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Heterogeneous or homogeneous? SAN or NAS? WAN, LAN, or remote data centers? Routers, hubs and switches...If you want your storage networking components to communicate, you'll want to hear about the latest interoperability trends ...
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Storage Decisions 2001: Interoperability is up to end users

An analyst cautions recent Storage Decisions 2001 attendees not to expect interoperability standards to be driven by vendors, unless they are pressured to do so by end users. (28 Nov 2001)



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NEWS:
>> Webcast: Storage Interoperability - fact or fiction? (Steve Duplessie, Enterprise Storage Group) (Storage Decisions 2001) 26 Sep 2001
>> SAN leaders look to the future (the451.com) 06 Jun 2001
>> Storage Decisions 2001 Presentation Slides (Storage Decisions 2001) 26 Sep 2001
>> Competitors or cohabitants? The debate over interconnect technologies (SearchStorage) 16 Mar 2001
>> Storage Decisions 2001 Preview: The elusive world of interoperability (SearchStorage) 30 Aug 2001
>> Interoperability the key for EMC (Federal Computer Week) 21 Mar 2001
>> IBM and HDS swap programming code for storage servers (SearchStorage) 07 Jun 2001
>> Storage firms cooperate on interoperability (vnunet) 15 Aug 2001
LINKS:
>> Best Web Links-->Storage Area Network (SAN)-->Interoperability
ADVICE:
>> Interoperability issues
ASK THE EXPERTS :What will the interoperability issues be as 2GB Fibre Channel enters the marketplace?
>> Compaq offers interoperability "innovations" and "test-drive" of SAN product
TIP :Compaq introduces testing and auditing program for ISVs to self-certify their backup applications with Compaq StorageWorks.
>> Tips on choosing SAN components for interoperability
TIP :Some good interoperability tips from Connex vice president of software engineering, Robert Wright.
>> Performance and compatibility concerns
ASK THE EXPERTS :

Good afternoon Christopher. First, I am not a systems programmer or DASD Guru. Merely, an IT project manager looking for ...

>> iSCSI compatibility
ASK THE EXPERTS :I am really curious how all of these companies can release a product that will be iSCSI compatible (Brocade, etc.) when ...
>> iSCSI Plug Fest showcases next wave of products
TIP :iSCSI Plug Fest at UNH puts early iSCSI standards to the test with interoperability.
>> SNIA lovefest promises to focus on customer
TIP :See what major storage vendors have done to come together for the customer.
>> Using SNIA resources to evaluate SAN performance
TIP :The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has established a vendor-neutral facility for testing SAN solutions.
>> `Tis the season for InfiniBand plugfests
TIP :InifiniBand may be coming of age if the recent surge of conferences and plugfests are any indication.
>> Hitachi Limited, Hitachi Data Systems and IBM announce cross-licensing agreement
TIP :Hitachi Limited, Hitachi Data Systems and IBM announce cross-licensing agreement
>> Discerning storage standards from Shinola
TIP :Rhyme and reason to storage standards? Come on....
>> iSCSI and WIN2000
ASK THE EXPERTS :Does anyone have an iSCSI driver that I can add to my Win2000 system that would perform block level accesses on a remote ...
BOOKS:
>> Building Storage Networks, 2nd Ed. Price: $ 42.49
Covers everything from I/O components to i-SCSI and DAFS. This is a great reference on large-capacity, high-availability ...

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