A Foundation for Scalable Infrastructure: Dell + Broadcom

Business leaders are increasingly focused on finding ways to improve existing operational efficiency and support new cloud and AI applications. These operational imperatives must be met while simultaneously ensuring data privacy and governance is maintained. These challenges have led many organizations to explore ways to build a hybrid cloud that can leverage both public and private cloud resources. 

An important component of any IT environment is the networking technology utilized, as the network quite literally serves as the glue that holds these disparate resources together. Increasingly, Ethernet has become the fabric of choice, due to its ubiquity and ability to be utilized for server, storage and now AI environments across the hybrid multi-cloud resources. 

The use of proprietary networking, specifically Fibre Channel and InfiniBand is diminishing, due to the added cost, complexity and lack of access to these networks across hybrid cloud environments. In addition to AI, the biggest concern many businesses have is security and cyber resiliency. With cyber-attacks an increasing threat experienced by many organizations, ensuring IT infrastructure is secure is a critical consideration. 

The Futurum Group was asked to evaluate Dell’s networking options, including the security, management features, and integration with existing and new networking requirements. This included Dell 16th Generation PowerEdge servers with Broadcom 57508 line of Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) cards utilizing both Futurum Group and Dell lab facilities. 

In our latest Lab Insight Report, A Foundation for Scalable Infrastructure: Dell + Broadcom, completed in partnership with Dell and Broadcom, we evaluate the impact of network speed on storage, applications, and the security and cyber resiliency features of Dell Servers with Broadcom NICs. 

In this Lab Insight, you will learn:

• Ethernet requirements for Modern IT Infrastructure
• Security features of Dell and Broadcom data center Infrastructure

If you are interested in learning more, be sure to download your copy of A Foundation for Scalable Infrastructure: Dell + Broadcom today.