Will FCoE Rule the Future?
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) has been a hot topic of discussion in the enterprise storage world lately, but many end users are just now hearing about it. Although some folks seem to think it’s...
View ArticleA Consultant’s View Of The Enterprise Storage Market
This is part of an ongoing series of longer articles I will be posting every Sunday as part of an experiment in offering more in-depth content. I am not the typical enterprise storage user. In fact, I...
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Is the FCoE Starting Pistol Aimed at iSCSI?
The pistol shot heard this week was the starting gun for FCoE, not the execution of iSCSI To hear this week’s storage industry news reports, one might think that Wagner’s fat lady came to Storage...
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Reality Check: The FCoE Forecast
This is part of an ongoing series of longer articles I will be posting every Sunday as part of an experiment in offering more in-depth content. There has been a lot of discussion in the storage...
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Storage Virtualization Charlotte: Thoughts and Reactions
I’ve just finished my day in Charlotte on my Storage Virtualization Seminar tour for TechTarget. We had another great crowd – everyone seemed interested even if some were shy about speaking up. I was...
View ArticleStorage Folks Are Talking 10-Gig and FCoE
I continue to be amazed by the level of interest I’m seeing in Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and 10 Gb Converged Ethernet among storage people. As I noted after my Charlotte virtualization...
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Who Will Capture the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Crown?
Today, Brocade announced that it has completed its acquisition of Foundry Networks. This is just the latest move in the strategic game to control the next generation of Ethernet, and possibly all...
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10 GbE, iSCSI, FCoE, Microsoft, and the Future
In case you didn’t notice the earth move, I have a wake-up call for you: 10 gigabit Ethernet is here. It’s real. It’s in use. Last year, we were all wondering when the 10 GbE wave would hit and what...
View ArticleInterested in VMware and Storage? Tune In to the VMware Communities Podcast!
I’ll be joining I joined John Troyer’s VMware Communities Podcast #44 tomorrow, April 14, and will be leading a segment focused on the changing storage landscape. I’m really looking forward to talking...
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Changes in Technology Drive Changes in IT Organizations and Roles
Servers, storage, and networks may be interconnected, but most large IT organizations keep the administrative teams from mixing. But the next-generation virtual data center might change that! Lots of...
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