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-- Emulex Corporation (NYSE: - ) today announced key findings from the March 2009 IT Brand Pulse(tm) FCoE Adapter Leader Survey detailing the opinions of 149 IT professionals on the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapter market ... -- In general, the report showcased strong IT support for Emulex Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) in terms of bringing new products to market, with one IT professional responding, "Emulex does a better job with new technology." -- Emulex's LightPulse(r) FCoE CNAs... (Primezone Releases)
Emulex Publishes Convergenomics -- The Guide to Network Convergence Solutions Apr 7, 2009
News Facts: * Today, Emulex Corporation (NYSE: - ) published Convergenomics(tm) -- The Guide to Network Convergence Solutions, a comprehensive introduction to network convergence based on Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), which includes: -- An assessment of the challenges facing the data center and the business case for FCoE -- Use cases and applications that will be addressed with the first wave of FCoE deployments -- An overview of the technology evolution and standards activities leading to... (Primezone Releases)
Video: Cisco shows server at Xeon launch Apr 1, 2009
IT executives from eBay and Savvis said they are preparing road maps to move to 10GE. "We are actively moving to 10G at the access layer, and will be in beta release this summer of a new cloud computing offering using Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE ," said Josh Crowe, vice president of product engineering for Savvis, a computer outsourcing company that runs 100 data centers. Savvis aims to deliver a high-end cloud service that offers firewall, load balancing and service-level agreements. (EETimes)
QLogic Sees FCoE Coming Soon Apr 1, 2009
QLogic (NASDAQ: QLGC) sees Fibre Channel over Ethernet () products arriving on the data storage market in the next six to nine months and claims it's a year ahead of its competitors in helping develop them. QLogic today unveiled a single-chip FCoE converged network adapter (CNA) that the company says has been sampling since December. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Rocks Don't Need to Be Backed Up Mar 28, 2009
Commentary: What a 4,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk can teach us about data backup, archiving and preservation of our history and why it's critical that we get started now (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Dell Offers Solid State Drives, New EMC Storage Array Mar 25, 2009
The NX4 combines Fibre Channel, iSCSI and connectivity, but Vigil said Dell's focus will be as a NAS offering because of the strength of its EqualLogic line. Vigil said the array "demonstrates the continuing commitment to the EMC alliance.". (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Absolute Analysis Enables Engineers with New Integrated Test Tool for Real-Time Delay Simulation, Modification, Analysis, and Verification Mar 25, 2009
Faster trace upload times have been added for larger data captures, along with protocol database updates for Fibre Channel, Ethernet and CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface Standard ... New Protocol Support, Features, Upgrades, and Documentation for Absolute Investigator : 10Gbps Fibre Channel CPRI support Protocol database updates for Fibre Channel, Ethernet and CPRI Updated sanAlytics ... Absolute Investigator Impairment Test/Delay Line Features: Supports Fibre Channel and Ethernet protocols,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Gennum Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Tundra Semiconductor Mar 20, 2009
Furthermore, by leveraging Gennum's advanced high-speed interconnect IP, Gennum believes it can more quickly bring to market new products that support industry-pervasive protocols such as PCI Express, Serial ATA/SAS, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SONET and RapidIO. As data rates extend to 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s and beyond, Gennum believes that it is well positioned for the long term, giving customers a compelling roadmap of high-performance solutions with signal... (PR Newswire)
Analysis: Why IBM should buy Juniper, not Sun Mar 19, 2009
It has the ability to deliver on that vision with its clout in ASICs and merged networks such as Fibre Channel over Ethernet. This will play well with massive and highly integrated data centers from Internet giants such as Amazon. (EETimes)
Cisco's Bold Blade Server Gambit Mar 18, 2009
Usually the back side of a blade chassis has up to eight ports for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, a storage area network (SAN) and/or server-attached SCSI (SAS). The UCS chassis has just two ports, and that's for redundancy purposes. (Datamation)
