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ALSO CALLED:
Fiber Channel,
Fibre
DEFINITION: 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 storage devices and for interconnecting storage controllers and drives. Since Fibre Channel is three times as fast, it has begun to replace the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
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Fibre Channel White Papers
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Fundamentals of a Well-Built SAN
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:
The purpose of this white paper is to describe the benefits of a clustered architecture in comparison with traditional controller-based architectures, and to discuss the technology that makes HP LeftHand SANs better by design.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009
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Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 days
sponsored by Dell and VMware
CASE STUDY:
An aging, proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Read how the company benefited from Dell and VMware virtualization.
Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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HP reference configuration for BladeSystem: BL495c with Flex-10 and VMware View
sponsored by HP, Vmware and AMD
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
This paper is for decision makers that are familiar with and interested in VMware View as a desktop replacement strategy. An understanding of networking and fibre channel infrastructure and how they interact with HP Virtual Connect technologies, virtualization benefits and techniques, VMware software, and datacenter practices is recommended.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009
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Business Value of Storage Virtualisation: Scaling the Storage Solution; Leveraging the Storage Investment
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:
This analysis looks at the positive business impact of networked storage virtualisation solutions that improve storage asset utilisation, reduce the administrative costs of provisioning new storage systems, and improve application availability.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization with Dell™ Poweredge™ Blade Servers, Dell Equallogic™ Storage, and VMware Infrastructure™
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Data Center Virtualization and Efficiency: Server, Network and Storage Perspective
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST:
Watch this webcast to gain insight into how data center virtualization technologies are contributing to dramatic increases in efficiency and reduced capital and operational expenses. Discover current trends driving the virtualized data center.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 24 Sep 2009
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Tech Report: Solid-State Storage Update
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
EGUIDE:
Solid-state storage will eventually nudge spinning disks out of our data centers, but right now it's still mostly for wellheeled shops with power-hungry applications. But with new technology developments addressing some of solid state's shortcomings and larger-scale manufacturing, solid-state storage could come down to earth soon.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Tech Report: Solid-State Storage
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
EGUIDE:
Solid-state storage will eventually nudge spinning disks out of our data centers, but right now it's still mostly for well-heeled shops with power-hungry applications. But with new technology developments addressing some of solid state's shortcomings and larger-scale manufacturing, solid-state storage could come down to earth soon.
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009
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Mosaic Technology trims sales cycle by up to 50% and converts 20% of leads into sales with Dell PartnerDirect program
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
CASE STUDY:
Mosaic Technology sought to partner with a larger company to obtain sales, marketing and technical support, thereby extending its reach into the server and storage virtualization market.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This Presentation Transcript breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today.
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009
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IDC Product Flash: 3PAR Launches F-Class InServ Storage Servers
sponsored by 3PAR
ANALYST NEWS:
This IDC Flash analyzes 3PAR's announcement of the InServ F-Class storage server product line, a solution that 3PAR is positioning as a more scalable, efficient, and flexible midrange storage platform. This Flash also examines the major IT developments that are driving future midrange storage developments.
Posted: 24 Jun 2009 | Published: 24 Jun 2009
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HP Enterprise Virtual Array tiered storage solution for Oracle: Aligning storage performance and availability with the business value of information
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
WHITE PAPER:
Together HP and Oracle offer a comprehensive suite of information management tools to help efficiently capture, manage, retain, and deliver information over time. This yields a highly integrated hardware and software infrastructure, leveraging storage tiers with differing performance and availability characteristics. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 16 Mar 2009
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Windows Server and Storage eBook, Ch 3 - Assess Your Data Center Storage Needs
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
EBOOK:
Servers play a crucial role in daily enterprise operations. But even the most powerful and resilient servers are useless without adequate storage. Storage solutions contain the operating systems, applications and virtual images needed to operate every server. This eBook chapter will help you better understand your data center storage challenges.
Posted: 11 Aug 2009 | Published: 11 Aug 2009
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Setting a Precedent for Success: Turner Padget effectively eliminates unplanned downtime and cuts server footprint by 50% with Dell solutions and VMware
sponsored by Dell and VMware
CASE STUDY:
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, increase storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. In this case study you'll learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions.
Posted: 17 Aug 2009 | Published: 17 Aug 2009
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CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 4: Disaster Recovery and Unified Communications
sponsored by CIO Decisions
EZINE:
This eguide explains how Midmarket companies are embracing server virtualization and updating their disaster recovery strategies to ensure they minimize risk-affordably.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Taking the next step toward greater performance and cost efficiency in a dedupe solution? Go beyond the dedupe that you know.
sponsored by FalconStor Software
PODCAST:
Join Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with ESG, as he explores high-speed, power-efficient deduplication with industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor who have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 10 Sep 2009
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High-speed, Power-efficient Deduplication: Saving Costs Without Sacrificing Performance
sponsored by FalconStor Software
WEBCAST:
Industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 10 Sep 2009
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FIBRE CHANNEL DEFINITION (continued): … as the transmission interface between servers and clustered storage devices. Fibre channel is more flexible; devices can be as far as ten kilometers (about six miles) apart if optical fiber is used as the physical medium. Optical fiber is not required for shorter distances, however, because Fibre Channel also works using coaxial cable and ordinary telephone twisted pair.Fibre Channel offers point-to-point, switched, and loop interfaces. It is designed to interoperate with SCSI, the Internet Protocol (IP) and other protocols, but has been criticized for its lack of compatibility - primarily … Fibre Channel definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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