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The Path to a Green Data Center

Overview The environment is everyone's concern. That's why Hitachi Data Systems and Brocade have developed eco-friendly solutions to address the needs of today's data centers. As IT organizations worldwide move through the millennium, they face the combined challenge of exponential data growth, dwindling energy resources, rising energy costs, and increased pressure to operate in an environmentally sound manner. Hitachi Data Systems and Brocade are committed to providing organizations with a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and socially responsible approach to managing data center growth and maximizing Storage Area Network (SAN) and File Area Network (FAN) efficiencies.

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Brocade Communications Systems
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Date Published
Apr 26, 2008
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Data Center, Green IT

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