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Brocade launches denser 8 Gbps Fibre Channel director cards following Cisco gains
Brocade DCX Backbone now supports 512 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports; competition intensifies in the Fibre Channel director space as Cisco closes in on Brocade's market share lead. Article
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Violin 3000 series pushes SSD capacity pricing toward Fibre Channel SAN
Violin Memory will offer 20 TB flash capacity in 3U appliance with new Violin 3000 SSD appliance by next year; sees price parity with Fibre Channel SANs (FC SANs). Article
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Brocade Fibre Channel SAN revenues down -- execs deny losing market share to Cisco
Brocade's FC SAN revenues declined while Cisco's grew, but analysts say one quarter doesn't prove a market share shift between the storage networking vendors. Article
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8 Gbps Fibre Channel: How to upgrade your storage-area network
Are you planning an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel upgrade for your storage-area network (SAN)? Details to consider include bandwidth needs, choosing between director switches and edge switches, and pricing. Tip
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iSCSI storage: Common misconceptions
iSCSI storage is gaining traction as an alternative to Fibre Channel, but misconceptions still surround the technology. Learn how iSCSI functions with NAS, if iSCSI disk drives exist and whether iSCSI can be partitioned as RAID. FAQ
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enterprise storage
Enterprise storage is a centralized repository for business information that provides common data management and protection, as well as data sharing functions, through connections to numerous (and possibly dissimilar) computer systems. Definition
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Is SAS-2 a viable alternative to Fibre Channel drives?
Cheaper 6 Gbps SAS-2 devices are challenging Fibre Channel's position in the data storage market . Find out if SAS-2 is a good fit for your data storage infrastructure. Tip
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Storage networking: Technology advancements decrease complexity and improve performance
This guide tells you how technology advancements in SAN infrastructure,10 GbE, and Fibre Channel (FC) switches and iSCSI switches can help your company decrease complexity, lower costs and improve performance. E-Guide
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FalconStor, Violin combine on Flash SAN accelerator
FalconStor and startup Violin Memory partner on a SAN acceleration device that uses Flash solid-state drives (SSDs) and FalconStor software to speed write and write performance. Article
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Storage Roundup: IBM brings data deduplication to System z mainframe
IBM adds ProtecTier data deduplication gateway for mainframe systems; Dot Hill launches FC/iSCSI SANs; Bus-Tech upgrades mainframe virtual tape library (VTL); and more. Article