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Transforming the Data Center with Unified Fabric: Is Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE really the long-awaited breakthrough that will transparently integrate your network servers and storage, or is it simply the latest industry hype? Get the answers and expert insights from some of the most distinguished networking engineers in the industry on this 60-minute TechWiseTV video broadcast...; Tags: Data Center, Fibre Channel, Cisco Systems Inc., TechWiseTV, Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-05-29
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Storage Networking Evolution: Evolving business requirements underscore the need for high-density, high-speed, and low-latency consolidated networks that enable data center scalability and improve manageability while controlling IT costs. Data centers typically run multiple separate networks, including an Ethernet network for client-to-server and server-to-server communications and a Fibre Channel Storage Area Network SAN. To...; Tags: Storage Networking, Data Center, Fibre Channel, Network, Data Centers, Ethernet, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Networking, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2008-05-01
Cisco MDS 9000 Family: Total Investment Protection: Evolving business requirements underscore the need for high-density, high-speed, and low-latency networks that improve data center scalability and manageability while controlling IT costs. As discussed in this paper the Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides the leading high-density, high-bandwidth storage networking solution along with Integrated Fabric Applications to support dynamic data...; Tags: Storage Networking, Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Data Centers, Storage, Ip storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2008-05-01
TechNet Edge Series: Windows Server®2008 Failover Clustering: Demonstration uses six virtual machines all running on one laptop (domain controller, iSCSI SAN, three Server Core cluster nodes and a 2008 member server from which he runs the demo). To view the entire video click here.; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Clustering, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Windows Server 2008, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Microsoft Windows, Servers, Storage, Hardware; Videos 2008-04-29
Converging SAN and LAN Infrastructure With Fibre Channel Over Ethernet for Efficient, Cost-Effective Data Centers: Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE is an emerging data transport technology that simplifies the network fabric by converging both Storage Area Network SAN and LAN connectivity onto a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet link. As the use of SANs in the data center continues to grow, FCoE can decrease the cost...; Tags: LAN, Data Center, Fibre Channel, SAN, Fibre Channel Over Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Ethernet, Storage Management, Networking, Hardware; White papers 2008-04-22

Apple updates Xsan, gets out of RAID business: Apple on Tuesday released its Xsan 2 package, a major revision to its Storage Area Networking software package. The update revamps administration tools, adds support for third-party storage and features Spotlight/Leopard Server optimizations. The new Xsan 2 tools let storage managers easily tune the Xsan 2 for...; Tags: Software, SAN, Server, Apple Inc., Xsan 2, RAID, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Data Centers, Hardware, Data Management, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-02-19
SAN Volume Controller: Best Practices and Performance Guidelines: The IBM SAN Volume Controller SVC has unique SAN fabric configuration requirements that are different from what one may be used to for other storage devices. A quality SAN configuration can go a long way towards a stable, reliable, and scalable SVC installation; conversely, a poor SAN environment can make...; Tags: Performance, IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, SAN, Best Practice, IBM Corp., IBM SAN Volume Controller, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2008-02-10
Live Webcast: Maximize data management and performance with a Storage Area Network: Simplified and scalable storage solutions are now critical to businesses of all sizes. Storage Area Networks, or SANs, are maximizing access to data as well as improving overall network management and performance. Sponsored by EqualLogic and now available on demand, this ZDNet Webcast: ...; Tags: Webcast, Performance, SAN, Data Management, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Hardware; Webcasts 2008-01-28
One of Oregon's Largest Counties Deploys Equallogic: Clackamas County, Oregon, is home to more than 338,000 people. Heavily timbered, the county's geographical features include Mt. Hood and numerous rivers - the Willamette, Clackamas, Sandy, Pudding, Molalla and Salmon. The Aging Fibre Channel SAN could not scale to meet growing demands. Clackamas County replaced old Fibre Channel SAN...; Tags: EqualLogic, Oregon, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2008-01-18
Brookfield Homes Saves with Equallogic SAN and Thin Provisioning: Brookfield Homes is a home builder and land developer with operations on the West and East coasts. In addition to land purchases and home building, the company transforms unused urban shopping areas into new communities. Brookfield Homes Southland Division, covering southern California north of San Diego County, employs about people...; Tags: EqualLogic, SAN, Provisioning, Brookfield Homes, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2008-01-18
