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  • Troubleshooting clustered server issues

    Storage expert Marc Staimer offers advice on troubleshooting a clustered storage environment with connectivity problems.  Ask the Expert

  • Do I need a switch?

    Storage expert Greg Schulz explains when a switch is necessary, and how to troubleshoot a network to find out if a switch is appropriate.  Ask the Expert

  • Users remain wary of intelligent switches

    Users at SNW said they're hesitant to adopt switch-based virtualization, and experts say it may be years before the predicted move of storage services to the fabric comes about.  Article

  • Brocade's future increasingly shaky, say users

    Of the three major SAN switch providers -- Cisco, Brocade and McData -- users at Storage Decisions fear the most for the future of Brocade.  Article

  • SAN routing

    SAN (storage area network) routing is a technology used for interconnecting SAN islands (separately designated logical portions of a storage area network) within a larger network.  Definition

  • intelligent switch

    An intelligent switch is a high-level storage area network (SAN) routing switch that provides features such as storage virtualization, quality of service (QoS), remote mirroring, data sharing, protocol conversion, and advanced security.  Definition

  • switch-on-a-chip (SOC)

    A switch-on-a-chip (SOC) is a network - typically a storage network - switch (a device that channels incoming data flow from any of multiple input ports to the output port appropriate for its destination) that is built into a single microchip (integr...  Definition

  • switching fabric

    Switching fabric is the combination of hardware and software that moves data coming in to a network node out by the correct port (door) to the next node in the network.  Definition

  • McData: Strategic Vendor Series

    Our latest Strategic Vendor Series looks at the strengths and weaknesses of McData and what the company needs to do to fight off Cisco.  Article

  • Storage area network quiz

    It's all about the storage area network (SAN) -- man. The more you know, the easier it is. Take our SAN quiz and find out where you stand as a SAN guru.  Quiz

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