Dell announced a new hardware partnership it says can help improve the connection between storage devices and blade servers for data centers.
Blade servers are thin models that slide into a chassis that provides shared power and networking infrastructure.
Dell said its PowerEdge 1855 blade servers can now connect to two network switches made by McData. Pricing for a single switch starts at $8,639 and includes optical transceivers for faster data transfer.
The hardware is designed to fit in Dell's blade server box and automatically connect with a company's existing storage area network, or SAN.
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