Table of ContentsFeaturesBenefits of a large HBA data bufferHost bus adapters with large data buffers and hardware context cache can optimize performance in Fibre Channel SANs
Extending the SCSI bus with expandersExpanders, or extenders, are the keys to breaking the barriers of the native SCSI cable-length specifications
Next-generation FC SANs: 2Gbps fabricsFibre Channel switches running at 2Gbps are just coming to market, paving the way for a transition to 2Gbps storage area networks
Business BriefsBusiness BriefsThe <b>Storage Networking Industry Association</b> (SNIA) has established an extension in Europe, thereby expanding its international presence. The SNIA European Forum elected officers and recently held its first meeting in Maastricht, the Netherlands
News Analysis TrendsCallisma enters storage services marketNetwork services provider and consulting firm Callisma is launching a storage network service business targeting large-scale enterprises and service providers
FIA enters low-end NAS spaceFIA Storage Systems Group, the newest entry-level network-attached storage (NAS) player, shipped its first NAS device this month
GE Access launches storage systemsGE Access, a $3.5 billion distributor, recently introduced the first in a series of storage systems that focuses on storage area networks (SANs) with components from some of its partner vendors
Hitachi combines NAS and SANHitachi Data Systems (HDS) is entering the network-attached storage (NAS) market with products that allow a storage area network (SAN) and NAS to co-exist on the same storage subsystem
HP assembles FSAM piecesIn its first significant multi-product announcement since the introduction of its Federated Storage Area Management (FSAM) strategy last February, Hewlett-Packard last month unveiled several new hardware and software components
IBM NAS servers challenge NetAppFollowing up on its st orage networking initiative launched earlier this year (see InfoStor, April 2001, p. 1), IBM is shipping three new network-attached storage (NAS) servers in an attempt to garner market share in a space dominated by Network Appliance and EMC
IBM ships new drive media technologyNo. It's not Harry Potter who's wielding a new technology with "magic ability" called Pixie Dust; it's IBM.
The company is shipping hard disk drives using its new magnetic technology that promises to quadruple storage capacity within two years
IBM, Hitachi swap APIsProof that competitive companies can indeed cooperate, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems last month announced that they have swapped key application programming interfaces (APIs) for their respective storage arrays
InterSAN pioneers SAM technologyThis fall, InterSAN expects to deliver the first enterprise-class storage area management (SAM) product that is based on a technology designed for managing the application path to storage
iSCSI camp focuses on interoperabilityEven though formal standards may not be finalized until year-end, the iSCSI vendor community will hold its first interoperability "plugfest" July 17-18 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham
Microsoft includes SRM in server kitIn May, Microsoft released its Server Appliance Kit (SAK) 2.0, which includes W. Quinn Associates' Storage CeNTral Storage Resource Management (SRM) technology
SANcastle integrates FC SANs, GbEThis month, SANcastle Technologies began shipments of a switch that allows companies to connect Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs) and IP networks such as Gigabit Ethernet
SNIA wages war on interoperabilityThe Storage Networking Indus try Association's recently formed Supported Solutions Forum has met with mixed reviews
SNIA's move to benefit end usersSNIA's Supported Solutions Forum promises to be good news for IT managers, because it may solve one of the largest problems facing end users: vendor finger-pointing
StorageNetworks targets telcos and xSPsWith the recent introduction of its STORfusion service offering, storage service provider (SSP) StorageNetworks may be changing how xSPs and telecommunications companies enter the SSP market, according to analysts
Surveys show steady SAN adoptionAccording to a recent report from Peripheral Concepts, a market research firm in Santa Barbara, CA, end-user interest in storage area networks (SANs) essentially remains unchanged from last year
Wind River accelerates TCP/IP Enables iSCSI HBAs/NICsOne of the major hurdles facing developers and users of IP-based storage is the CPU-intensive overhead imposed by the TCP/IP protocol stack
Special ReportCompactPCI RAID in telecom applicationsCompactPCI adds ruggedness and reliability to the standard PCI bus
Do your RAID controllers pass the test?In addition to performance, data availability and protection are critical
Drawbacks to active-active RAIDWatch out for points of failure and performance penalties in dual-controller RAID arrays
RAID Revisited: A technical look at RAID 5A review of RAID levels, implementations, and RAID 5 write operations.
Analysts ViewFibre Channel vs. IP vs. InfiniBandAn independent analyst provides insight into one of the most pressing issues in the IT storage arena.
New ProductsNew ProductsJoining competitors such as Gadzoox Networks and Vixel, QLogic recently announced the SANbox2-a 2Gbps, 16-port Fibre Channel switch
EditorialReader I/OYour article, "NAS vendors switching to Windows" (see InfoStor, May 2001, p. 1], is quite Microsoft-biased, and the information about Linux maturity and features set is dated
SNIA's Supported Solutions Forum: Strange bedfellowsI guess the big news last month was the Storage Networking Industry Association's (SNIA) Supported Solutions Forum (SSF), which purportedly unites six leading vendors and promises an end to finger-pointing blame games
OpinionTCO benefits of NAS versus DASA brief look at the total cost of ownership benefits of network-attached storage vs. direct-attached storage
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