Storage Networking Section Index

Brocade and Dell are tightening ties to bring 10GbE and 8Gbps FC adapters to virtualized data centers.

IBM announced plans to acquire privately-held networking vendor BLADE Network Technologies for an undisclosed sum as it continues to build out its cloud computing portfolio.

Brocade’s new MLXe routing platform takes packet processing from what used to be a 40Gbps full duplex pipeline to 100Gbps.

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) dangles the promise of converged IP and storage networks, but the technology is still in its infancy, according to industry experts.

The new Brocade Network Advisor unifies the management of "all things Brocade."

Move over Data Center 3.0. The networking giant’s vision for unified fabrics and unified computing has evolved into the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage framework.

The networking startup's virtual I/O directors, with 10GbE, provide the same performance as FCoE at a fraction of the cost.

New I/O virtualization appliance supports 80Gbps of sustained Ethernet bandwidth to VMs.

Xsigo Systems is hinting that it has hit on a "breakthrough" in virtual I/O for the data center.

Networking and storage continue to converge, with FCoE bringing them ever closer. Some firms even claim 10GbE Ethernet is helping drive the growth of cloud computing.

New Virtual Steelhead Appliance set to debut, providing IT buyers with another option for WAN optimization and acceleration.

Storage startup Coraid may face legal action from NetApp if the company does not cease plans to sell the Coraid EtherDrive Z-Series NAS appliance based on the open-source Zettabyte File System (ZFS).

Cisco unveils its latest offerings for converged data and storage networks.

QLogic and Emulex help HP create a new multiprotocol blade server technology that can change connection protocols on the fly.

Brocade rolls out its vision for virtual data center networks and also has an answer to the Cisco-EMC-VMware coalition.

Brocade gives speed and density boosts to its Ethernet and data storage switches as its rivalry with Cisco heats up.

Cisco, HP and Oracle are among the vendors pursuing unified storage, server and networking strategies. Will customers win or lose?

VM6 Software claims to have a solution for small businesses that haven't been able to afford virtualization.

EMC today unveiled the first details of its plan to unite storage networks around the globe.

EMC CEO Joe Tucci says VPLEX is just the start of the company's vision for private clouds.

EMC's Global Marketing CTO sees solid state drives, the cloud and Ethernet as the future of storage networking.

Brocade hopes to break into a storage networking adapter market that has been dominated by Emulex and QLogic.

The effect of the evolution of Ethernet on the data storage market offers a case study in the causes of technology market disruption and innovation.

HDS unveils a unified data center stack, and HP may be working on an FCoE switch.

Emulex is making up for lost time in the market for converged data and storage networks.