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Cisco UCS testing shows throughput constraints, one lab says
Cisco UCS testing results from the Tolly Group indicate that throughput is much lower than Cisco claims. Tolly claims Cisco unified computing architecture relies on oversubscribed blade servers and clumsy external switches. Article | 25 Feb 2010
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Juniper to CIOs: Invest in internal cloud computing networks
Juniper's 'New Network' vision calls on companies to invest in an internal cloud computing network strategy to push applications and power out to users in an enterprise grid network strategy. But are enterprises ready to go that route? Article | 04 Nov 2009
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FCoE network roadmap: Do you need a unified fabric strategy?
Some vendors are coming to the table with FCoE network roadmaps, but others are still releasing switches that can't necessarily support any converged enhanced Ethernet protocol in the data center. Should you be demanding a unified fabric strategy fro... Article | 22 Oct 2009
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With Cisco's Nexus 7000 switch, IP and Fibre Channel converge
Cisco's massive new Nexus switch combines IP and Fibre Channel storage on a unified 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric, not InfiniBand, and claims to reduce data center power consumption along the way. Article | 28 Jan 2008
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Cisco pushes for InfiniBand in the data center
Cisco has rolled out a way to manage InfiniBand and Ethernet networks under the same console, which it hopes will make InfiniBand more popular in the data center. Article | 28 Jun 2006
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Cisco's Jayshree Ullal touts unified virtualization
Cisco SVP talks up a data center area network idea that uses the company's VFrame InfiniBand-based management tool to unify LAN, SAN and compute networks. Article | 05 Jun 2006
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Strategic Storage: DR planning blueprint
Developing a good disaster recovery (DR) plan is similar to good dental hygiene -- and almost as exciting. Similar to going to the dentist twice a year, you should also test your DR plan with the same frequency. Wait too long to clean up your plan an... Article | 15 Feb 2005
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Expert Nandan Gijare: SAN and NAS technologies are hot
Nandan Gjare share's his predictions on SAN and NAS technologies, content networking and the WLAN market. Article | 20 Dec 2004
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Reaping value from storage networks
This chapter excerpt covers the cost of the storage networking layer by looking at the reasons to combine strategies and the value achieved by doing so across a common platform. Article | 12 Jun 2003
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Analyst: Storage, networking forge closer ties
New federal regulations as well as more data and applications are causing enterprises to turn to the network to meet their storage needs. One Aberdeen analyst says there's growing interest in storage resource management tools, which control available... Article | 07 Mar 2003
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