Category: SAN
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Fabric Convergence: Changing The Nature Of Fabric Attach
Fabric convergence in the data center is upon us, and is yet another of many recurring IT convergence trends that will alter the IT infrastructure. Other convergences have gone before, including technologies such as VoIP, video conferencing, or fixed and mobile telephony convergence. As with prior convergence trends, fabric (or network) convergence holds tremendous promise,…
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Brocade Launches FCoE Switch, Adapters
Brocade fired the latest shot in the battle for the converged networking market today at Storage Networking World today with the announcement of a new Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switch and an accompanying set of converged network adapters (CNAs). The new Brocade 8000 Switch is a multi-protocol, Layer 2,…
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DataCore targets virtual environments
Storage virtualization specialist DataCore Software today announced SANsymphony-V sofware, which is designed specifically for virtual server and/or virtual desktop environments (although SANsymphony can also be used in physical environments, as well as a mix of virtual and physical). DataCore officials note that many virtualization projects get stalled due to the perceived need for rip-and-replace upgrades…
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Cisco Ships FabricPath Software For NX-OS
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) today began offering new hardware and software features and products for the NX-OS operating system that, when combined, bring the scalability and performance of layer 3 networks to the layer 2 world. The first new product is FabricPath, a licensable software feature for the NX-OS operating system. The software works in conjunction with…
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Brocade, HP Debut 8Gbps SAN Starter Bundles
Brocade (NASDAQ:BRCD) is riding high at HP’s (NYSE:HPQ) Tech Forum in Las Vegas today as it announced that the pair’s partnership has resulted in more than seven million Fibre Channel ports shipped and that HP is now selling a new set of Brocade-HP SAN and server connectivity products. The first new Brocade product to make…
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LSI Gives Flash Storage App Acceleration Market A Nytro Boost
LSI is looking to expand its flash-based application acceleration technology to enterprises of all sizes with its new Nytro product slate. Anchored by three offerings, LSI is duking it out in a PCIe flash adapter card market that is growing increasingly crowded. PCIe flash cards employ low-power, high-performance flash storage chips to improve application performance.…
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Brocade Increases Density, Throughput Of DCX Backbone
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) today announced an addition to the Brocade DCX Backbone family in the form of a new 64-port, 8Gbps Fibre Channel blade with wire-speed performance that brings the port count up to 512 per chassis. The Brocade FC8-64 blade increases the port density of the DCX Backbone platform by more than 33%, up…
