Brocade Expands SAN Health Family of Products
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SAN Administrators Leverage New Data Analysis and Reporting Tools to Simplify SAN Management and Improve Uptime
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 31 -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade®) (NASDAQ:BRCD) today announced the expansion of the Brocade SAN Health family to include the new and advanced SAN Health Professional framework and modules, as well as the new interactive SAN Health Expert consultation service. The expanded SAN Health family provides SAN administrators with highly effective tools and services for fast, easy, and comprehensive data analysis and reporting to help optimize their Brocade and McDATA SAN environments.
Over 10,000 SAN customers have already used SAN Health, a free SAN audit utility that was launched in 2004 to capture diagnostic data and perform analysis for reporting. Brocade is building on this offering with the introduction of SAN Health Professional, a free framework that extends data analysis capabilities and supports enhanced functionality. SAN administrators benefit from a more holistic view of the entire SAN, from the switches all the way to the attached devices. This enables administrators to simplify time-consuming SAN maintenance and inventory operations, ultimately boosting their productivity levels and preventing human error.
The new and expanded SAN Health product family includes:
o Brocade SAN Health -- a free utility that captures raw switch diagnostic
data, checks it for problems, analyzes it against best-practice criteria,
and then produces a Visio-based topology diagram as well as an
Excel-based report with detailed information on the SAN fabrics,
switches, and connected devices. It is available for download at
www.brocade.com/sanhealth .
o Brocade SAN Health Professional -- a free framework that extends data
analysis capabilities and supports optional advanced functionality
modules for granular searching, filtering, and analysis. SAN Health
Professional includes capabilities for searching, comparisons, custom
report generation, and change analysis-all from an easy-to-use GUI. It is
available for download at www.brocade.com/sanhealth .
o Brocade SAN Health Professional Change Analysis -- an optional fee-based
module that allows users to compare two SAN Health reports run at
different times with all the detailed changes highlighted in an
easy-to-understand format. The module is available for purchase at
www.shopbrocade.com in the form of an annual subscription.
o Brocade SAN Health Expert -- a subscription-based professional service
offering that provides detailed SAN analysis and quarterly consultations
with a knowledgeable and experienced Brocade SAN expert. More information
on it and other subscriptions from Brocade is available at
www.brocade.com/sanhealth .
"Preventative measures are always linked with good health, and SANs are no exception," said Tom Buiocchi, Brocade Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "Now, IT administrators -- including our existing SAN Health user base of over 10,000 McDATA and Brocade users -- can take advantage of new and valuable tools for comprehensive data analysis and reporting in SAN environments."
About Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Brocade delivers industry-leading platforms, solutions, and services for intelligently connecting, managing, and optimizing IT resources in shared storage environments. The world's premier systems, server, and storage providers offer the Brocade SilkWorm® family of Storage Area Network (SAN) connectivity platforms as the foundation for shared storage in organizations of all sizes. In addition, the Brocade Tapestry(TM) family of IT infrastructure solutions extends the ability to proactively manage and optimize application and information resources across the enterprise. Using Brocade solutions, organizations are better positioned to reduce cost, manage complexity, and satisfy business compliance requirements through optimized use and management of their IT resources. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.
Source: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
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