There’s been a lot of banter in the industry about storage-over-Ethernet over the past few months. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is designed to make Ethernet behave like a channel rather than a network. HP could lead this transition since it builds servers, networking equipment, and storage systems. FCoE will fundamentally change the storage industry, says John Defterios. In the near future, storage vendors will have to give up control of the infrastructure and ensure that their systems work flawlessly with standard Ethernet switching gear.”]
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