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Top SAN and NAS trends include flash, scale-out systems

Forrester Research analyst Henry Baltazar predicts the top SAN and NAS storage trends over the next five years.
Hyper-V 3.0's virtual Fibre Channel feature explained

Microsoft MVP Brien Posey walks users through the process of establishing virtual Fibre Channel connectivity from a virtual machine to SAN storage.
Cisco goes to 16 Gbps FC in new director, switch

Cisco rolls out its next generation Fibre Channel director and switch, with new chassis and 16 Gbps connectivity; yes, it also supports FCoE.
Brocade: We still love Fibre Channel SANs

Brocade is still a fan of FC SAN technology. Today it launched new management software and a 16-gig, 96-port switch, and pledged to support 32-gig.

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FC-AL port protocol for storage

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iSCSI vs. FC SANs

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Mea culpa -- Coping with vendor mentality

Summary: In Mr. Toigo's previous posting, he ranted about NetApp's "Hard Deck" program -- he had some problems with it. NetApp begged to differ. See what he has to say now. Column
Multipathing during boot

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Data compatibility between ATA and FC

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Increasing SAN bandwidth

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Mixing Fibre Channel and SATA drives

Randy Kerns, a senior partner at Evaluator Group, offers his recommendations for mixing Fibre Channel and SATA drives in a single midrange array. Article
Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

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Storage Clips: Sun qualifies QLogic switches

Sun aligns with QLogic for SMEs; Equity firms bid $10.5B for SunGard; Xiotech gets Novell Linux certification; Overland ships 1,000th REO. Article
Fast Guide: Advanced Fibre Channel

If you find yourself beyond the basic Fibre Channel (FC) phase and need more in-depth information on FC strategies, protocols, budget concerns and SAN connectivity issues, check out our Fast Guide to Advanced Fibre Channel. Article

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