Dell has announced expansions to its networking portfolio to address rising complexities in campus networking and growing bandwidth demands in the data centre.
The company revealed that it is offering a new unified-campus architecture powered by the new Dell Networking C9010 Network Director switch and companion C1048P Rapid Access Node while in the data centre, Dell has debuted the Dell Networking S6100-ON, which combines multi-rate connectivity, modularity, and open networking to deliver unparalleled in-rack networking flexibility.
Speaking on this new development, the Vice President and General Manager, Dell Networking and Enterprise Infrastructure, Tom Burns said these innovations are geared towards simplifying complex networking tasks.“At Dell, we’re taking a holistic, end-to-end approach to networking from connecting server storage and workloads together in the data centre to connecting desktops and mobile devices in the campus and we’re excited about these new products and capabilities and the new levels of simplicity and flexibility to help our customers become future ready.”
The new Dell unified-campus architecture has been designed for mid- to large-scale campus environments seeking improved scalability combined with simplified management and provides a single management view for the entire campus from access to core while offering a single point of control for quality of service, policy provisioning and software upgrades, as well as for programming software-defined attributes.
The new Dell Networking C9010Network Director is described as a next-generation multi-rate capable modular switch and is the first platform based on the new Dell campus network architecture and its real power comes when paired with the C1048P Rapid Access Node to deliver new levels of simplicity and scalability in the campus.
Meanwhile, the Dell Networking S6100-ON is said to combine multi-rate connectivity with chassis-level modularity and open networking perfect for data center operators seeking maximum flexibility and control in the rack and with its increased density, performance, flexibility and simplified management.
“The Dell S6100-ON is ideal for virtualization, cloud and big data analytics environments—all foundational elements for the Future-Ready Enterprise,” said Burns.
Already, these new offerings are drawing accolades from Dell partners like the University of Pisa in Italy where the Chief Technical Officer in charge of its IT Centre, Maurizio Davini said, “the University of Pisa has partnered closely with Dell over the past few years to deploy future-ready solutions. We believe that the new C9000 platform from Dell is very innovative and will help us better manage our evolving campus network and reduce administrative time significantly.”
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