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Product Demonstration: Join Dell EqualLogic for a one-hour live presentation and product demonstration of its award-winning PS Family of intelligent, iSCSI-based storage solutions. Choose from a list of dates and times that suit your schedule.; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., EqualLogic, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; Webcasts 2008-01-01
The Convergence of Ethernet and Ethernot: A 10-Gigabit Ethernet Perspective: Off late, a vast number of interconnect technologies such as InfiniBand, Myrinet and Quadrics have been introduced into the System-Area Network SAN environment; the primary driving requirements of this environment being high-performance and a feature-rich interface. Ethernet, on the other hand, is already the ubiquitous technology for Wide-Area Network WAN...; Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Environment, SAN, Convergence, Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), InfiniBand, Network Technology, WANs, Networking, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2008-01-01
How Cisco Multilayer Director Switch Operates With Other SAN Switches During SAN Migration: Cisco Systems IT has long been a proponent of Storage Area Networks SANs over the less efficient and more complex Direct-Attached Storage DAS-based networks. The majority of early Cisco SAN efforts used the McDATA Enterprise Director 6064 switch at the core and McDATA Sphereon 3032 switches at the edge. This...; Tags: McDATA Corp., SAN, Migration, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Systems IT, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2007-12-19
How Cisco Migrated to a SAN Environment in Small European Data Center: During 2001 and 2002, the hosting team faced some challenges because of the dramatic demand in data growth and the limitations of the early DAS model. Another problem is that DAS architecture is inflexible. Moreover, tools for storage inventory, capacity planning, and storage provisioning in such a large and fragmented...; Tags: SAN, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Hardware; Case studies 2007-12-17
UK School Supports Innovation With Flexible Infrastructure to Simplify IT: Greenford High School is a secondary school situated in Ealing, west London. Their existing IT infrastructure needed to be simplified. The school wanted to invest in a flexible solution that would scale to meet its future requirements. The school deployed Dell for its solution and implemented Dell EMC CX3- 20...; Tags: Innovation, School, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Greenford High School, Storage, Strategy, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Servers, Hardware, Management; Case studies 2007-12-17
UK School Gains Flexibility and Resilience With Storage Network and Virtualized Servers: To simplify and expand its storage system, St. Paul's School wanted to implement a storage area network. Their IT team also wanted to replace a number of ageing servers with virtualized machines that would improve the resilience and flexibility of the infrastructure. St. Paul's IT team deployed Dell for its...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Network, St. Paul, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Servers, Hardware; Case studies 2007-12-17
Waiting for Leopard's iSCSI support: Scanning though Apple's server discussion boards recently, I noticed a thread on iSCSI. This technology was a hot topic last year at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco and we can expect more of the same next month. iSCSI is a standard that uses the familiar SCSI...; Tags: iSCSI, Apple Inc., Technology, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Networking, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Business Continuity: No Longer Out of Reach: Business continuity has historically been out of reach for small- and medium-sized businesses SMBs because it was too costly and complicated. While large companies could afford expensive fibre channel storage area networks FC SANs, the highly trained staff to manage them, duplicate data centers, channel extenders, and expensive replication software,...; Tags: Environment, EqualLogic, SAN, Business Continuity, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, WANs, It Services, Storage Management, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2007-12-01
Apple Xsan Tuner (dmg): The Xsan Tuner application is used to test the data and video transfer capabilities of your storage area network and its Xsan volumes. Xsan Tuner can simulate both standard UNIX reads and writes as well as Final Cut Pro video reads and writes for a variety of common video formats....; Tags: SAN, Apple Inc., Video, Xsan Tuner Application, Xsan Tuning Guide, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Corporate Communications, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-11-28
How Cisco IT Deployed a SAN for ERP Data Storage: Until recently, Fibre Channel switches were characterized by low port density and low-availability designs. Director-class switches promised to change the landscape, but failed to deliver all the necessary features and enhancements needed to build the SAN infrastructure required to complete Phase II. Given the size of the business functions within...; Tags: Information Technology, SAN, ERP, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2007-11-20