Key Points:
- Encrypts data at rest with no performance penalty (up to 96Gbps).
- Seamlessly scales to meet changing business requirements.
- Little to no downtime with nondisruptive installation.
- Reduces operating costs with low power requirements.
- Strengthens data-at-rest security strategy with fabric-based encryption.
Delivers high-performance, nondisruptive encryption for your storage security needs in Fibre Channel SAN environments
As an IT organization, protecting your company’s valuable data assets is your charter. In addition to complying with regulatory mandates and meeting industry requirements for data confidentiality to keep your company out of unfavorable headlines, you must also protect against potential litigation and liability following any reported breach, thus minimizing the damage to your brand.
In the context of data center fabric security, NetApp and Brocade provide advanced fabric services for Fibre Channel–based storage area networks (SANs) by using the Brocade Encryption Switch and the encryption blade for Brocade DCX backbones. These solutions offer the following benefits:
- High-speed encryption (up to 96Gbps)
- High reliability
- Selective or comprehensive protection of disk and tape storage.
- Detailed, secure audit logs.
- Centralized recordkeeping of data access.
To learn about the Brocade encryption solutions, please see the specifications, or download the datasheets for the Brocade Encryption Switch and the Brocade Encryption Blade.
