Are there any particular features to look for if I wanted a switch now for relatively light iSCSI duties with a view to a couple more from the same manufacturer in a year or so's time when the duties ...

I'm looking for a pair of 24 port switches to dedicate to iSCSI between four VMware hosts and our SAN. On the low end I was considering the HP E2510-24G @ around $900 each and on the high end (don't ...

I’ve written a few times about the many unexpected complexities involved in getting an IP storage network to work optimally. Whether you’re using NFS or iSCSI, it’s not surprising that the switches ...

Hitachi Data Systems Corp. has partnered with McData Corp. to offer small-and medium-sized enterprises a lower cost alternative for FC SANs, the Hitachi TrueNorth iSCSI SAN Solution. SMEs cannot ...

Client by client, iSCSI is claiming ground against fibre channel in the external storage wars. For Queensborough Community College in Bayside, NY, that day of reckoning came a week or so before ...

IP storage networks have emerged as a versatile and inexpensive alternative to traditional Fibre Channel SANs, and IP SAN deployments -- primarily iSCSI -- are appearing in businesses of all sizes.

Today, it's still the only one, and the CRN Test Center has had an opportunity to test one in its labs. The first thing that surprised us about the SAS6160 was its small size. For a SAS expander ...

A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard. The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) ...

ISCSI technology is entering the mainstream as growing numbers of companies consider the storage alternative for its lower costs and management simplicity, according to analysts. The technology lets ...

Agencies seeking oomph for their storage area networks can consider a pair of emerging technologies: 8 gigabit-per-second Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Fibre Channel remains the gold standard for SANs, ...

A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

I’ve written a few times about the many unexpected complexities involved in getting an IP storage network to work optimally. Whether you’re using NFS or iSCSI, it’s not surprising that the switches ...