Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks

WHITE PAPER: Check out this short case study to learn how the University of Leipzig was able to easily and affordably deploy a fast, flexible and scalable storage solution and the benefits they now enjoy.

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 | Published: 28 Dec 2012

EGUIDE: This e-guide explains how file-based growth has largely influenced the adoption of unified storage and presents other key survey takeaways; including the top three reasons for installation and the greatest benefits this technology has afforded IT shops.

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 | Published: 18 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab preview summarizes the results of independent, third-party testing of QLogic's new 10000 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter with a focus on scalable database performance improvements and shared cache effectiveness in single-server and multi-server environments.

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 | Published: 22 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: Hands-on lab testing of Fibre Channel directors including measurements by an independent electrician. Learn how power savings can leave more watts and amps available per rack and per floor tile for bladed servers and storage.

Posted: 15 May 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007

WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can get the best of both SAN storage worlds. Download this white paper to learn about a solution that brings together the high performance and reliability of Fibre Channel and the low cost and versatility of iSCSI.

Posted: 16 Aug 2007 | Published: 10 Aug 2007

WHITE PAPER: Unified I/O in VMware ESX servers deliver many cost and power savings advantages.

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008

PRODUCT LITERATURE: Consolidation is a common trend in many IT environments, providing benefits such as improved hardware resource utilization, easier management, and lower costs. For storage, consolidation is accomplished by moving data off of direct attached storage (DAS) inside the server onto a shared pool of storage in a storage area network (SAN).

Posted: 20 Sep 2007 | Published: 25 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Rapid increases in both the operating speeds and general complexity of SAN technologies, exacerbated by the high change rates demanded of enterprise IT organizations, significantly increase demands on the fiber optic physical layer. Check out this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 27 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Overwhelming data growth has caused many storage administrators to move from older, legacy SANs to newer and more robust solutions. This white paper provides best practices and guidelines to follow when migrating to a new SAN technology.

Posted: 28 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007

WHITE PAPER: Across many organizations, the rapid growth of data is outpacing storage budgets. SATA disk based archive storage is the perfect solution. Download this white paper to learn more about disk based archive storage and see if it will work for you.

Posted: 24 Dec 2007 | Published: 01 Dec 2007