Datacenter dustup favors Cisco Mar 18, 2009
Each blade-server chassis comes with two 10 Gbps connections and support for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, and iSCSI, so they can connect to storage and data networks running a variety of protocols. The setup is powerful, but there are too many companies selling blade-server products at too high a level of quality for Cisco to compete just as a server vendor, analysts said. (InfoWorld)
HP Takes NonStop Servers Down to 'Entry Level' Mar 18, 2009
For those customers that don't need the huge capacity of a C7000, the NS2000 offers a 32U rack with up to eight processors and up to 16GB of RAM per processor, plus all of the usual connectors (Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Fibre Channel, gigabit Ethernet). This especially applies to customers of the older Tandem servers, which are expensive to maintain. (SmallBusinessComputing)
EMC, NetApp Could Gain From Cisco's Server Plans Mar 17, 2009
The new systems, which unite servers, networks and storage in a single platform, could provide a big boost for the emerging Fibre Channel over Ethernet () standard and for data storage giant EMC (NYSE: EMC), whose VMware (NYSE: VMW) subsidiary is central to Cisco's new offering. In addition to VMware, EMC's Smarts and ControlCenter server, network and storage management tools are also part of the collaboration. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Comment: Cisco clarifies its cloud vision Mar 14, 2009
The idea was to put all data center traffic on one set of wires rather than separate Fibre Channel storage nets, Ethernet nets and Infiniband server clusters. This movement gave birth to Fibre Channel over Ethernet. (EETimes)
Fusion-io Claims Fastest, Server-Based SSD Mar 13, 2009
Defining The Business Value Of Technology. The ioDrive Duo is scheduled for release in April in capacities of 160 GB, 320 GB and 640 GB.. (TechWeb)
Despite Economy, Storage Bargains Hard to Find Mar 13, 2009
Schulz, for instance, mentions that 4Gb Fibre Channel (FC) products have become more affordable, thanks to the arrival of 8Gb and Fibre Channel over Ethernet () lurking just around the corner. He has also noticed a price drop in 10Gb Ethernet ports as well as many midrange storage systems, including those using high-performance or disk drives. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Hammer and Dot Hill Announce Distribution Agreement and Immediate Availability of 2U 2.5-inch Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA/SSD External RAID System Mar 13, 2009
5-inch Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA/SSD External RAID System ... 5-inch Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA/SSD External RAID System ... March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: ), and dedicated storage distributor, Hammer, have announced immediate availability of the industry-first 2U Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA/SSD external RAID system, the 2722; and imminent availability of the complementary SAS host interface 2522, from leading storage manufacturer Dot Hill Systems, to be... (PR Newswire)
Data Storage Plays Supporting Role for Server Virtualization Mar 10, 2009
Although SMBs were a small sample of respondents, among them seems to be the leading alternative to Fibre Channel for small shops ... Consider Ethernet first, then Fibre Channel. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Stratus fits fault-tolerance into VMware environment Mar 10, 2009
When taken together, ftServer and VMware can offer 5 9s of availability while also lowering cost and complexity by reducing the number of servers, software licenses, Fibre Channel switches, and high-availability networks that customers' need, Lane claims. "No, that is not too good to be true," said Laura DiDio, principal analyst at research and consulting firm Information Technology Intelligence Corp. (ITIC). (InfoWorld)
Manage iSCSI Sprawl With iSNS Servers Mar 7, 2009 Startup City: Apptio Helps Companies Cut IT Costs Mar 2, 2009 Startup virtualizes data center I/O Feb 24, 2009 What To Look For In Virtual Server Backup Products Feb 21, 2009 Emulex Announces Secure HBA Technology Feb 19, 2009 Emulex Announces Connect Partner Program for Next Generation Data Center Solutions Feb 19, 2009 Emulex Announces OneConnect -- The Industry's First Universal Converged Network Adapter Platform Feb 19, 2009 Emulex Unveils OneCommand Management Framework Feb 19, 2009 Emulex Seizes Market Share Over Nearest Competitor During Fourth Quarter of 2008 Feb 13, 2009 Top 5 SAN tips of 2008 Feb 8, 2009 Dot Hill Sees Big Future for Small Hard Drives Feb 8, 2009 Brocade, Cisco Position for Network Convergence Feb 8, 2009
