IBM - Advanced Optical Networking Solutions (pdf)
Ciena, an IBM Alliance Partner and global leader in advanced optical and data network systems, provides a series of economical optical network solutions that address data center interconnectivity challenges. Ciena’s solutions support IBM GDPS®/System Timing Protocol (STP) environments and replication applications—such as Global Mirror, Metro Mirror (PPRC) and z/OS® Global Mirror—with industry-unique multiplexing functionality that lowers bandwidth costs and TCO.
Ciena, an IBM Alliance Partner and global leader in advanced optical and data network systems, provides a series of economical optical network solutions that address data center interconnectivity challenges. Ciena’s solutions support IBM GDPS®/System Timing Protocol (STP) environments and replication applications—such as Global Mirror, Metro Mirror (PPRC) and z/OS® Global Mirror—with industry-unique multiplexing functionality that lowers bandwidth costs and TCO.
EMC - Advanced WAN Networking Solutions for EMC GDDR (pdf)
EMC® is a leading provider of disaster recovery solutions built upon the Symmetrix® disk arrays and the robust EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility(SRDF®) family of replication software. Recently, EMC has expanded their disaster recovery solutions to focus on mainframe implementations with the addition of EMC Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (EMC GDDR).
EMC® is a leading provider of disaster recovery solutions built upon the Symmetrix® disk arrays and the robust EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility(SRDF®) family of replication software. Recently, EMC has expanded their disaster recovery solutions to focus on mainframe implementations with the addition of EMC Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (EMC GDDR).
EMC - Ciena Partner Solutions Brief - Partnering to Deliver Multiservice Optical Transport Solutions (pdf)
Ciena’s CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform is a Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing CWDM/DWDM product that has been qualified by EMC® for extended distance connectivity, supporting Symmetrix® and CLARiiON® Network Storage Systems using Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF®) Software over Fibre Channel (FC), and ESCON®, MirrorView™ Remote Mirroring Software over FC connections, and both SAN Copy™ Software and Block I/O over FC.
Ciena’s CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform is a Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing CWDM/DWDM product that has been qualified by EMC® for extended distance connectivity, supporting Symmetrix® and CLARiiON® Network Storage Systems using Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF®) Software over Fibre Channel (FC), and ESCON®, MirrorView™ Remote Mirroring Software over FC connections, and both SAN Copy™ Software and Block I/O over FC.
EMC - Ciena Partner Solutions Brief - Partnering to Deliver Distance Replication Solutions (pdf)
The replication of business critical data to multiple geographically dispersed facilities enables a robust, highly available framework for business continuity and disaster recovery. Ciena’s CN 2000® Storage Extension Platform enables enterprises to leverage their EMC storage assets and cost-effectively build efficient and robust storage networks within a campus environment, or to remote data centers and backup recovery sites. Ciena’s CN 2000 has been qualified by EMC as an extended distance connectivity solution to support Symmetrix® and CLARiiON® Network Storage Systems, using Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF®) Software over Fibre Channel (FC), and ESCON®, MirrorView™ Remote Mirroring Software over FC connections, and both SAN Copy™ Software and Block I/O over FC.
The replication of business critical data to multiple geographically dispersed facilities enables a robust, highly available framework for business continuity and disaster recovery. Ciena’s CN 2000® Storage Extension Platform enables enterprises to leverage their EMC storage assets and cost-effectively build efficient and robust storage networks within a campus environment, or to remote data centers and backup recovery sites. Ciena’s CN 2000 has been qualified by EMC as an extended distance connectivity solution to support Symmetrix® and CLARiiON® Network Storage Systems, using Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF®) Software over Fibre Channel (FC), and ESCON®, MirrorView™ Remote Mirroring Software over FC connections, and both SAN Copy™ Software and Block I/O over FC.
Brocade - Ciena Partner Solutions Brief - Extending the Power of Networked Storage (pdf)
Brocade and Ciena, market leaders in SANs and MAN/WAN solutions respectively, have partnered to provide bundled solutions that will help customers reduce the OPEX associated with high availability BC/DR solutions. Their joint offering increases the options available to customers in extending their SANs and enables them to minimize the BC/DR project costs whether the application is FC-, ESCON®-, FICON®- or GbE-based, while achieving the highest performance and the most economical solution for SAN, MAN and WAN networking.
Brocade and Ciena, market leaders in SANs and MAN/WAN solutions respectively, have partnered to provide bundled solutions that will help customers reduce the OPEX associated with high availability BC/DR solutions. Their joint offering increases the options available to customers in extending their SANs and enables them to minimize the BC/DR project costs whether the application is FC-, ESCON®-, FICON®- or GbE-based, while achieving the highest performance and the most economical solution for SAN, MAN and WAN networking.
Hitachi - Ciena Partner Solutions Brief (pdf)
The Ciena’s CN 2000™ Storage Extension Platform has been certified by Hitachi Data Systems for the distance extension of Hitachi TrueCopy™ Remote Replication software, NanoCopy™ disaster recovery manager technology, and Hitachi Compatible Replication software for IBM® XRC from Hitachi TagmaStore™ Universal Storage Platform, Lightning 9900™ V Series and Lightning 9900 Series enterprise storage systems across the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN). This partnership brings unmatched functionality, performance, and cost savings to all enterprises choosing to extend their Hitachi Data Systems BC solutions.
The Ciena’s CN 2000™ Storage Extension Platform has been certified by Hitachi Data Systems for the distance extension of Hitachi TrueCopy™ Remote Replication software, NanoCopy™ disaster recovery manager technology, and Hitachi Compatible Replication software for IBM® XRC from Hitachi TagmaStore™ Universal Storage Platform, Lightning 9900™ V Series and Lightning 9900 Series enterprise storage systems across the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN). This partnership brings unmatched functionality, performance, and cost savings to all enterprises choosing to extend their Hitachi Data Systems BC solutions.
