There is some misconception by many in the storage industry that FCoE is some type of replacement for Infiniband. My view is that FCoE is cheaper, dumber but MARKETABLE alternative.
FCoE Isn’t a Replacement for Infiniband, It’s a Cheaper Copy That Customers Will Buy
6th December 2009 by 11 Comments
Why Does This Remind Me of Putting FCoE in My Network ?
30th June 2009 by Leave a Comment
This photo reminds me of networks that I have worked on. FCoE anyone ?
Storage: Emulex Silicon Will Have iSCSI, TOE, FCoE, RDMA & iWarp in a Single Chip
5th May 2009 by Leave a Comment
Buried in this article from the Register is aparagraph detailing Emulex Gen2 chip that does all storage virtualisation in a single chip. The FC boosters will be unhappy, they will have to compete.
Reasons for Using NFS With VMware Virtual Infrastructure
4th May 2009 by 1 Comment
“A lot of companies are using NFS as the preferred protocol to shared storage for VMware Virtual Infrastructure. In my personal experience, The administrative options and convenience of NFS is unmatched, and the virtual machine (VM) performance is surprising.”
The Case Against FCoE and Fibrechannel – A Reasonably Complete View
20th April 2009 by 12 Comments
A number of storage bloggers have been questioning the relevance of FCoE and why would you bother with it. Given the size of marketing budgets pushing FCoE and the reality distortion this generates, lets look at the case AGAINST FCoE.
Blessay:Cisco UCS Really Is Just Blade Servers With Fancy NICs & A Response to HP Network Ambition
2nd April 2009 by 7 Comments
I found some information today, realised that UCS is really servers with fancy NICs. It also reinforced my belief that Cisco is responding to HP & IBM, not attacking them.
FCoE and the Return of Spanning Tree
14th March 2009 by 9 Comments
One of the most amusing parts about Fibre Channel over Ethernet(FCoE) is that Spanning Tree is making a triumphant comeback. And I am talking a Roman style parade after the gates to the city have been built and the streets lined with gold.
Cisco Is Wishfully Wishing for FCoE Sales ?
13th March 2009 by 3 Comments
Is Omar Sultan from Cisco is wishing that FCoE would actually get some sales ?
Foundry Postpones Vote on Brocade Deal, Stock Plunges – Network World
26th October 2008 by Leave a Comment
The path to FCoE is not running smoothly is it?
Are You Ready to Purchase a Brocade Ethernet Switch ? What ?
17th July 2008 by 12 Comments
One of the more amusing byproducts of the FCoE marketing push, is that Brocade has announced that they will producing FCoE switches for their customers. So, are you ready to buy a Brocade Ethernet switch ?