The iSNS protocol can also act as a central management point for Fibre Channel (FC) SANs that use the protocol, allowing for centralized management of both traditional FC and IP SANs ... Third, the State Change Notification service turns an IP network into a more state-full and aware network, akin to Fibre Channel. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
A case for 8 GB Fibre Channel Mar 5, 2009
Since 4 GB Fibre Channel (FC) was introduced, there have been significant changes in data centers, including server virtualization, a focus on power and cooling, and the rapid acceptance of solid-state disk (SSD) ... This is a Fibre Channel enabler that allows multiple N_Port IDs to share a single physical N_Port ... In generations past, there were incremental upgrades to drive technology -- 10K rpm drives to 15K rpm drives, for example, to take advantage of the faster generation of Fibre... (Search Storage)
Defining The Business Value Of Technology. On-demand software provides visibility into computing infrastructure, usage, and capacity. (TechWeb)
They provide up to eight ports for any mix of 10 Gbit Ethernet and 8 Gbit Fibre Channel ... So far, it has focused on supporting the most popular Ethernet, Fibre Channel and SAS/SATA RAID adapters from Intel, LSI and Qlogic ... Cisco has placed big bets on Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technology in its Nexus system as a way to bring higher performance and lower costs to data center networks. (EETimes)
Defining The Business Value Of Technology. Virtual machine backup software is evolving rapidly, and there's no one best tool. (TechWeb)
Emulex Secure HBAs leverage field-proven, virtualization-tuned, high-performance Fibre Channel SAN connectivity, allowing customers to extend their existing investments in infrastructure, management, training and processes. Tags/keywords: security, Fibre Channel, encryption, HBA, data protection, host-based, regulatory ... Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors;... (Primezone Releases)
Our collaborative work in the areas of Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet technologies helps provide choices for customers as they optimize connectivity for their VMware environments ... Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and enhancements by competitors; fluctuation in the growth of Fibre Channel and IP markets; changes in economic conditions or changes in end user demand for... (Primezone Releases)
OneConnect UCNAs offer investment protection for existing Emulex LightPulse(r) Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNAs, leveraging Emulex's field-proven software stack, drivers and management tools, enabling data center managers to extending their existing investments in infrastructure, management, training and processes ... Those factors include the rapidly changing nature of technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new... (Primezone Releases)
Feb. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE: - ) today announced OneCommand(tm), a secure, automated and centralized enterprise management platform for Emulex's newly announced OneConnect(tm) Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs) and LightPulse(r) Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) ... Emulex OneCommand represents an evolution of Emulex's enterprise class HBAnyware(r) management application, which currently manages over 6 million Fibre Channel and FCoE ports around the... (Primezone Releases)
Feb. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE: - ) today announced that it has captured over three percentage points of revenue and two percentage points of port market share over its nearest competitor in the total Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) market during the last quarter of 2008. According to Dell'Oro Group's Q4 2008 SAN report, Emulex gained market share in every category that the Dell'Oro Group tracks, including total Fibre Channel HBA revenue, standalone revenue,... (Primezone Releases)
Here are suggestions on when to use iSCSI, Fibre Channel, or both. 4. (Search Storage)
5-inch SAS drives are numbered, McClure said and the days of Fibre Channel drives are all but over ... The new Dot Hill offerings are the 2722 Fibre Channel (4Gb FC) and 2522 Serial Attached SCSI (3Gb SAS) arrays, with fully redundant controllers. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
The 5010 28-port switch supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet (DCE), Fibre Channel over Ethernet () and. The Brocade DCX-4S comes with the new Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) 6. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
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