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Broadcom, NetApp, and VMware Among the First to Demonstrate End-to-end NVMe over Fibre Channel with vSphere

Streamlined solution for enterprise on-premises SAN customers; leverages VMware’s standard management tools & current SAN infrastructure SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), NetApp, and VMware are demonstrating an NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC) solution delivering the next level of storage performance required by real-time applications for artificial intelligence, machine learning, [...]

2018-08-29T10:41:23-05:00August 29th, 2018|
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FCIA Member Press Release: “FCIA Chooses DCS to Provide Connectivity for its Fourth FC-NVMe Multivendor Plugfest”

DCS is excited to share the news that it was chosen by the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) to be the connectivity provider for the FCIA’s fourth FC-NVMe multivendor plugfest, held July 23-27 in Milpitas, California. Focused on Gen 6 Fibre Channel (FC) compatibility and the FC-NVMe standard, the five-day event drew 13 participating companies—a [...]

2018-08-20T13:23:14-05:00August 20th, 2018|
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FICON Webcast Q&A

The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) took on the topic of FICON (Fibre Channel Connection) in a FICON 101 webcast now available on demand. During the presentation, our experts Patty Driever, IBM; Howard Johnson, Broadcom and J Metz, Cisco, answered questions, some of which are presented in this blog. To receive more in-depth information, read [...]

2018-08-15T09:00:02-05:00August 15th, 2018|
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Fibre Channel Continues to be the Most Trusted SAN Connectivity of Choice; Gen 6 FC-NVMe Maturity Demonstrated at the Fourth FC-NVMe Focused Plugfest

Visit FCIA in booth #828 at Flash Memory Summit; Fourth Multi-Vendor Plugfest Focused on FC-NVMe and Gen 6 FC Completed by FCIA, Hosted by Austin Labs in Milpitas, California   MINNEAPOLIS, August 2, 2018 – After more than 20 years in the marketplace, Fibre Channel (FC) continues to be the most trusted Storage Area Network (SAN) [...]

2018-08-17T10:11:26-05:00August 6th, 2018|
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ATTO Technology offers NVMe over Fabrics (FC-NVMe) support for 32Gb and 16Gb Gen 6 Celerity™ Fibre Channel HBAs

Amherst, NY (August 1, 2018 ) – ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage, network connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments for 30 years, today reaffirmed its commitment to leading edge high-performance technology by announcing NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) support for Gen 6 32Gb and 16Gb Celerity™ Fibre Channel host bus adapters [...]

2018-08-01T10:12:07-05:00August 1st, 2018|
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Fibre Channel Cabling Q&A

The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) recently took on the topic of Fibre Channel (FC) Cabling in a live webcast. During the presentation, our experts Zach Nason, Data Center Systems; Greg McSorley, Amphenol Corporation and Mark Jones, Broadcom, answered frequently asked questions, some of which are presented in this blog. If you missed the live [...]

2018-07-30T12:17:43-05:00July 30th, 2018|
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The Many Dimensions of Fibre Channel Interoperability

Interoperability is a primary basis for the predictable behavior of a Fibre Channel (FC) SAN.  There are many dimensions to interoperability, from the physical layer, optics, and cables; to port type and protocol; to server, storage, and switch fabric operating systems versions; standards and feature implementation compatibility; and to use case topologies based on the [...]

2018-07-12T10:34:26-05:00July 10th, 2018|
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Fibre Channel-NVM Express® Standard Complete; Fibre Channel Industry Association Schedules Fourth Plugfest Focused on the Networking Protocol 

INCITS Publishes FC-NVMe; Plugfest is Held at New West Coast Location the Week of July 23, 2018 in Milpitas, California MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 26, 2018 –  In a move that advances Fibre Channel (FC) as the trusted fabric for transporting NVM Express® (NVMe) natively in today’s datacenters, the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) today announced the [...]

2018-06-25T20:52:43-05:00June 25th, 2018|
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FCIA Webcast Now On Demand: FICON 101

FICON 101 Patty Driever – IBM Howard Johnson – Broadcom Limited FICON (Fibre Channel Connection) is an upper-level protocol supported by mainframe servers and attached enterprise-class storage controllers that utilize Fibre Channel as the underlying transport.  Mainframes are built to provide a robust and resilient IT infrastructure, and FICON is a key element of their [...]

2018-06-19T15:54:34-05:00June 19th, 2018|
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Considerations When Selecting a Fabric for Storage Area Networks

Today, there are a variety of architectures, fabrics, and protocols that can be utilized for Storage Area Networks (SANs). Because of this, the challenges in choosing the right approach, fabric, and protocol to optimize application performance are not trivial, nor are all the tradeoffs obvious when making such as choice. The choice of a [...]

2018-05-22T12:47:50-05:00May 22nd, 2018|
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