The HPE Smart Fabric Orchestrator provides the same capabilities for Ethernet that HP’s Smart SAN does for Fibre Channel, while the new M-Series SN2010M is a smaller switch for the secondary storage market.
The M-Series family OEMed from Mellanox, which provide 100 GbE Ethernet connectivity, but also scale down to an SMB price point, provide HPE with a strong channel offering that has a large price-performance differential over Fibre Channel.
Cheryl Neal of Avnet Technology Solutions offers solution providers eight questions that can maximize their software-defined networking (SDN) business.
Brocade adds new components to its Alliance Partner Network to help partners ready themselves for SDN opportunities in the market.
Networking vendor introduces new partner accreditation, offers enhanced deal registration
Revised partner program lifts specialized partner margin incentives, introduces Service Provider track
Aggressive approach from networking vendor includes channel recruitment drive
Ethernet fabrics vendor takes a run at “vertically-integrated” data centre rivals with new architecture rollout
Distributor first to offer demos on Brocade VDX 720 Data Center Switch
New specializations and certifications also open doors for application delivery partners
