Fibre Channel
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Compellent Storage Center 4.0
Reviews Storage Center 4.0 combines industry-standard hardware with Compellent's block-level virtualisation technology to create a very powerful, flexible and cost-effective SAN solution.
Tags: Compellent SAN, Fibre Channel, Storage, Serial ATA, Compellent Solution, Storage Center, Server, Hardware, software, SAN
Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5
Reviews This is a well built and very capable 2U rack server from a respected vendor that can be configured to suit a wide variety of applications. It's particularly strong on disk capacity and PCIe expansion.
Tags: Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Server, Fujitsu Ltd., network, disk, Ethernet
Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009)
Reviews Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro shows improvements in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading efforts. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this powerful tool.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, CPU, Chip, Graphics, Card, Apple Macintosh, Model, Memory
Dell and Brocade forge closer alliance
News Dell and Brocade's latest deal squares them up against Cisco's expansionist infrastructure moves.
Tags: Personal Computers, Data Management, IBM Corp., Foundry Networks Inc., Fibre Channel, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Storage, Server, network, server company
Does FCoE mean the end for iSCSI storage solutions?
Techguide Fibre Channel over Ethernet is coming along with some of the same benefits that have made iSCSI a success. Will FCoE steal iSCSI's thunder in the data center?
Tags: Storage, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Fibre Channel, Storage, TCP/IP, Environment, data center, Ethernet, iSCSI
iSCSI--the future of storage
Techguide iSCSI is here to stay and will eventually supplant a significant portion of the installed base of Fibre Channel SANs out there.
Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage software, Fibre Channel, EqualLogic, EMC Corp., LeftHand Networks, Storage, provisioning, network, SAN
Windows Server 2008 iSCSI multiple connected session modes
Techguide For administrators using Windows Server 2008's iSCSI initiator, selecting the right connection policy is critical. Rick Vanover explains the options for the ease-of-entry storage protocol.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, Configuration Policy, Information Technology, network, Windows Server 2008 R2, Path, Policy, Storage, Rick Vanover
How Intel's supercomputer almost used HP chips
News In the 1990s, Intel seriously considered building the world's fastest supercomputer with a rival's processors, but the Pentium Pro arrived in time after all.
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Virtualization, Virtual Machine, Chip, Server, processor, supercomputer
Using Storage Explorer in Windows Server 2008
Techguide Windows Server 2008 offers a tool to view configuration and resources for systems connected to a storage area network. Here's what you need to know about this new feature.
Tags: Storage, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Adapter, Tool, Storage, Emulex Corp., QLogic Corp., Rick Vanover, Storage Explorer
Why fibre channel rules in the most rigorous environments
Techguide If you need reliable enterprise storage with the capacity for massive scalability, you can't beat fibre channel technology. See how it stacks up against SCSI and SAS.
Storage networking getting Ethernet makeover
News In a bid to broaden Fibre Channel adoption, allies are developing a version that runs on conventional Ethernet networks.
Tags: Network administration/implementation, Ethernet
Storage and data at the coalface
News Three Australian organizations speak about storage and data management challenges, each with different points of view.
Tags: Data centers, Data backup, disaster recovery, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Virtualization, Storage, human capital management, Glenn Gore, Chris Tayler, NAB, Human Resources
Cisco embraces rival networking standard
News The networking company is supporting a previously shunned networking standard in an effort to tap into a growing part of the storage market, the company plans to announce Tuesday.
Cisco, Lucent jump into storage networking
News Sending data between computers and storage systems has been a job handled by a few small, highly specialized companies, but that's changing as new technology allows networking giants such as Cisco Systems to get into the act.
Storage networking faces divided future
News A divide within the storage industry over how to connect storage systems to the rest of the network is growing--and leaving customers with a growing sense of unease.
