As the value and volume of business data continue to rise, organizations need technology solutions that are easy to implement and manage, and that can grow and change with minimal disruption. The Brocade 5100 switch is designed for rapidly growing storage requirements in mission-critical environments - combining 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps Fiber Channel technology in configurations of 24, 32, or 40 ports in an efficiently designed 1U package. As a result, it provides low-cost access to industry-leading SAN technology as well as "pay-as-you-grow" scalability for consolidating storage and maximizing the value of virtual server deployments.