Table of ContentsNews Analysis TrendsAdapter combines Fibre Channel, Gbit EthernetNext week, Interphase Corp. is expected to ship a dual-port adapter that combines Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet ports on one card.
ADIC breaks into NAS marketAdvanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC) last month jumped into the network-attached storage (NAS) market with StorNext, the first in an antici pated family of NAS appliances expected from the tape library vendor
BUSINESS BRIEFSStorageTek (STK) and Great Hill Partners (a Boston-based investment firm) recently announced the formation of ManagedStorage International, which will offer storage services such as storage on demand, server and PC backup, and content management
CA offers server-less backupWith the release of a new version of Image Option this month, Computer Associates says it has made server-less backup a reality in ARCserveIT environments
DataCore debuts storage domain managerNext week, DataCore Software is expected to introduce SANsymphony, a software-only approach to what analyst firms such as the Gartner Group generally refer to as storage domain managers
EMC #1 in storage softwareueled by an 84% growth in revenues last year, EMC has become the top vendor of storage management software, according to Dataquest, a market research firm in San Jose
IBM pumps $400M into SAN businessIn a move that industry analysts describe as a strategic counter-thrust against archrival EMC, IBM last month announced plans to invest $400 million in open-systems storage area network (SAN) product development and services
Legato, Veritas tackle clusteringGrowing intolerance for server downtime, driven by e-business applications, has made IT administrators look to server clustering to ensure availability.
SNIA delivers CIM Object ManagerThe Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has released open source code for the Common Information Model (CIM) Object Manager, which will eventually be used to manage all network objects, including storage devices, servers, clusters, and applications
Storage utilities show promise<br>But skepticism persistsEver-increasing storage needs, fueled by data-intensive applications and a robust e-commerce economy, will continue to pace the growth of the storage utility market, according to a number of research firms
Vixel aims for heterogeneous SAN managementLast month, Vixel Corp. began shipping management software designed to help storage administrators monitor and manage heterogeneous storage area network (SAN) components, including Fibre Channel switches, hubs, and host bus adapters (HBAs)
Special ReportDiverse sites embrace Fibre Channel SANsUser case studies reveal the potential advantages of storage area networks in a wide range of application environments.
Lab ReviewEvaluating disk subsystem performanceDisk subsystems range from single disk drives to large installations of disk arrays. They can be directly attached to individual computer systems or configured as larger shared-access storage area networks (SANs)
OpinionFibre Channel, SCSI, InfiniBand: Four opinionsThe future roles of Fibre Channel, SCSI, and InfiniBand are being hotly debated. In an attempt to douse the fires, we asked contributing writers Elizabeth Ferrarini and Lee Steele to interview vendor representatives and one industry analyst
Analysts ViewFour steps to high availabilityA high-availability (HA) IT environment requires more than clustered servers.
ConnectivityHow to build SCSI and SCSI+FC SANsIt's possible to build a SCSI-centric SAN, but a Fibre Channel/SCSI combination may offer advantages.
NAS and SAN: similarities and differencesNetwork-attached storage and storage area networks address the same problems but from different angles.
Storage SystemsIPMI enhances enclosure managementWith an in-band enclosure management protocol, the Intelligent Platform Management Interface can augment IT management in heterogeneous environments.
EditorialIt's time for a SAN reality checkNo publication has been more evangelical in its support for storage area networks (SANs) than this one, but what can be perceived as hype has apparently led to unrealistic expectations regarding the rate of end-user SAN adoption
Storage ManagementLogical versus physical data viewsParticularly in mixed LAN/NAS/SAN environments, a logical view of data may provide advantages over a physical view.
SAN-based data sharing poses challengesIn the second of a three-part series, we look at possible approaches to solving data-sharing problems in storage area networks.
New ProductsNEW PRODUCTSTaking aim at the market segment dominated by McData Corp., Inrange Technologies last month began shipping a high-end "director" class Fibre Channel switch with 64 ports.
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