EMC taps QLogic for 8Gbps FC switches March 17, 2010 -- QLogic's enterprise-class 5800V Series of 8Gbps Fibre Channel stackable switches will be sold through EMC's Select program.
Analysts weigh in on HP-Cisco breakup February 26, 2010 -- The IT industry is a week removed from the not-so-sudden end to HP's strategic relationship with Cisco, and now consultants are weighing in with a look at how it could affect customers and the IT world.
HP to resell QLogic's enterprise FC switches February 19, 2010 -- HP and QLogic this week announced that HP will resell QLogic's enterprise-class, stackable, 8Gbps Fibre Channel SAN switches.
HP refreshes entry-level, LeftHand SANs February 17, 2010 -- HP is slapping a new naming scheme on its entry-level MSA and midrange LeftHand SANs in conjunction with a round of hardware and software upgrades that improve performance, scalability and capacity utilization.
Guidelines for FCoE deployment February 8, 2010 -- Network convergence will enable enterprises to preserve their existing investments in Fibre Channel storage, reduce data center costs and complexity, and simplify network management.
SAN management user case study, part 4 February 1, 2010 -- The last installment in our series illustrates the inadequacy of traditional SAN management tools in large, heterogeneous storage networks.
SAN management user case study, part 3 January 29, 2010 -- The third installment in our 4-part series, written by members of the wikibon.org community, focuses on the need for end-to-end SAN monitoring tools for large, heterogeneous storage networks.
SAN management user case study, part 2 January 28, 2010 -- The second installment in our four-part series on how a SAN manager solved his SAN management issues focuses on performance monitoring and cost justification.
SAN management user case study, part 1 January 27, 2010 -- This is the first installment in a four-part series on how a SAN manager at a major U.S. credit card firm solved his SAN management challenges in a storage network with more than 450TB of capacity.
Cisco beefs up network-based SAN services January 14, 2010 -- Cisco today released the Data Mobility Manager (DMM) migration appliance and the Storage Services Node-16 (SSN-16), a new 16-port line card that turns the Cisco MDS 9000 family of Fibre Channel storage switches into a platform for delivering storage services to any device on the fabric.
EMC adds 8Gbps Fibre Channel, FICON support to Symmetrix V-Max December 17, 2009 -- EMC has added new features to its high-end Symmetrix V-Max systems for the second time is as many weeks with the announcement of 8Gbps Fibre Channel host and FICON connectivity, new thin provisioning features and replication enhancements.
Highlights from Supercomputing 09 November 18, 2009 -- A number of storage vendors used this week's Supercomputing 09 conference in Portland to announce new products or partner agreements.
EMC automates SAN configuration management May 12, 2009 -- EMC has set it sights on preventing SAN outages with today's debut of EMC Storage Configuration Advisor (SCA), a new tool that detects improper SAN configurations.
Do you really need a SAN? February 10, 2009 -- While the industry dogma for the past several years has pointed to use of a SAN for best application performance, data protection and consistency of management, the experience of most organizations has been less than satisfactory.
What are the key differentiators in SAN switches and adapters? Unlike the market for, say, Fibre Channel disk arrays, the markets for Fibre Channel switches and host bus adapters (HBAs) are not crowded. In both cases, two vendors essentially comprise a duopoly in terms of market share: Brocade and Cisco in switches, and Emulex and QLogic in HBAs.
Lab Review: 8Gbps SAN bolsters VOE November 3, 2008 -- Most IT managers consider virtual operating environments (VOEs), such as the VMware ESX infrastructure, to be the magic bullet for lowering the cost of IT operations.
Lab Review: 8Gbps FC SAN delivers blazing speed March 11, 2008—At most small to medium-sized business (SMB) sites, Fibre Channel-based SANs have long been viewed as complex and costly solutions that could be avoided by using direct-attached storage (DAS).
HP ships 8Gbps FC SAN kit March 10, 2008—Hewlett-Packard today announced a new StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Kit based on 8Gbps Fibre Channel switches and host bus adapters (HBAs) from QLogic.
Who needs 8Gbps Fibre Channel? Every time the storage industry reaches a new milestone in interface performance, I question whether engineering excellence has outstripped end users' actual requirements.
