Tech Data Launches SAN Bundle

The offering, focused on the Windows NT/2000 space, includes products from Brocade Communications Systems, Computer Associates International and Emulex.

The SAN is pretested, preconfigured and carries the CA Smart Certified and Brocade Solutionware certifications. Specifically included in the bundle are Brocade SilkWorm 3200, an 8-port Fibre Channel fabric switch; CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup version 9; and Emulex LP9002L HBA. It is intended to provide a lower cost of entry for solution providers considering the SAN solutions marketplace.

"Today's commercial landscape requires resellers to provide advanced storage solutions that yield optimum disaster recovery and business continuity for their clients," said Roy Appelbaum, Tech Data's vice president and general manager of network product marketing, in a statement announcing the bundle. "Our team of knowledgeable storage professionals will provide the necessary resources VARs need to begin offering nascent SAN solutions for their customers."