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Storage Decisions Chicago 2008 Session Downloads
Download all the sessions that were presented to storage professionals at the recent Storage Decisions 2008 conference in Chicago on topics including DR, SANs, backup, storage virtualization, storage management and green storage. Article
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Cisco poised to demo 8 Gbps blades for Fibre Channel directors
Cisco will demonstrate 8 Gbps cards for its Fibre Channel directors next week at EMC World. They won't be available for months, but Cisco is taking a more leisurely approach to the 8 Gbps market than competitor Brocade, saying the 8 Gbit market has y... Article
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Host bus adapter (HBA) architecture explained
HBAs are integral pieces of a SAN environment -- they connect the server to the SAN -- but few storage administrators know how to configure them. Host bus adapters (HBAs)
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Storage area network connectivity overview
Each switch and storage system on the storage area network (SAN) must be interconnected -- usually through optical fiber or copper cabling -- and the physical interconnections must support bandwidth levels that can adequately handle the peak data act... Article
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Virtualization helping Fibre Channel SANs win over small shops
Virtualization features in Xiotech's Fibre Channel arrays are turning heads in small shops. Ease of use may trump protocols in SAN purchasing decisions. Article
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Apple updates XSan software, discontinues XServe arrays
Apple refreshes its SAN file system software, but dumps its XServe RAID disk array in favor of reselling a RAID disk subsystem from Promise Technology. Article
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QLogic ships record number of FC HBAs
According to the latest Dell'Oro Group report, QLogic broke industry records for Fibre Channel ports shipped. Article
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Data Domain, 3Par reap post-IPO gains
Earnings reports show Data Domain and 3Par sales picked up after going public, despite increased competitive pressure. Article
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Cisco starts to connect converged data center dots
Cisco unveils the centerpiece of its unified fabric platform, but holds off on upgrades to its Fibre Channel storage switches. Article
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Storage networking equipment finalists 2007
Find out who the finalists are in the storage networking equipment category of the 2007 Products of the Year competition conducted by SearchStorage.com and Storage magazine. Finalists 2007 Storage Pr