Top Features of the New Cisco 32 Gbps FC Switches

Although Hyper converged solution are often found at customers, FC SAN Switches are still alive and renewed every time ! Cisco got now 2 new san switches which are capable of handling 32 Gbps FC traffic.   The MDS 9148T model got 48 ports non oversubscribed ports and you can start with licesesing 24 ports … Read more

FlexPod is here for 5 years now and is it dead ?

UCP, vSpex, VersaStack, OmniStack, FlashStack and the list is going on and on. So manyFlexPod Converged Infrastructures and/or hyper-converged solutions. All based with Cisco Networking and Cisco UCS. But what about FlexPod ? It’s here for 5 years right now and is it still up to date and relevant? What are the key differentiators for the customer to still have a closer look at this solution ?

FlexPod is alive and kicking !

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TOP 5 reasons to migrate to Cisco MDS SAN Switches

Yes, I like the Cisco MDS Switches. Right now they got the perfect portfolio for every customer with SAN Switches. Including you ! Just have a peek at the TOP 5 reasons and maybe, just maybe, you like it like I do ! TOP 5 : 5 : Integrated Management. With the standard integrated Device … Read more

Can the Cisco MDS 9396S beat Brocade 6520 ?

Since July 2015 Cisco is shipping the MDS 93962S. And there is also the Brocade 6520 with very nice performance. The specsheets are almost the same and Brocade switch got lower latency. But why choose MDS 9396S over Brocade 6520 ? Brocade can have 2.1 us of latency while the MDS 9396S got a latency … Read more

Cisco MDS 9396S. Don’t confuse it with Cisco 9396PX or TX!

Today Cisco announed the new MDS 9396S. It’s a storage switch. Not a leaf switch for ACI like the Cisco 9396PX/9396TX. So please don’t confuse those type of switches. The MDS is for storage en the Nexus 9396 is for network switching. http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/storage-networking/mds-9396s-16g-multilayer-fabric-switch/index.html The new Cisco MDS 9396S is a 16G fixed storage switch with … Read more