Brocade and BlueArc Corporation announced a reseller agreement whereby BlueArc will resell the Brocade StorageX file virtualization and management software solution. Through the agreement, BlueArc will offer its customers the Brocade StorageX solution for file virtualization, migration and replication. Brocade StorageX solves pressing file management challenges in distributed heterogeneous environments, including migration, consolidation, remote office data management, centralized backup, business continuity and disaster recovery.

"As the number and size of files continue to grow, customers need more efficient and cost-effective file management," said Don Jaworski, Vice President and General Manager of the Brocade Files Division. "The addition of Brocade StorageX to the BlueArc Titan portfolio provides BlueArc customers with a best-in-class solution to help them simplify the management of their ever-increasing amounts of file data."

With Brocade StorageX, BlueArc will be able to expand its portfolio and offer an end-to-end solution with the capability to virtualize heterogeneous file systems and present a consolidated view of all enterprise files. BlueArc customers who deploy Brocade StorageX will gain benefits such as:

• Increased administrator and end-user productivity by automating key data management tasks, including migration, consolidation, and replication
• Improved business continuity with transparent failover of user access to replicated file data at a secondary site in the event of an outage or disaster
• Centralized backup for remote offices, leading to improved file data protection and availability

"Brocade StorageX enables centralized management of file data in heterogeneous, distributed IT environments," said Steve Daheb, vice president of marketing and business development, BlueArc. "By combining Brocade StorageX with BlueArc's Titan 3000 platform, our customers will be able to more efficiently consolidate, migrate and manage their growing amounts of file data, while enabling operational flexibility and improving IT efficiency."