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June 20, 2024
The Evolution of Congestion Management in Fibre Channel
The Fibre Channel (FC) industry introduced Fabric Notifications as a k
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June 20, 2024
The Evolution of Congestion Management in Fibre Channel
The Fibre Channel (FC) industry introduced Fabric Notifications as a k
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October 25, 2021
Fibre Channel SAN Hosts and Targets Q&A
At our recent
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October 25, 2021
Fibre Channel SAN Hosts and Targets Q&A
At our recent SNI
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September 10, 2021
Demystifying the Fibre Channel SAN Protocol
Every wonder how Fibre Channel (FC) hosts and
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September 10, 2021
Demystifying the Fibre Channel SAN Protocol
Every wonder how Fibre Channel (FC) hosts and targets really communica
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January 28, 2021
Beyond NVMe-oF Performance Hero Numbers
When it comes to selecting the right NVMe ove
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January 28, 2021
Beyond NVMe-oF Performance Hero Numbers
When it comes to selecting the right NVMe over Fabrics™ (NVMe-oF™) sol
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July 14, 2020
Notable Questions on NVMe-oF 1.1
At our recent
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July 14, 2020
Notable Questions on NVMe-oF 1.1
At our recent SNI
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June 9, 2020
The Latest on NVMe-oF 1.1
Since its introduction, NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF
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July 1, 2019
Storage Congestion on the Network Q&A
As more storage traffic traverses the network, the risk of congestion
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July 1, 2019
Storage Congestion on the Network Q&A
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June 25, 2019
Network Speeds Questions Answered
Last month, the S
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June 25, 2019
Network Speeds Questions Answered
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May 15, 2019
Intro to Incast, Head of Line Blocking, and Congestion Management
For a long time, the architecture and best practices of storage networ
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May 15, 2019
Intro to Incast, Head of Line Blocking, and Congestion Management
For a long time, the architecture and best practices of storage networ
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April 26, 2019
The Impact of New Network Speeds on Storage
In the last few years, Ethernet equipment vendors have announced big i
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April 26, 2019
The Impact of New Network Speeds on Storage
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October 9, 2018
Introducing the Networking Storage Forum
At SNIA, we are dedicated to staying on t
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October 9, 2018
Introducing the Networking Storage Forum
At SNIA, we are dedicated to staying on t
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July 8, 2018
A Q&A from the FCoE vs. iSCSI vs. iSER Debate
It’s become quite clear to those of us in the SNIA Ethernet Storage Fo
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May 1, 2018
FCoE vs. iSCSI vs. iSER: Get Ready for Another Great Storage Debate
As a follow up our first two hugely successful “Great Storage Debate”
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May 1, 2018
FCoE vs. iSCSI vs. iSER: Get Ready for Another Great Storage Debate
As a follow up our first two hugely successful "Great Storage Debate"
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March 7, 2018
Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI – The Great Debate Generates Questions Galore
The SNIA Ethernet Storage Forum recently hosted the first of our “Grea
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March 7, 2018
Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI – The Great Debate Generates Questions Galore
The SNIA Ethernet Storage Forum recently hosted the first of our "Grea
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February 5, 2018
The Great Debates – Our Next Webcast Series
The SNIA ESF is announcing a new series of webcasts, following our hug
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February 5, 2018
The Great Debates – Our Next Webcast Series
The SNIA ESF is announcing a new series of webcasts, following our hug
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December 31, 2017
FC vs. iSCSI – The Debate Continues
It’s one of the great IT debates: Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI.
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December 31, 2017
FC vs. iSCSI – The Debate Continues
It's one of the great IT debates: Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI.
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August 18, 2017
Does Your World Include Storage? Don't Miss SDC!
Whether storage is already a main focus of your career or may be&
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August 7, 2017
The Alphabet Soup of Storage Networking Acronyms Explained
At our most recent webcast, “
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January 12, 2017
Clearing Up Confusion on Common Storage Networking Terms
Do you ever feel a bit confused about common storage networking ter
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January 12, 2017
Clearing Up Confusion on Common Storage Networking Terms
Do you ever feel a bit confused about common storage networking terms?
