FD Insights Issue 12 | Page 64

.Networking Speed and reliability are all-important when it comes to communication and data networking within organisations, especially as businesses move towards cloud-based systems. First Distribution’s range of top-class vendors can help with all your networking needs including connectivity, cabling, fiber, nested security, UTM, routing and wireless networks. TRENDnet’s diverse product line includes wireless, fiber, switch, gigabit, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), keyboard/ video/mouse (KVM), internet camera, print server, powerline, bluetooth, storage server, power over ethernet (PoE) and multimedia accessories. Ruckus Wireless provides Wi-Fi products and Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) systems. One of the fastest growing companies in the wireless LAN space according to Gartner. Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, with product lines including NE routers, AR routers, Ethernet switches and more. Riverbed Technology is an awardwinning technology company that specialises in improving the performance of networks and networked applications. Riverbed products are designed to solve network bandwidth and performance problems in the following areas of technology: application acceleration, bandwidth optimisation, data centre, branch office & server consolidation, data protection and disaster recovery, visibility and network performance management, and cloud server and storage acceleration. CommScope’s Connectivity provides network infrastructure products and services that enable the profitable delivery of high-speed internet, data, video, and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Oracle Virtual Networking simplifies datacentre management by letting you VIRTUAL NETWORKING dynamically connect any server to any network and storage. Reduce complexity by eliminating 70% of the cards, cables and switch ports, and get up to 80 Gbps bandwidth to each server for increased application performance. All at 50% less cost than traditional infrastructure. Vblock™ Systems from VCE seamlessly integrate best-in-class compute, network, and storage technologies from industry leaders Cisco, EMC, and VMware, and provide dynamic pools of resources that can be intelligently provisioned and managed to address changing demands and fleeting business opportunities. VCE FIRST DISTRIBUTION 62 | www.firstdistribution.co.za