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As the prices on 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps Fibre Channel(FC) SAN gets closer and closer. The decision to upgrade is no longer as difficult as it once was and upgrading may just be the next logical step.
iSCSI has quickly become a popular storage protocol for use in VMware environments. In this tip, George Crump discusses how you can leverage iSCSI in VMware environments.
The continued price drops of 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN storage technology has more and more organizations interested but technology adoption could be a whole lot better.
Very few SRM companies offer products designed to simplify the task of storage management while providing the extended visibility. Solutions currently available tend to be far outside the budget range of the majority of businesses, and SolarWinds sees the opportunity to change the dynamic within the SRM market.
As organizations look for ways to lower costs, while still gaining from the benefit of shared storage technology, the choice between an iSCSI and FCoE solution continues to be pitted in IT boardrooms. How is the battleline forming? We ask David Dale, NetApp's industry standards director and chair of the SNIA Ethernet Storage Forum.
FalconStor and Violin Memory have combined their resources to produces a SAN accelerator that uses Flash solid-state drives (SSDs) for improved read and write speeds.
Dell'Oro reports that Fibre Channel (FC) switch port sales will experience a brief upward spike but will then continue to steadily decline.
Organizations are looking for ways to reduce overhead costs in running their data centers and making them more efficient. Here are some tips and strategies on how you can save dollars and improve efficiencies.