Tata Sky, one of India's leading Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite broadcasters, has selected Brocade network solution to boost data center capacity to cater for the exponential growth in demand for satellite broadcaster and interactive TV services. Tata Sky will deploy an efficient and scalable Ethernet fabric based on Brocade VDX 6740 switches and Brocade VCS Fabric technology.
Compared to the conventional three-tier switching infrastructure it will be replacing, Brocade claims that the new network solution operates as a single layer and as a single virtual device that delivers low-latency application performance and a much better user experience. The Brocade VDX switches are designed to support the high-bandwidth demands of virtual machine hosts, delivering a high density of wire-speed 10 GbE ports in a top-of-rack configuration. The VCS fabric will also provide Tata Sky with a very high level of network automation and virtual machine awareness, helping to greatly increase the agility of its data center operations, said Brocade.
Ravishanker.N, Chief Information Officer, Tata Sky Ltd
We are planning to consolidate our data centers and Brocade will be our preferred networking partner. High throughput, no latency, and the highest level of automation are key features of Brocade technology that are directly relevant for our IT infrastructure.
Edgar Dias, senior regional director for Brocade India and SAARC
Tata Sky will be moving straight to the leading edge with a data center Ethernet fabric that will enable it to scale its network almost effortlessly. The intelligent foundation for the increased virtualization of its data center operations will also give it the agility to better deal with spikes in service demand.
