Dell Networking solutions
Ready to take on today’s new IT Dell Networking portfolio challenges? Meet the new Dell. Dell has been delivering high-performance, reliable networking solutions for over a decade and today powers some of the Enterprise networking is in the midst of a significant world’s most demanding enterprise, cloud/web 2.0 and campus transformation. With the advent of cloud computing, workplace environments. For data centers, this means feature-rich, top-of- mobility, diversity of business devices, data center consolidation rack and blade switching solutions, and high-performance and the way in which software and applications are consumed, 10/40GbE networking fabrics that fit your business and budget. IT managers face tremendous challenges to more effectively For campus and branch environments, this means complete control their networks. solutions to securely mobilize users, desktops and devices, and Dell has evolved to help you meet these new challenges. By meet the fast-paced needs of business on the go. Throughout, offering end-to-end solutions, including highly integrated, yet Dell adds advanced management software to help you save scalable options for mission-critical business workloads, Dell time and money while helping to simplify the complex. Dell’s provides the flexibility, visibility and tools IT managers need to comprehensive portfolio and end-to-end solutions are uniquely meet their most important business requirements. suited to help you and your business excel. Dell solutions allow you to do more by accelerating operational Get more from your data center efficiency, protecting your infrastructure investments and Dell Networking Active Fabric solutions for data centers are building for the future with our unprecedented commitment high-performance, scalable and open solutions that meet the to open standards for ultimate scalability and maximum requirements of even the most demanding enterprise interoperability. environments. Engineered from the ground up and empowered Dell’s focus is tightly aligned to your current and future needs by robust network automation and orchestration software, these by helping you to: solutions deliver uncompromising performance and efficiency • Transform by accelerating adoption from virtualization and provide feature-rich flexibility for any size deployment you to convergence to cloud may require. Active Fabric solutions include the Dell Networking • Connect by embracing consumerization trends including Z-Series, S-Series and our industry-leading 1/10/40GbE blade bring your own device (BYOD) and beyond switching products for high-performance data center • Inform by turning data into insights applications. The Dell Networking N-Series family of 1GbE and • Protect by overcoming evolving security threats and 10GbE switches and the Dell Networking W-Series are designed ensuring compliance to modernize the way employees, guests and devices connect in campus, branch and small offices. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that all of our data center Networking solutions switching systems are powered by the industry-hardened and feature-rich Dell Networking OS 9 for maximum dependability Are you ready for increased mobility? and uptime. Additionally, the Dell Networking Open Automation Highly secure, simple to deploy and easy to manage, Dell Framework™ and orchestration software simplifies management Networking W-Series wireless products deliver industry-leading for virtualized environments and streamlines operations to connectivity for enterprise mobility. The Dell Networking cost-effectively scale to the largest capacity data centers. This W-Series provides highly differentiated context-aware access helps you significantly improve your return on investment policies based on the type of user, device, application and through unparalleled business and technology value. location, and provides you the flexibility of using any mobile or computing device when implementing a BYOD access policy. Dell Active Fabric architectures can be easily designed, implemented and managed with Dell Active Fabric Manager How are you managing BYOD and guest access? (AFM) software. This new and innovative software has been The Dell Networking W-Series ClearPass Access Management ™ specifically designed as an automation and orchestration System provides you with unparalleled simplicity for managing tool for the entire fabric. Making it easy for enterprise IT and securing network access across wireless, wired and virtual departments to deploy the latest networking innovations, private networks (VPNs). Ideal for BYOD provisioning and Dell AFM automates tasks associated with designing, building onboarding, ClearPass enables a secure network connection and monitoring data center fabrics, reducing fabric design for any IT-issued, personal computing or mobile device. and deployment time by up to 86 percent* compared By centralizing access policies across the entire network, to manual configurations. ClearPass automates differentiated user and device access, policy management and the provisioning of devices Data center networking for secure access and posture assessment. Fixed configuration core and top-of-rack switches Wireless networking
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Dell Networking Dell Networking Dell Networking Dell Networking Dell Networking Dell Networking Latest gigabit wireless 802.11ac, 3x3 multiple- S55 S60 S5000 S6000 S4810/S4820T W-AP224/W-AP225 input and multiple-output (MIMO) technology, ultimate performance up to 1.3Gbps
Dell Networking High-performance, 900Mbps, 3x3 MIMO, W-AP134/W-AP135 dual radio (450Mbps per radio)
Chassis core Dell Networking Mainstream, 600Mbps, 2x2 MIMO, dual radio Dell Networking Dell Networking Dell Networking E-Series W-AP104/W-AP105 (300Mbps per radio) Z9000 Z9500 virtualized switches (Outdoor model: W-AP175)
Dell Networking W-AP92/ Entry-level, 300Mbps, 2x2 MIMO, single radio Ready your campus network for W-AP93/W-AP93H next-generation demands Dell Networking products provide a full suite of campus Controllers and branch networking solutions designed for wiring closet Dell Networking W-7210/ High-density headquarters or large campus environments and workgroup connectivity. Gain maximum W-7220/W-7240/W-6000 (Four-slot modular chassis) ease of use, reliability, control and scale with fixed port, stackable Ethernet switches and modular Dell Networking Dell Networking Medium to large enterprise W-3200/W-3400/W-3600 C-Series chassis-based switches. Provide Power over Ethernet (PoE) for wireless devices and enable voice over IP (VoIP) Dell Networking Small office or branch office W-620/W-650 phones and unified communications. These switches also include built-in storage networking capabilities to simplify Guest access and BYOD your connectivity and deliver maximum choice and value at any scale. Dell W-Series ClearPass Up to 25,000 concurrent users/devices, 500/5000/25,000 available pre-loaded to a Dell server or as software only (virtual machine for VMware) Campus and branch networking
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Dell Dell Dell Networking Networking Networking N2000 N3000 N4000 Simplify the complex For campus and branch environments, Dell OpenManage™ Network Manager (OMNM) offers simplified, yet robust network management. Confidently and proactively monitor and manage your network with geographical or logical views, report generation, inventory management and simultaneous rollout of changes across multiple devices. Dell OMNM and Dell Fabric Manager work in conjunction with automation and orchestration capabilities integrated into Dell Networking OS.
