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EtherChannel and Port Channel
In the networking world, you’ve no doubt heard the terms EtherChannel, port channel, LAG, MLAG, etc. These of course refer to taking multiple Ethernet connections and treating them as a single link....
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FCoE versus FC Farce (I’m Tellin’ All Y’All It’s Sabotage!)
Updates 2/6/2014: @JohnKohler noticed that the UCS Manager screenshot used (see below) is from a UCS Emulator, not any system they used for testing. Evaluator Group promises answers to questions that...
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Changing Data Center Workloads
Networking-wise, I’ve spent my career in the data center. I’m pursuing the CCIE Data Center. I study virtualization, storage, and DC networking. Right now, the landscape in the network is constantly...
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Fibre Channel: The Heart of New SDN Solutions
From Juniper to Cisco to VMware, companies are spouting up new SDN solutions. Juniper’s Contrail, Cisco’s ACI, VMware’s NSX, and more are all vying to be the next generation of data center networking....
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Top 5 Reasons The Evaluator Group Screwed Up
It’s been a while since the trainwreck of a “study” commissioned by Brocade and performed by The Evaluator Group, but it’s still being discussed in various storage circles (and that’s not good news...
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Learn what Russ Fellows Doesn’t Know
So how’s this for a condescending tweet? @tbourke @elonden @sbdewindt ; Learn what Tony doesn’t know. See why 2 * 8 != 16. (And yes, 2 * 10 < 16 also). http://t.co/1hx6RPlZ2V — EGI Russ...
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Fibre Channel and FCoE: Some Basics
There’s been some misconceptions and misinformation lately about FCoE. Like any technology, there are times when it makes sense and times when it doesn’t, but much of the anti-FCoE talk lately has been...
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Ethernet over Fibre Channel
Since the 80’s, Ethernet has dominated the networking world. The LAN, the WAN, and the MAN are all now dominated by Ethernet links. FIDDI, HIPPI, ATM, Frame Relay, they’ve all gone by the wayside. But...
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Peak Fibre Channel
There have been several articles talking about the death of Fibre Channel. This isn’t one of them. However, it is an article about “peak Fibre Channel”. I think, as a technology, Fibre Channel is in...
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Fibre Channel: What Is It Good For?
In my last article, I talked about how Fibre Channel, as a technology, has probably peaked. It’s not dead, but I think we’re seeing the beginning of a slow decline. Fibre Channel’s long goodbye is...
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