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Fibre Channel (FC) SAN offers a high-performance, high-speed switched storage network using dedicated host, switch and storage hardware. Find the latest news and resources on this topic.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (66) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (83) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (27) , DEFINITIONS (9) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (103)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 66
Cisco sees ratified T11 standard driving adoption of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
SearchStorage.com | 12 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - The Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard was unanimously approved by a T11 standards body, but Cisco Systems and Brocade still can't agree on adoption rate of FCoE.
SSD trends in enterprise storage
SearchStorage.com | 03 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - Find out why solid-state drives (SSDs) are rapidly becoming a major factor in enterprise data storage arrays, and what you need to know about the multifaceted technology.
Gamer's DRAM solid-state disk technology leaves Fibre Channel in the dust
SearchStorage.com | 03 Jun 2009
ARTICLE - An online game producer with experience using both DRAM and NAND flash SSDs provides insight into his storage tiering strategy.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 83
Storage-area networks to become increasingly object based
20 May 2009
TIP - Storage-area networks will become increasingly object based, with a greater use of metadata. Potential SAN trends include disk drives, management, storage arrays and switches.
SAN and server virtualization management podcast
Submitted By: SearchStorage.com | 21 Mar 2009
FAQ - Check out this FAQ interview on how companies with virtual server environments are coping with data storage challenges.
FAQ guide: How Fibre Channel over Ethernet can consolidate networks
Submitted By: Greg Schulz | 10 Oct 2008
FAQ - Greg Schulz answers the questions he hears most often about FCoE, including when FCoE products will be available and how FCoE compares to iSCSI and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 27
Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Managing Storage Networks Track (Chicago 2009)
Storage Decisions | 03 Jun 2009
STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 track explores networked storage infrastructure trends and the implications of recent storage systems developments.
Data storage management in virtual server environments
SearchStorage.com | 23 Mar 2009
SPECIAL REPORT - What are the pros and cons of FC and iSCSI in virtual server environments? Find out what users are doing, and read our FAQ to determine your IT strategy.
Fibre Channel SAN switches tutorial
SearchStorage Editors | 08 Dec 2008
TUTORIAL - Learn all about Fibre Channel SAN switches with these articles on selecting the right switches and the best practices for managing FC switching environments.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 9
storage area network
02 Mar 2004
WORD - A storage area network (SAN) is a high-speed special-purpose network (or subnetwork) that interconnects different kinds of data storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users. Typically, a ...
Fibre Channel
15 May 2003
WORD - Fibre Channel is a technology for transmitting data between computer devices at data rates of up to 4 Gbps (and 10 Gbps in the near future). Fibre Channel is especially suited for connecting computer servers to shared ...
FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet)
06 Dec 2007
WORD - FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a proposed standard designed to enable Fibre Channel communications to run directly over Ethernet. Thus, FCoE makes it possible to move Fibre Channel traffic across existing high-speed ...
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 103
Dueling directors
Storage Magazine | 01 Jun 2009
FEATURES - Director-class switches have been used to maintain performance in large storage networks for years, but soon they'll act as the hubs that unify data center networks.
The year of iSCSI storage--finally! (Editorial)
Storage Magazine | 10 Nov 2008
COLUMNS -
Fibre Channel favored for virtual servers: Survey says
Storage Magazine | 10 Nov 2008
TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -
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