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January 9, 2017
Questions on the 2017 Ethernet Roadmap for Networked Storage
Last month, experts from Dell EMC, Intel, Mellanox and Microsoft co
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December 8, 2016
Ethernet Networked Storage – FAQ
At our SNIA Ethernet Storage Forum (ESF) webcast “
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October 13, 2016
SNIA Storage Developer Conference-The Knowledge Continues
SNIA's 18th Storage Developer Conference is officially a success, with
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July 21, 2016
Securing Fibre Channel Storage
by Eric Hibbard, SNIA Storage Security TWG Chair, and SNIA Storage
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June 3, 2016
Q&A on Exactly How iSCSI has Evolved
Our recent SNIA ESF Webcast, “
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March 9, 2015
Benefits of RDMA in Accelerating Ethernet Storage Q&A
At our recent live Webcast “
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March 9, 2015
Benefits of RDMA in Accelerating Ethernet Storage Q&A
At our recent live Webcast "
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December 19, 2014
Real-World FCoE Best Practices Q&A
At our recent live Webcast “
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December 19, 2014
Real-World FCoE Best Practices Q&A
At our recent live Webcast "
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December 9, 2014
Webcast Preview: End Users Share their FCoE Stories
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) has been growing in popularity y
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September 3, 2014
Expanding Your Data Center with FCoE – Q&A
At our recent live ESF Webcast, “
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August 4, 2014
Upcoming Webcast: Is FCoE the Answer to Data Center Agility?
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) has been growing in popularity y
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August 4, 2014
Upcoming Webcast: Is FCoE the Answer to Data Center Agility?
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) has been growing in popularity year
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May 27, 2014
Ethernet Meets Enterprise Storage – Finally
Presumptuous, yes, because Ethernet has been a mainstay in enterpri
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May 27, 2014
Ethernet Meets Enterprise Storage – Finally
Presumptuous, yes, because Ethernet has been a mainstay in enterprises
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March 11, 2014
Use Cases for iSCSI and FCoE – Your Questions Answered
We had a tremendous response to our recent Webcast “
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February 11, 2014
Why the FCoE – iSCSI Debate Continues
Why the FCoE – iSCSI Debate Continues
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January 28, 2014
2013 in Review and the Outlook for 2014 – A SNIA ESF Perspective
Technology continues to advance rapidly.
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January 7, 2014
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE): Hype vs. Reality
It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride for FCoE, which started out with mo
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January 7, 2014
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE): Hype vs. Reality
It's been a bit of a bumpy ride for FCoE, which started out with more
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September 26, 2013
Software Defined Networks for SANs?
Previously, I’ve blogged about the VN2VN (virtual node to virtual n
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September 26, 2013
Software Defined Networks for SANs?
Previously, I've blogged about the VN2VN (virtual node to virtual node
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August 29, 2013
Q&A Summary from the SNIA-ESF Webcast – “How VN2VN Will Help Accelerate Adoption of FCoE”
Our VN2VN Webcast last week was extremely well received.
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August 12, 2013
Ethernet is the right fit for the Software Defined Data Center
"Software Defined" is a label being used to define advances in &
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April 18, 2013
10 Gigabit Ethernet – 2H12 Results and 2013 Outlook
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April 15, 2013
Resolving the Confusion around DCB (I Hope)
Storage traffic running over Ethernet-
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March 5, 2013
How DCB Makes iSCSI Better
A challenge with traditional iSCSI deployments is the non-determini
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February 26, 2013
VN2VN: “Ethernet Only” Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Is Coming
The completion of a specification for FCoE (T11 FC-BB-5, 2009) held
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January 8, 2013
How is 10GBASE-T Being Adopted and Deployed?
For nearly a decade, the primary deployment of 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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January 8, 2013
How is 10GBASE-T Being Adopted and Deployed?
For nearly a decade, the primary deployment of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10
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December 20, 2012
Ethernet Storage Forum – 2012 Year in Review and What to Expect in 2013
As we come to a close of the year 2012, I want to share some of our
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August 2, 2012
Will Ethernet storage move to 10GBASE-T?
10GBASE-T is a technology that runs 10Gb Ethernet over familiar Cat
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July 12, 2012
Live Webcast: 10GbE – Key Trends, Drivers and Predictions
The SNIA Ethernet Storage Forum (ESF) will be presenting a live Webcas
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August 8, 2011
Two Storage Trails on the 10GbE Convergence Path
As the migration to 10Gb Ethernet moves forward, many data centers are
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March 14, 2011
Deploying SQL Server with iSCSI – Answers to your questions
by: Gary Gumanow
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September 24, 2010
Ethernet Storage Market Momentum Continues
The inexorable growth of the m
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September 24, 2010
Ethernet Storage Market Momentum Continues in First Half of 2010
The inexorable growth of the m
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June 18, 2010
Ethernet Storage Market Momentum Continues
Earlier this month IDC release
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April 14, 2010
iSCSI v FCoE Infosmack
The podcast about FCoE and iSC
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March 15, 2010
Ethernet Storage Market Momentum
Despite the recession of the past couple of years, the market for Ethe
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