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Cisco Storage Buying Guide

These days, Cisco is about more than just networking. Its Unified Fabric strategy makes it possible to mix and match  from the MDS and Nexus product families, harnessing the same command lines and GUI operations to perform SAN functions.
Tags : Nexus, Cisco, unified fabric, Switches, storage switch, SAN

Cisco Unveils Virtual Desktop Platform

The new Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) will offer virtual desktops to enterprise customers.
Tags : Cisco, virtual desktop infrastructure, VXI, Virtualization Experience Infrastructure, VDI

Cisco Shows Signs of Weakness in Q1

The networking giant’s first quarter fiscal 2011 results and outlook have CEO John Chambers “disappointed.”
Tags : Cisco Systems, Unified Computing System, UCS, networking, Cisco

HP Offers Converged Infrastructure Certification Program

The new HP ExpertONE program offers certifications and training for converged infrastructures and a “fast track” incentive for Cisco Certified networking pros.
Tags : HP, Converged Infrastructure, Cisco, ExperONE

Top 10 Data Center Certifications

Experienced and educated data center designers, managers and facilities personnel have jobs waiting for them. Here are 10 options for beefing up your data center education.
Tags : Cisco, NetApp, data center, EMC, HP

VCE Coalition Partners with Orange for Cloud Services

Cisco, EMC and VMware have partnered with Orange Business Services to deliver cloud services based on the Vblock system.
Tags : Vblock, EMC, Orange, VMware, Cisco

Cisco Advances Unified Fabric, Compute With New Data Center Strategy

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.
Tags : Nexus, data center, Cisco, Unified Computing, unified fabric

Cisco's Q4 Sales Miss Estimates

Cisco's CEO John Chambers cites "unusual uncertainty" in the economy as Q4 sales miss analyst estimates, though earnings per share were up.
Tags : Cisco, networking, Cisco Systems, storage networking

Top Ten Rumors in Data Storage

Which of the many IT and data storage rumors are true and which are hogwash? Take your pick.
Tags : NetApp, Brocade, IBM, EMC, Cisco

Cisco Unveils FabricPath for Virtual Data Center Networks

Cisco unveils its latest offerings for converged data and storage networks.
Tags : storage networking, network convergence, Cisco, FCoE

Brocade Unveils Vision for Converged Data Center Networks

Brocade rolls out its vision for virtual data center networks and also has an answer to the Cisco-EMC-VMware coalition.
Tags : storage networking, Cisco, Brocade One, network convergence, Brocade

Cisco Unveils Data Storage Arrays for Small Businesses

Storage users don't normally think of Cisco when shopping for hardware, but the networking giant hopes to change that.
Tags : data storage, Cisco, small business storage, iSCSI, NAS

Cisco Strategy Focuses on Infrastructure, Storage networking

Clouds and virtualization will help with the 1.2 zettabytes of data humans are expected to create in 2010.
Tags : storage networking, HP, infrastructure, Cisco, IBM

Cisco Unveils Midrange Fibre Channel Switch

Cisco's SAN storage switch rivalry with Brocade moves down market.
Tags : fibre channel, Brocade, Storage area network, Cisco, storage networking

Brocade Plunges on Weak Networking Sales

Brocade's Ethernet business weakens as its storage networking business takes off.
Tags : Cisco, EtherNet, storage networking, Brocade, fibre channel

Convergence of Storage Networking and Servers Requires Super Admins

As storage, networking, servers become more tightly integrated, the data center had best cast a call for a super administrator position.
Tags : stackable, hardware, HP, networking, Cisco

NetApp Deepens Ties with Cisco, VMware

NetApp joins with Cisco and VMware to offer unified data center infrastructures spanning data storage, networking and servers.
Tags : NetApp, Cisco

NetApp, Cisco and VMware Deal May Be Coming

NetApp may have a plan for keeping up with rivals EMC and HP in the race for integrated stacks.
Tags : NetApp, Cisco

Cisco Adds Services to Storage Networking

Cisco offers its Fibre Channel SAN customers new services for security, data migration and I/O acceleration.
Tags : Cisco, storage switches, fibre channel, storage networking, FCoE

Cisco FCoE Switches Help Hospital Save Power

One early FCoE adopter alleviated a power crunch by moving to converged storage and data networks.
Tags : storage switches, network convergence, FCoE, Cisco, storage networking

NetApp: We're Not Afraid of EMC

NetApp posts strong financial results and says it isn't afraid of the new VMware-Cisco-EMC partnership.
Tags : NetApp, Cisco, EMC

