BendBroadband Upgrades Storage

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- BendBroadband, a privatelyowned, nationally recognized cable operator, has deployed a storage areanetwork (SAN) based on Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO)technology to improve customerservice, reduce operating costs, and improve application performance. Toaddress the performance, reliability, and scalability requirements of itsgrowing business, the company upgraded its network-attached storage to a SANbased on Cisco storage network fabric switches.

Serving the fast-growing area of Bend, Oregon, BendBroadband was expandingbeyond the limits of its old storage system. After researching the switchchoices available, the cable operator selected Cisco MDS fabric switchesbecause of reliability, support, compatibility with a wide range of storagedevices, and a belief that Cisco is emerging as the market leader in storagenetworking technology. The new Cisco-based SAN has enabled the company tokeep up with fast-paced growth, allowed them to expand their serviceofferings to business customers, and provided the capability for disasterrecovery.

"Since we turned these switches on the performance has been astounding,"said Bob McWhorter, network operations center manager at BendBroadband. "Ourservice times are less than a millisecond on disks located across thestreet."

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