Dell EMC Powers IT Transformation with New Open Networking Products

Dell EMC Open Networking switches pair with PowerEdge 14^th generation servers and industry-leading storage as foundation for software-defined data centers 

Dell EMC announced new Open Networking capabilities to help customers transform their IT operations to lower IT costs, get quicker returns on investments and deliver new digital capabilities.

Remaining competitive today requires Digital Transformation. A logical first step in the process is IT Transformation to modernize the data center, automate productivity and change operating models. Flexible network architectures are key to allowing organizations to react quickly to changing business or customer requirements with less disruption and lower costs.

“At Dell EMC, we believe networks work best when open, granting customers of all sizes maximum choice and capability,” said Tom Burns, senior vice president, Networking, Enterprise Infrastructure & Service Provider, Dell EMC. “By disdisaggregating networking system software, and by decoupling networking software from hardware platforms, companies can free themselves from the rigid, and proprietary environments of yesterday to embrace software-defined principles and unlock innovation at any scale.”

Open Networking Portfolio Additions Increase Performance, Reduce Ongoing Costs

The Open Networking pioneer, Dell EMC delivers on the promise of software-defined networking (SDN) to make network operations more flexible, programmable and easier to manage. An agile, programmable network is fundamental to transforming IT operations and addressing the ever-changing needs and demands of applications and workloads in the data center.

• New S5100-ON series is Dell EMC’s first 25GbE Open Networking switch, offering more than 2x throughput of 10GbE switches for in-rack connectivity. The S5100-ON matches the new Dell EMC PowerEdge 14^th generation servers shipping with native 25GbE support. The switches 100GbE uplinks are designed for 100GbE fabric connectivity, accelerating rack-to-rack (east-west) network traffic. This is ideal for Web 2.0, enterprise, and cloud service providers looking to maximize application and service performance.

• New S4100-ON series delivers multi-functional, top-of-rack data center Open Networking switches optimized for high densities of 10GbE fiber/copper or Fibre Channel 8/16/32 server and converged local area networks (LAN)/storage area networks (SAN) within racks. All of these switches include the high-performance 100GbE uplink ports for inter-rack communication. Included in this family is the S4148U, a new unified switch for both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic for connecting to Dell EMC’s industry leading storage solutions. This Open Networking switch pushes the upper limits of Fibre Channel connectivity as Dell EMC’s first optimized to support 32Gb Fibre Channel for customers who want to further converge LAN/SAN operations. The S4148U’s unique design enables customers to deploy Ethernet top-of-rack and Fibre Channel switching in the same physical switch or further converge LAN/SAN using Fibre Channel-over-Ethernet.