EMC, Cisco and VMware Unveil 'Vblock'

The long-awaited partnership between the IT giants finally arrives — and appears to make a couple of competitors uneasy.
Tags : EMC, Cisco

EMC, Intel Team Up as Cisco Rumors Resurface

EMC plans a new Atmos — and a possible partnership with Cisco and VMware.
Tags : EMC, Cisco, Intel

Brocade Prepares for 100 Gigabit Ethernet

Anyone wondering whether Ethernet might be the data storage fabric of the future should look no further than Brocade's plans to offer 100GbE next year.
Tags : Brocade, fibre channel, network convergence, Cisco, FCoE

FCoE Is Ready, Is It Time to Care?

It's possible to get started on Fibre Channel over Ethernet now, but most experts advise to move cautiously.
Tags : Fibre Channel over Ethernet, FCoE, Brocade, NetApp, Cisco

EMC Unveils Private Cloud Strategy as Cisco Rumors Swirl

EMC's private cloud strategy includes many things — just not the highly anticipated partnership with Cisco.
Tags : Cisco, EMC

EMC, HP Protect VMware Environments

EMC and HP are just two of many storage vendors with announcements at this week's VMworld show. Will there be big news from the VMware-Cisco-EMC alliance?
Tags : Cisco, EMC, HP

Storage Basics: How WAN Optimization Works

WAN optimization promises huge gains in network performance, but how does it accomplish that?
Tags : networking, WAN optimization, Cisco, network acceleration, Juniper

InfiniBand Marches On Without Cisco

Cisco is no longer pursuing InfiniBand, but other vendors and analysts see continued growth and opportunities in the IB market.
Tags : InfiniBand, Cisco, FCoE, 10GbE, storage networking

NetApp First to Market with FCoE Storage Arrays

NetApp is the first storage vendor to offer an end-to-end FCoE solution — and the company also predicts that the technology will eventually overtake Fibre Channel.
Tags : FCoE, Brocade, QLogic, NetApp, Cisco

EMC Reveals Dedupe, Tiering, Virtualization Plans

At last week's EMC Forum, the data storage giant had a number of announcements on virtual data centers, deduplication and automated storage tiering.
Tags : EMC, Cisco

EMC, Cisco and VMware to Release Joint Data Center Product

Yesterday's EMC Forum in Long Beach contained some big news about a new virtual data center product that will be unveiled soon.
Tags : EMC, Cisco

Analysts Expect Good Things from NetApp

NetApp's sales are so far faring better than the rest of the data storage industry. And the latest in the Cisco-Brocade battle.
Tags : EMC, Brocade, Cisco, data storage, NetApp

Cisco Gives SANs, IBM Mainframes a Performance Boost

Are Cisco's latest storage switch innovations enough to reverse market share losses to Brocade?
Tags : IBM, fibre channel, FCoE, Cisco, Brocade

IBM to Resell Cisco, Brocade FCoE Switches

Big Blue deepens its commitment to Fibre Channel over Ethernet and converged data center networks with its latest networking deals.
Tags : Brocade, Cisco, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, FCoE, IBM

What the Heck is Going On in the Data Storage Industry?

Mergers, hostile takeovers, turf battles, high-profile defections... We look at what's behind the turmoil in the IT industry — and what it means for the future of storage.
Tags : Cisco, mergers and acquisitions, EMC, Oracle, Sun Microsystems

EMC Says Dedupe, Cloud and SSDs Will Dominate Storage

At EMC World, the data storage giant expanded its dedupe offerings, held a love fest with Cisco and VMware, and CEO Joe Tucci answered some tough questions.
Tags : Cisco, EMC

EMC Sues to Stop HP From Hiring Storage Exec

HP has lured away EMC's top data storage executive, but EMC is suing to halt the move.
Tags : EMC, Cisco, HP

IBM Says Brocade Deal Not Aimed at Cisco

Big Blue will resell Brocade's Ethernet switches, but claims it's not retaliating against Cisco.
Tags : networking, Cisco, fibre channel, IBM, Brocade

Cisco FCoE Switches Help Hospital Save Power

One early FCoE adopter alleviated a power crunch by moving to converged storage and data networks.
Tags : storage switches, network convergence, FCoE, Cisco, storage networking

EMC Reveals Dedupe, Tiering, Virtualization Plans

At last week's EMC Forum, the data storage giant had a number of announcements on virtual data centers, deduplication and automated storage tiering.
Tags : EMC, Cisco


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