networking
Cisco is getting a lot of flack for billing its announcement yesterday as something that will "change the Internet forever." I certainly understand this sentiment--will a new high-end core router, albeit with very impressive performance ratings, really change the Internet forever?
The answer is pretty simple: the router alone won't change ...
"If I look five years out, there's still going to be Fibre Channel in data centers. People have millions and millions of dollars invested in that infrastructure," said Bob Laliberte, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Fibre Channel switch port shipments expected to spike after 2009 drop, then decline ...
QLogic has expanded its OEM HP relationship to include stackable FC switches that are fully integrated with HP Simple SAN Connection Manager (SSCM). Combined with HP Servers and Storage, HP can now offer highly available, rapidly scalable end-to-end 8 Gb FC SAN solutions to support physical or virtualized server environments. ...
QLogic has expanded its OEM relationship with HP to include stackable FC switches that are fully integrated with HP Simple SAN Connection Manager. Combine that with HP servers and storage, and HP can now offer highly available, rapidly scalable, end-to-end 8 Gb FC SAN solutions to support physical or virtualized ...
Yesterday the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it will no longer pursue the Trusted Internet Connect (TIC) initiative first announced in November 2007. TIC was considered one of the cybersecurity efforts making up the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) which was born out of ...
QLogic is announcing a new FCoE win with IBM BladeCenter, only this time it is not for a Converged Network Adaptor (CNA). IBM will leverage QLogic’s FCoE switching technology to deliver the first internal, fully integrated FCoE switching module for its BladeCenter chassis.
Overview
QLogic has been tackling the FCoE market aggressively ...
I’ve written some not too flattering things lately about Cisco. Now I’ve got nothing against Cisco — I’m actually quite impressed with its broad portfolio, M&A strategy, and sales/marketing muscle. Cisco also has a lot of Chutzpah — taking on Dell, HP, and IBM on next-generation servers ...
"This is one area where they may have had a gap in their portfolio before," Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Bob Laliberte said.
via Riverbed Steelhead 7050 uses solid-state drives to boost WAN performance.
"This BLADE announcement is simultaneously timely and relevant as enterprises recognize the value of convergence at the network edge," Steve O'Donnell, managing director and senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group EMEA, said.
via BLADE Offers Low Latency, Low Cost Network Fabric for Next-Gen Data Centers.
Earlier this year, I reported that 49% of mid-sized (i.e., less than 1,000 employees) and enterprise organizations (i.e., greater than 1,000 employees) will increase network hardware spending in 2010. Well I went back and cut the ESG 2010 IT Spending Data for fun this week and here ...