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Embrace convergence Dell Active Infrastructure integrates compute, storage and networking into scalable platforms to deliver comprehensive, on-demand virtualized compute and storage capabilities. These solutions include: Dell Networking S5000 unified storage switch: This unique, modular 1RU top-of-rack solution delivers converged networking and 40GbE uplinks for core connectivity. Data centers deploying Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Internet SCSI (iSCSI) and RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) networks can easily optimize and converge communications into 10GbE with the Dell Networking S5000 switch for maximum flexibility, producing opportunities to decrease overall operational and capital expenses. Dell Networking 10/40GbE MXL blade switch: This industry- leading solution combines high-density 10GbE local fabric switching coupled with high-speed 40GbE uplinks for core connectivity. Dell PowerEdge™ servers and storage solutions work seamlessly with the Dell Networking 10/40GbE MXL blade switch to enable maximum agility with an attractive total cost of ownership. Dell Active Systems: This latest offering within the Dell Active Infrastructure family leverages unified management, converged local area network (LAN)/storage area network (SAN) factors and bladed form factors for easy deployment and unified operation. Dell PowerEdge VRTX: This revolutionary and fully integrated, scalable and easy-to-manage shared infrastructure platform integrates up to four Dell PowerEdge M-Series server nodes plus storage, networking and management in a single chassis. Only the size of a typical two-socket tower server, the PowerEdge VRTX offers office-friendly acoustics and plugs directly into a standard wall outlet. Revitalize SAN connectivity Choose affordable and efficient Dell Networking solutions for storage can help your desktop virtualization organization — regardless of size — derive the full value of your Dell Desktop Virtualization Solutions (DVS) are based on the IT investments while protecting intellectual property. Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Hyper-V™ platform, Our open, standards-based solutions let you integrate new Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 technologies without sacrificing performance or existing and Dell servers and storage. Dell DVS offers an efficient, IT investments. high-performance foundation for enterprise desktop virtualization to help increase security and streamline client Better together: Dell Networking and Dell Storage deployment and management while helping reduce your costs. Simplify server virtualization Dell Active Systems are pre-engineered, pre-built virtualization ™ ™ ™ Dell PowerVault Dell EqualLogic Dell Compellent solutions that include server, storage, networking and family family family management tools. They operate together seamlessly and are Cost-effective Power with Efficient and scalable simplicity performance designed to scale. Growing the infrastructure becomes as simple and capacity as adding more capacity to an existing Dell Active System rack or integrating additional racks as needed. Dell Networking Networking services Various Dell Networking solutions are validated to work optimally with Dell Storage solutions. Whether you are seeking product support or complete IT outsourcing, Dell can deliver services based on your needs. Solutions to fit your workload Consulting services Achieve better business outcomes with professional guidance Dell Networking solutions embrace a wide range of pertaining to your network. Improve network performance, add architectures and capabilities to suit any type of server and functionality and leverage existing infrastructure to maximize workload deployment you require. We offer traditional your investment. hierarchical architectures for legacy workload deployments, Deployment services hypervisor-optimized fabric solutions for virtual machine Let us install and correctly optimize your network with a comprehensive set of remote and on-site deployment services. deployments and robust end-to-end 10G capabilities from data center to campus for optimizing desktop and end-user Managed services computing performance. Free yourself to focus on your business and allow Dell to fully manage and monitor your multivendor network with triage, Take control of big data resolution, and Tier 2 and 3 engineering support. The Dell Apache™ Hadoop® solution enables an application to Support services work with thousands of independent compute resources and Gain access to service professionals 24 hours a day who can petabytes of data, performing complex computations help you configure, troubleshoot and diagnose your network. Dell ProSupport™ experts also help resolve complex issues or lookups in a fraction of a second. Our Hadoop solution related to third-party connectivity to Cisco, Brocade, Juniper, comprises Dell Networking S4810 switches, Dell PowerEdge HP and Aruba. servers, Dell Crowbar software and the OpenStack cloud operating system, as well as optimized hardware, software and services to streamline deployment.
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