BLADE’s new 1U RackSwitch product family extends virtualization by mirroring the benefits of server virtualization within the network at the rack level, saves energy through rack-friendly cooling and alleviates management pain by removing complexity through simplified management and fabric convergence.

VIRTUAL: Networking Virtualization switch-resident software SmartConnect™: Worlds first rack-level network virtualization
VMready™: Removes stress on network caused by virtualization (e.g. migrating network security policies) 

COOLER: First server and storage rack-optimized switch

EASIER: Simple management

RackSwitch products from BLADE take a breakthrough approach that is becoming known as “Rackonomics” to reduce the total cost of ownership of data center infrastructures, overcome network overload and enable scale-out data center economies.