&#038;LANG=en&#038;SDATA=1&#038;COND=701&#038;PATERN=&#038;PT=&#038;MNF=170114'><img src='\/share\/common\/QLOGIC_SANbox_5802V.jpg' width='165' height='87' alt='' \/><\/a>             <\/p>\n<h2><a href='http:\/\/www.it4profit.com\/ecatalog\/userend\/shopITProdLite.jsp?SUPPLIER=701&#038;LANG=en&#038;SDATA=1&#038;COND=701&#038;PATERN=&#038;PT=&#038;MNF=170114'>QLogic products<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>QLogic&nbsp;(Nasdaq: QLGC), the industry leader in Fibre Channel adapters and Brocade Communications&nbsp;(Nasdaq: BRCD), the industry leader in Fibre Channel switches, announced a broad technology alliance agreement that will enhance end-to-end storage connectivity for end users and accelerate innovation in Storage Area Networks.Under the terms of the agreement,&nbsp;QLogic&nbsp;and Brocade will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jointly develop capabilities to enhance Fibre Channel technology on an end-to-end basis with improved performance, manageability and reliability for enterprise customers<\/li>\n<li>Align on product plans and testing to accelerate deployment of Gen 5 and Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology<\/li>\n<li>Jointly market and evangelize advanced SAN solutions for the next-generation data centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;Brocade and&nbsp;QLogic&nbsp;pioneered Fibre Channel and brought SANs into the mainstream enterprise,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Jack Rondoni, Vice President of Product Management, Brocade. &ldquo;Both companies have a long history of delivering innovative, high-performance connectivity solutions to address enterprise IT needs, and with this agreement we will accelerate innovation for the next generation of storage networking.&rdquo;&ldquo;QLogic and Brocade are in a unique position in the industry. Between our two companies, we have the ability to innovate on server, fabric and storage connectivity to deliver end-to-end optimized solutions for our customers,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Amit Vashi, Vice President of Products, Technology and Planning,&nbsp;QLogic. &ldquo;Working together with Brocade will also allow us to accelerate the adoption of new SAN technologies and drive the future of Fibre Channel.&rdquo;In connection with the technology and marketing alliance agreement,&nbsp;QLogic&nbsp;also&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;Brocade&rsquo;s Fibre Channel and converged network adapter business. This further extends QLogic&rsquo;s market leading adapter offerings and ensures continuity of supply to current Brocade customers. This acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on the operating results of&nbsp;QLogic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUY ONLINE QLogic products QLogic&nbsp;(Nasdaq: QLGC), the industry leader in Fibre Channel adapters and Brocade Communications&nbsp;(Nasdaq: BRCD), the industry leader in Fibre Channel switches, announced a broad technology alliance agreement that will enhance end-to-end storage connectivity for end users and accelerate innovation in Storage Area Networks.Under the terms of the agreement,&nbsp;QLogic&nbsp;and Brocade will: Jointly develop&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[232,196,131,189],"class_list":["post-1858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-suppliers","tag-brocade","tag-network","tag-qlogic","tag-storage"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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