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EMC ‘Selects’ QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Stackable Switches

As storage area networks (SANs) rapidly expand in the global and virtualized data centers and as server consolidation spirals in an almost out-of-control fashion, IT administrators need to be able to select Fibre Channel switches that can accommodate growth non-disruptively and inexpensively and give them reliability and improved productivity. EMC has recognized QLogic’s 5800V Series 8Gb Fibre Channel switches as meeting these characteristics and has chosen them for membership in its exclusive EMC Select program. These switches, which QLogic describes as “chunklets of connectivity” are approximately the size of pizza boxes and can be stacked atop one another as additional ports are required in a pay-as-you-grow fashion. In this challenging business environment, the ability to buy connectivity in a modular fashion is easier for customers to digest than asking them to spend money upfront on more capacity than they need —a characteristic that SSG-NOW believes is a key driver for the increased OEM adoption of QLogic’s high-speed SAN edge switches.

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