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In 2007 Brocade® introduced its then new flagship director – the DCX.  The DCX was a technology leader with an industry leading speed of 8 Gbps. Seven years later, Brocade® introduced its next generation director, the 16 Gbps DCX 8510, and designated the DCX End-of-Life. Fast forward five years and the DCX will reach End-of-Support on November 14, 2019 just one year from today. After November 14, 2019. Brocade® support will no longer be available for the DCX.  
If you’re still planning to use your DCX directors now is the time to call TeamKCI to support your DCX gear. We will maintain your DCX for as long as you choose to use it, at a price that is far less than Brocade® or Broadcom ever did. Don’t get caught without support. Call TeamKCI for a fast, accurate same day quote on your DCX gear and on all your Brocade® legacy equipment.  
And while you are thinking about End-of-Support options for your DCX directors keep in mind that mainstay Brocade® 5100 and 5300 switches will reach End-of-Support even sooner. In just 75 days on January 31, 2019, Brocade® will no longer support the 5100. And on August 22, 2019, Brocade® support will end for the 5300.
PS: TeamKCI will not only maintain the Brocade® DCX, we also maintain all badged versions of the Brocade® DCX sold by EMC®, HP, HDS, NetApp®, and Hitachi
TeamKCI is an IT Life Cycle manager, selling, deploying, and servicing computer assets for switching, storage arrays, servers and Ethernet networks. We are the leader in third-party support for Brocade® SAN and Cisco® MDS equipment. Call us to insure continued support.

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Brocade® Announcements Fuel Speculation




Category : Brocade Ethernet Switches , Brocade Routers , Brocade SAN Director Blades , Brocade SAN Directors , Brocade SAN Switches , SAN Director Blades , SAN Directors , SAN Switches

In the past thirty days Broadcom has made a couple of significant moves. First, it referenced an as of yet un-announced future Generation 7 (Gen 7) director that will be twice as fast as the current two-year-old 16 Gbps X6, Gen 6, director. No mention was made of the exact release date or compatibility with Gen 6, only the comment, “Gen 7, which will double the speeds yet again, is already on the horizon”.
Second, Broadcom has announced End-of-Life (EOL) for the Brocade® 300 SAN Switch. The 300 is an 8 Gbps Gen 4 switch which has remained an active product throughout the 8 years that Brocade® has sold the newer 16 Gbps Gen 5 product line.
Could the movement of the Brocade® 300 to EOL designation along with the whisper announcement of a coming 64 Gbps Gen 7 director be signaling that Broadcom is simplifying its product offerings and at the same time signaling that it will finally get around to officially End-of-Lifing it’s now 8-year-old Gen 5 product line? Stay tuned, only time will tell. But clearly Broadcom does not plan to stand still after its Brocade® acquisition. 

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KCI, Inc (dba TeamKCI) is the industry leader in premier Third-Party maintenance support. TeamKCI is not an authorized reseller, distributor, partner of nor an affiliate of any Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or related to any manufacturer’s authorized service center. All offers for maintenance support are from our world-wide award winning support group not the OEM. All trademarks, service marks, logos remain the property of the corresponding company. All rights reserved. 

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