Computer network equipment maker Brocade is introducing a first-to-market line of 16Gbps fibre channel (FC) switches and other equipment as it contends that fibre channel is going to be the dominant switching technology in cloud environments. The product announcements continue Brocade’s strategy of developing Ethernet fabric networks for optimum performance, resiliency and efficiency. Brocade made the announcements at a Brocade Technology Day Summit Tuesday at its headquarters in San Jose.
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Brocade Introduces Family Of 16Gbps Fibre Channel Products For Cloud Computing
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Brocade Flexes Fabric Muscle At Technology Day Summit
Last June, the industry embraced the introduction of the Brocade One architecture, VCS technology and VDX switches — which for the first time brought to life a new Fabric network design for flatter scale-out in virtualized clouds. At their Technology Day Summit in San Jose, Brocade presented its vision for the Fabric industry, unveiled their Gen2 Fabric architecture called CloudPlex, and announced the availability of several new products.
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Day 4: Setting Up POP3 Email Accounts in Gmail
30 Days With…Google Docs: Day 4
When you make the switch from Microsoft Office to Google Docs, you don’t just lose Microsoft Word and Excel, you also lose Outlook. One of the first things I did to kick off the 30 Days With…Google Docs project is to set up my POP3 email accounts in Gmail so I can continue to receive and respond to email messages.
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EMC Gets Serious About SMB Storage
EMC’s Iomega portfolio is no stranger to the higher end of the small business storage market, but its latest addition, the StorCenter PX series of desktop and rackmount NAS devices, raises the bar. Acquired by EMC in 2008, Iomega has historically focused on the 25 to 50 user range, but the PX series addresses the 100 to 250 user range, while still clearly differentiating itself from its parent’s entry-level VNX family.
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Data Center Diversity Drives IT Agendas
For the final chapter in NETWORK COMPUTING’s five-part examination of Cisco’s role in– and the implications for–changes transforming the data center, we take a closer look at these changes and what they may mean for the near future. The first key to understanding this brave new world is the private cloud and IT as a service, says analyst David Hill, principal, Mesabi Group.
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Networking Struts IT’s Stuff At Interop Las Vegas
Next week, the IT industry’s largest and longest-running independent conference and trade show, Interop, will explore all things network-related. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Interop Las Vegas–which will be held May 8 to 12, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center–is expected to draw thousands of professionals and more than 350 exhibitors, and will feature extensive network-related education and training opportunities, says Lenny Heymann, Interop general manager. The event is produced by UBM TechWeb, publisher of Network Computing.
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Cisco Enters Crowded Market For Portable Data Centers
Cisco Systems introduced the Cisco Containerized Data Center Monday, entering a growing market for pre-built data centers that can be delivered to a customer’s location, plugged in and powered up for a quick expansion of compute capacity. Portable data centers, which are also offered by such companies as HP, IBM, Rackspace and Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle), are designed to be more cost-effective to own and operate compared to building a brick-and-mortar facility.
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The Elephant, The Blind Men And Fusion IO
Last week, ESG’s Steve Duplessie opened a real can of worms with his blog post “Why I’m Bearish on Fusion IO”. By questioning Fusion IO’s prospects, Steve insulted the popular girl at the prom, and several other industry observers played the role of the football team coming to Fusion IO’s defense, with blog posts like “What Storage Folks Don’t Get About FusionIO” and “Steve Duplessie Hates Fusion IO”. Of course, all of this chatter is in response to Fusion IO’s filing for an initial public offering in March.
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RIM Unveils Video Chat App for PlayBook
The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, launched last month by RIM has been relatively successful thus far despite being almost universally slammed as being an incomplete work in progress in initial reviews. Well, one of the missing features will soon be added when the Video Chat app becomes available.
RIM announced that the Video Chat app will be available for the PlayBook tablet sometime in the next month. The press release regarding Video Chat seems targeted at consumers–a bit uncharacteristic given that RIM’s bread and butter come from business customers.
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