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ALSO CALLED: Fiber Channel and 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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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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Is Your IT Infrastructure Ready for Tomorrow? - Preparing for a 10GbE Future
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
ANALYST REPORT:
This report discusses the need for and the advantages of deploying a unified 10GbE for the IT infrastructure. If your data center is going to need higher throughput in the years to come, and most will, please read on to learn how you can start to prepare now.
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 | Published: 12 Aug 2009
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10GbE, Servers, Storage and Virtualization – Interoperability Review and Highlights
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Organizations can benefit from the advantages of 10GbE, consolidation on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, and virtualization with VMware. By implementing 10GbE solutions, organizations can enjoy the economies they hoped to obtain by consolidating and virtualizing their server environment, along with increased performance, reliability, and security.
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 | Published: 12 Aug 2009
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Intelligent Tiered Storage
sponsored by BlueArc Corp.
DATA SHEET:
BlueArc offers an integrated solution that supports multiple data tiers optimized for different tasks or applications. Additionally, Intelligent Tiered Storage functionality provides organizations with a seamless method for consolidating and automatically managing this data through its lifecycle.
Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Published: 07 Aug 2009
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Email, Database and File Sharing on Dell™ NX4
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
The NX4 allows businesses to consolidate Microsoft Exchange application storage, Microsoft SQL database storage, and general purpose file servers on to a single, unified storage platform. This consolidated storage methodology delivers network-attached storage (NAS) for file sharing and iSCSI or Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) connectivity.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009
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Dell NX4: Advanced File Sharing and Management
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Dell NX4 offers a variety of advanced features that can help organizations achieve storage efficiency and lower TCO, including data deduplication that can reduce required storage capacity and an open API that works with third-party policy engines to enable tiered storage access.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009
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The Dell/EMC CX4, Dell™ AX4-5, and Dell NX4 Storage Family
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BROCHURE:
Fourth generation Dell/EMC CX4 arrays deliver new levels of performance, flexibility, ease-of-use, data management, and resource utilization. The Dell/EMC CX4 family forms the core of a scalable enterprise infrastructure that is easy to deploy, manage, and upgrade. Read this brochure to learn more.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009
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Spec Sheet: Dell NX4 Enterprise-Class Network Attached Storage
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
DATA SHEET:
The Dell NX4 enterprise-class Network Attached Storage offers an advanced file system for Windows<sup>®</sup> and Linux<sup>®</sup>/UNIX™ environments and the flexibility to support stranded application servers via iSCSI or Fibre Channel.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 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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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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Storage magazine Online June 2009: Heal Thyself
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
EZINE:
A trend in storage product messaging these days is the theme of self-healing storage - the ability of a system to detect and repair hard disk problems automatically. In this month's cover story, independent storage expert Marc Staimer explains how and how well they work. This electronic issue also includes features on storage efficiency...
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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WAN acceleration and optimization FAQ Guide
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
PODCAST:
Taneja Group senior analyst Jeff Boles discusses WAN optimization and how it's accomplished, best practices for cutting bandwith costs of a WAN, and how to increase WAN performance.
Posted: 03 Feb 2009 | Premiered: 03 Feb 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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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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