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by Dave Simpson
Editor-in-Chief

Virtual server SANs: FC vs. iSCSI vs. NAS

February 8, 2010 – In the beginning, most virtual server environments relied on either Fibre Channel SANs or direct-attached storage (DAS). As the virtual environments grew, end users quickly found out that DAS wasn’t going to cut it. Fibre Channel...

Add Blade to the FCoE lineup

February 4, 2010 – When discussions about Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) turn to specific vendors and products, they typically include Broadcom, Brocade, Cisco, Emulex, Intel, QLogic and their various OEMs and resellers, and maybe smaller vendors such...

FCoE CNAs: The battle lines are being drawn

February 1, 2010 – Although the war may drag out over the next four or more years, the battle for the adapter part of the converged network market is starting to take shape. As InfoStor readers know, it has to do with converged network adapters (CNAs)...

by Kevin Komiega
Senior Editor

Cloud computing courses cropping up

February 5, 2010 -- UC Irvine has become the latest school to add cloud computing to its curriculum as the concept continues to gain steam in the IT industry. However, the momentum of the cloud seems to be vendor-driven as recent research shows end user...

Unified fabrics: 10GbE iSCSI vs. FCoE

January 29, 2010 -- The consensus is that 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) will be the basis for unified fabrics/converged networks, but which storage protocol will become the de facto standard for SAN/LAN convergence?In a recent study "Benefits Of SAN/LAN...

IBM, FujiFilm demo 35TB tape cartridge

January 22, 2010 -- As the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Program announces licensing details for the next generation of 3TB LTO 5 tapes, IBM and FujiFilm are unveiling new technology that makes it possible to hold up to 35TB of uncompressed data on a single tape...

by Frank Berry
CEO and Sr. Analyst, IT Brand Pulse
InfoStor Guest Blogger

Broadcom Enters Converged Network Adapter War

At their analyst day event on December 15, 2009, Broadcom officially entered the converged network adapter (CNA) war. At the event and in an independent lab test, the company demonstrated a 10 gigabit Ethernet adapter simultaneously running TCP/IP, iSCSI...

EMC: Storage Virtualization Leader

They say humans recognize the smell of chili, but dogs can detect the smell of different spices in the chili. Similarly, IT professionals recognize storage virtualization, but industry experts see clear distinctions between the different types of storage...

Jeff Boles<br />Sr. Analyst, Taneja Group<br />InfoStor Guest Blogger<br />

by Jeff Boles
Sr. Analyst, Taneja Group
InfoStor Guest Blogger

Storage for 2010 - Integration Innovation

Hello InfoStor Readers,This marks my first post here at InfoStor, which I've gladly taken on in discussion with Dave Simpson, InfoStor's Editor in Chief. As "the" storage industry print publication, I am looking forward to supporting InfoStor with...