Brocade Races Ahead of Cisco with 16 Gbps FC
Brocade’s move to 16Gbps Fibre Channel has given the company a significant advantage over competitor Cisco. Since its debut in May 2011, the Brocade 16 Gbps Fibre Channel protocol has seen rapid enterprise adoption, while Cisco’s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) products has remained a niche technology in core infrastructures.
EMC Midrange Storage Products Grow 24% in 2011
Yesterday, EMC reported their record-breaking fourth quarter and full-year fiscal results for the 2011 year. Bolstered by a strong demand for storage products, fourth quarter revenue grew 14% while total consolidated revenue for the 2011 year reached $20 billion.
IBM Storage Hardware Down 1% In Fourth Quarter of 2011
On January 18, IBM announced that fourth quarter revenue increased by 2% over last year’s fourth quarter results. The steady increase represents a positive trend for IBM, who reported their fourth quarter results as well as fiscal year results last week.
Optimize Current EMC Drive Capacity with CLARiiON FAST
According to a survey from January’s Storage magazine, responding enterprises added an average of 59 TB of disk capacity and averaged total capacity of 413 TB in 2011, signaling a growing demand for enterprise data and disk capacity.
NetApp Drives Prices Increase in Reaction to Shortages
NetApp has announced that they will be increasing NetApp disk drive prices effective February 6, 2012 due to hard disk drive (HDD) shortages resulting from the recent flooding in Thailand.
IT Spending Slows Amid European Uncertainty and Thailand Flooding
First predicted to grow 4.6% this year, Gartner has adjusted the 2012 IT Spending Forecast by reducing expected growth forecasts to 3.7%. A reflection of the current economic conditions in 2012, Gartner vice president Richard Gordon stated that the flooding in Thailand, the economic crisis in Europe, and slow global economic growth influenced the choice to reduce the IT spending forecast.
Used CLARiiON? Improve the Array Without Forklift Upgrade
EMC has officially put the EMC CLARiiON CX series in End of Life status, causing turmoil for businesses unwilling to pay the high prices for forklift upgrades. The End-of-Life date, which EMC declared as December 31, 2011, means the manufacturer will no longer be marketing, selling, or supporting these arrays.
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