Brocade has announced support for Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 server operating system across all product lines. This partnership enables SAN and IP Networking Solutions to support Private Cloud, Server and Network Virtualization.
Mike Schutz, General Manager, Windows Server Marketing, Microsoft, said, "From the early design stages of Windows Server 2012, Microsoft worked closely with Brocade to give customers new networking technologies such as software-defined networking via NVGRE and virtual Fibre Channel for more dynamic connectivity to storage resources."
Jason Nolet, Vice-President, Data Center Networking Group, Brocade, commented, "By working closely with the Microsoft engineering team in the early stages of the new OS's development, we have ensured that Brocade Ethernet and Fibre Channel fabric solutions work seamlessly with Windows Server 2012 as well as deliver innovative new networking functionality for highly virtualized, cloud-based data centers."
