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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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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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Cisco launches MDS 9148 entry-level 8 Gbps Fibre Channel switch
Although it concentrates mostly on large director switches on the storage side, Cisco is bringing out an 8 Gpbs Fibre Channel switch for entry-level and departmental SANs. Article
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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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Director switch comparison: Brocade DCX Backbone versus Cisco Systems MDS 9500
Are you looking for director switch for your SAN? We compare the Brocade DCX Backbone and Cisco Systems MDS 9500 offerings in terms of latency, throughput and FCoE support. Tip
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8 Gbps FC: Price driving adoption of the storage technology
IT organizations can gain benefits from 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN storage technology and the price differential with 4 Gbps gear is shrinking, but its adoption is slower than with 4 Gbps, and, rather than upgrade, some shops may decide to veer off the... Tutorial
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Adoption of 8 Gbps Fibre Channel protocol expected to soar this year after sluggish start
Adoption of 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN storage poised to take off as economy improves, prices drop and supporting products flood the market, but many users drag feet on full end-to-end upgrade. Tutorial
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Fibre Channel SAN: Upgrading to 8 Gbps for storage networks a logical step as prices drop
Upgrading a Fibre Channel SAN to 8 Gbps is the natural next step for IT shops refreshing their storage networks as prices of host bus adapters, switches and arrays drop. Tutorial
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Cisco consolidates data storage services; launches data migration appliance
With an eye on consolidation and storage integrators, Cisco places I/O acceleration, encryption, data erasure and SAN extension on one card and launches data migration appliance. Article
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Factors to consider when implementing Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Learn the differences between implementing Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI, the costs of upgrading to FCoE and more. Tip