There is a lot of debate about Fibre Channel over Ethernet and converged network adapters. A CNA is a 10-GbE network interface card that supports multiple data networking protocols, basically TCP/IP ...

Assuming a new deployment that is capable of running FCoE - NetApp filer with UTA ports in 10GbE mode, ESXi hosts with Intel X520 adapters and a pair of Juniper EX4550 switches - what advantages are ...

As FCoE has come onto the scene, the FC vs. iSCSI fire has been reignited. A balanced perspective will save you time and money In the beginning there was Fibre Channel (FC), and it was good. If you ...

Though it took a long time to build up momentum, iSCSI really made SAN storage practical for the midrange customer. By running over standard Ethernet, fast switching fabrics meant that an iSCSI-based ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Storage infrastructure vendors are pushing the nascent Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard as the quickest path to 10 Gbps Ethernet connectivity, although iSCSI proponents ...

With talk of Ethernet dominating storage networks, vendors with a strong stake in Fibre Channel last month announced their own convergence standard (see “New Fibre Channel over Ethernet standard ...

So our lease is up on our storage systems, D2D target and Tape libraries and one of the things i am considering is whether we want to move up to FC for some of our services. (Exchange, maybe ...

T5 is a highly integrated, hyper-virtualized 10/40GbE controller with full offload support of a complete Unified Wire solution comprising NIC, TOE, iWARP RDMA, iSCSI, FCoE and NAT. T5 provides ...

There’s been some buzz lately about a new storage networking protocol called Fibre Channel over Ethernet, a.k.a. FCoE. The major network vendors including Brocade, Cisco, Emulex, and QLogic are all on ...

LAS VEGAS, June 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HP DISCOVER -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that it is providing 10GbE iSCSI and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity as well as ...

The biggest news in storage this year was probably the choice between Fibre Channel and iSCSI that many companies faced. To put your mind at ease over the holidays, we've cobbled together some stories ...