Concepts
HP’s FlexFabric
There were quite a few announcements this week at the HP Technology Forum in Vegas. …
Technical Deep Dive
FCoE multi-hop; Do you Care?
There is a lot of discussion in the industry around FCoE’s current capabilities, and specifically…
Concepts
The Cloud Storage Argument
The argument over the right type of storage for data center applications is an ongoing…
Technical Deep Dive
FCoE initialization Protocol (FIP) Deep Dive
In an attempt to clarify my future posts I will begin categorizing a bit. The…
Technical Deep Dive
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a protocol standard ratified in June of 2009. FCoE…
Technical Deep Dive
Data Center Bridging Exchange
Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) is one of the components of the DCB standards. These…
Technical Deep Dive
Storage Protocols
Storage is a major consideration for cloud initiatives; what type of disk, which vendor, and…
Technical Deep Dive
Data Center Bridging
Data Center Bridging (DCB) is a group of IEEE standard protocols designed to support I/O…
Concepts
Consolidated I/O
Consolidated I/O (input/output) is a hot topic and has been for the last two years,…