Tom Gilpin

Blade Network Technologies

BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE) acquired by IBM, then by Lenovo, brought intelligence and speed to the edge of the network where it's closer to business applications, users, and innovation. BLADE's superior performance, ultra-low latency, and virtual machine awareness were innovative and ideally suited to handle dynamic demands at the network edge. BLADE's lossless, low-latency, low-cost and low-power RackSwitch™ 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches, VMready network virtualization, and BLADEharmony switch management connected and unified physical and virtual servers, storage, and networks in the world's largest data centers. BLADE's Unified Fabric Architecture™ was fast, virtual, proven, and interoperable converged fabric for Ethernet Everywhere.