Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), a global leader in semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced the availability of the Brocade X8 Directors and Brocade G820 56-port switch, the industry's first 128G Fiber Channel platforms designed for today's mission-critical workloads and enterprise AI applications. Brocade Gen 8 Fiber Channel safeguards storage for the quantum era and automates infrastructure management through embedded SAN AI technology.

"Brocade has been the trusted leader in Fiber Channel for more than 30 years. Our new Gen 8 Fiber Channel platforms advance the enterprise storage industry by securing storage networks against emerging quantum-era threats and by utilizing embedded SAN AI technology to automate application infrastructure management," said Dennis Makishima, vice president and general manager, Brocade Storage Networking, Broadcom. "These new 128G platforms establish a robust foundation for mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads."