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Get the Benefits of an Efficient Network Fabric Now
Implement an efficient fabric to eliminate the need for redundant network infrastructures that require separate switches, routers, host bus adapters (HBAs), network interface cards (NICs) and cables.

By eliminating network complexity, you can pave the way for network convergence and mass-scale virtualization. Key applications, such as data backup and video streaming, benefit from 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) devices. IT departments also find their disaster recovery efforts easier to manage with 10GbE. This is because additional sites can easily be replicated over the Internet, and distance is no longer a constraint.　

The Value of an Efficient Network
You can reduce network complexity and dependence on proprietary technologies and increase your total bandwidth by consolidating your network onto a 10GbE device.

Consolidation can help you:

Simplify your network by eliminating unnecessary layers of network complexity.
Standardize on mature Ethernet technology, which is easier to manage and requires less time and expertise to deploy than other networking technologies.
Automate IT processes and free IT administrators to focus on providing solutions and improving efficiencies for your business and your workforce.

Equally as important as consolidation is the timing of the transition, which can be gradual. You don't need to rip and replace your existing networking infrastructure to improve it. Maximize the return on your current IT investment by integrating new technologies into your existing infrastructure.

Driving Standards Is Our Difference
The Dell™ next-generation data center vision is standards based — from the computing platforms to the networking fabric. It supports the ever-increasing demands from computing, storage and networking technologies. Dell has networking fabrics that are fully virtualized, cloud-enabled and highly automated.

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Open standards, flexible networking components and world-class power and cooling systems help create an adaptable, efficient, cost-effective and high-density data center.

Build an end-to-end solution that is grounded in the expertise of Dell and made up of flexible, open-standards networking components. Our networking components are designed for interoperability, bandwidth and reach.

Simplify the network

Network Simplification

Core Switches
Build the backbone of your network on high-speed switching that provides advanced traffic management and quality of service.

Aggregation Switches
Aggregate traffic flows to and from computing devices and the rest of your network.

	Access Switches Provide servers, PCs and other computing devices physical access to the network with advanced security and high-performance stacking.

By using our networking components, you can simplify your network and receive valuable guidance on how you can optimize your I/O (input/output) infrastructure.

	Blade Server Chassis Switches Only the Dell M-Series switches provide complete, snap-in FlexIO scalability down to the switch interconnects. Our FlexIO technology delivers flexibility and scalability for today's rapidly evolving networking landscape.

	Server NICs, HBAs and CNAs Connect your servers to the Efficient Fabric with a wide range Dell's network interface cards (NICs), host bus adapters (HBAs) and converged network adapters (CNAs).

	Storage Networking Choose from a wide range of Fibre Channel, iSCSI and FCoE storage networking switches.

Reduce network complexity costs, increase access to applications and enable internal and external collaboration using Dell services. We can help you from initial assessment through implementation, and then manage your network for you.


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