In what is claimed to be a world’s first, Broadcom Inc. has unveiled a quantum-safe Gen 8 128G storage area network (SAN) switch.
Called the Brocade X8 Directors and Brocade G820 56-port switch, the platform is designed for mission-critical workloads and enterprise AI applications.
The Brocade X8 directors form the core of large, scalable networks while the Brocade G820 mid-range switch can be deployed as an edge or top-of-rack switch. The portfolio combines 128G performance, quantum-safe security and AI-powered autonomy to enable hardy and secure networks for data centers.
“Our new Gen 8 Fibre Channel platforms advance the enterprise storage industry by securing storage networks against emerging quantum-era threats and by utilizing embedded SAN AI technology to automate application infrastructure management,” said Dennis Makishima, VP and GM of Brocade Storage Networking at Broadcom. “These new 128G platforms establish a robust foundation for mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads.”
Broadcom said the switch modernizes SAN management with the introduction of AI-powered autonomy that learns, adapts and responds to changing environments. SAN fabric intelligence eliminates manual processes for end-to-end visibility for connected devices and components inside the SAN.
Broadcom’s Brocade Adaptive Traffic Optimizer learns and adapts to changing application demands through load balancing across performance groups and virtual channels to maintain critical application performance. The software also helps avoid application performance impacts with automatically isolating traffic that impacts other flows.
