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Intel Simplifies the Data Center
January 27, 2011 – Intel Corporation took a further step today to simplify the data center by
introducing a free new technology that enables all data center traffic to run over a single cable
using the Intel® 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) Server Adapter X520 family.
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“What’s frustrating for IT managers is that most of the data center dollars are spent on
infrastructure costs, not on innovation. Expanding Intel Ethernet to include Open FCoE will help
simplify the network and drive more of the IT budget toward innovation. We think IT
departments can lower infrastructure costs by 29 percent, reduce power by almost 50 percent and
cut cable costs by 80 percent by moving to a unified network.”
Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager, Data Center Group, Intel
“A unified fabric supports both compute and storage resources over a high-bandwidth transport
to deliver greater data center efficiency, simplify management and can accelerate the deployment
of virtualization and cloud-based services. The Cisco Nexus 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches and
the Cisco Unified Computing System servers both support Intel’s Open FCoE 10 Gigabit
Ethernet adapters to provide our customers with greater choice for cost-effective, scalable
unified fabric access.”
Soni Jiandani, vice president of marketing, Server Access and Virtualization Technology
Group, Cisco
"Open FCoE fits well with Dell's delivery of open, capable, and affordable solutions because it
utilizes components in the operating system to simplify the deployment and operation of
converged networks.”
Brian Payne, executive director, PowerEdge Marketing Group, Dell
“Server virtualization and converged storage networking, based on a shared 10GbE fabric, are
key ingredients for a cost-effective infrastructure. Achieving EMC E-Lab qualification is a gold
standard in our industry for server, networking and storage interoperability. The extensive work
done to qualify and validate the Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520 will give our customers
confidence that the product will integrate seamlessly with the EMC Symmetrix VMAX and
EMC VNX family of storage products.”
Paul Brown, vice president and general manager, Storage Networking Business, EMC
“For nearly a decade, NetApp has been providing unified storage solutions that enable our
customers to use IT as a tool to capitalize on new growth opportunities, helping them achieve
greater business breakthroughs and be ready for the future. NetApp and Intel are united on this
approach, and have worked together to establish a proven track record for delivering the
flexibility customers need to implement Ethernet solutions in their existing environments, while
also realizing substantial benefits in efficiency, cost savings, and ease of use."
Chris Cummings, vice president of Product and Solutions Marketing, NetApp
"Superior application performance, reduced management complexity and simplified datacenter
infrastructure requires application-to-disk integration of networking services. With the
combination of Oracle's operating systems, Sun Blade servers, Sun Blade 6000 switching
solutions and the integrated Intel 82599 Ethernet Controller deployed within Oracle's network
fabric, Oracle customers can build cost effective end-to-end converged solutions using FCoE and
DCB capabilities."
Raju Penumatcha, vice president, Oracle Netra Systems and Networking
"Red Hat has worked closely with Intel for several years on efforts to provide best-of-breed
FCoE solutions using Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet products. Since we have integrated full-featured
FCoE support into Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat customers can confidently deploy a
robust, high-performance, cost-effective FCoE solution that plugs right into the existing SANs,
management tools and server environments."
Tim Burke, vice president, Linux Engineering, Red Hat