IBM SAN40B-4 vs IBM SAN48B-5 comparison

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SAN40B-4
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Overview
The IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 SAN fabric switch provides 24, 32 or 40 active ports and is designed for high performance with 8 Gbps link speeds and backward compatibility to support links running at 4, 2 and 1 Gbps link speeds. High availability features make it suitable for use as a core switch in midrange environments or as an edge-switch in enterprise environments where a wide range of storage area network (SAN) infrastructure simplification and business continuity configurations are possible.
The IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments by delivering Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities with 16 Gbps performance that support highly virtualized environments. To enable greater flexibility and investment protection, SAN48B-5 is configurable up to 48 ports and supports speeds up to 16 Gbps in a designed 1U package.
Sample Customers
Cosan, EF Education First, Intesa Sanpaolo Assicura S.p.A., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, American National Bank
CERN, Bigcommerce, Connect2Cloud, Genius Inside, Performance Buildings AG

IBM SAN40B-4 is ranked 13th in Enterprise SAN while IBM SAN48B-5 is ranked 6th in Enterprise SAN. IBM SAN40B-4 is rated 0.0, while IBM SAN48B-5 is rated 0.0. On the other hand, IBM SAN40B-4 is most compared with , whereas IBM SAN48B-5 is most compared with IBM SAN384B.

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