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This article is part of the Vol. 3 No. 10 December 2004 issue of How does your storage salary stack up?
Brocade's multiprotocol router offers broad support and easy configuration @exb At a Glance: Brocade's SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router What it is: Multiprotocol router. What it does: Allows communication among SANs. Upside: Software-assignable ports can communicate by three different protocols; router ports can isolate functions via LSANs. Downside: Relatively expensive on a per-port basis. Cost: Brocade sells through OEMs, who determine pricing. Available: Now. @exe Enterprise IT organizations often operate several storage area networks (SANs) to support business units and other company entities. But SAN islands are a problem when you need to get data from SAN A to a server or application attached to SAN B. This need may arise for a variety of reasons, such as for backup, a newly installed application or because of organizational changes. Brocade Communications Systems Inc.'s new SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router connects SAN islands from different manufacturers, with different protocols, over Fibre Channel (FC) or IP links. The router's 16 ports can be software ... Access >>>
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First Look: Brocade's SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router
Brocade Communications Systems' SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router links SAN islands with software-assignable ports that can communicate via three different ports.
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Documenting compliance.
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Are cheap mirrors better than RAID?
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Match snaps to apps
Snapshots are key to most shops' backup and recovery plans. But implementing them requires application analysis to determine the best type of snapshots to use and how often to take them.
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Storage salaries edge up
Storage's second annual Salary Survey finds salaries and bonuses inching upward despite a still sluggish economy. Even with hiring remaining flat, 2005 looks promising for storage salaries.
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First Look: Brocade's SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router
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- Faster DB failover in view
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Hands-On Review: Kashya KBX5000
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Kashya Inc.'s KBX5000 appliance offers cost-effective and efficient replication for heterogeneous storage.
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Tape price hikes looming
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In the coming months, expect to pay more for tape cartridges.
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Stress-free firmware upgrades
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