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Cisco Server System Architecture Video Whiteboard Overview

Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at 10:00 pm  
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Brief overview of how Cisco servers are different from other blade and rackmount servers. The Cisco Unified Computing System is a new way of connecting together many servers and giving them high speed storage access while keeping equipment and cabling costs low.

 

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ATA Over Ethernet Performance Blows Away FC and iSCSI at Better Price

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 at 12:24 am  
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Data storage requirements for every company grow larger every year, and the data storage costs grow with them. Unfortunately, storage arrays and storage area networks (SAN) have become a larger portion of the Information Technology budget every year as well. Companies that are looking for lower priced, higher performance alternatives to a traditional SAN now can take advantage of a relatively new technology called ATA over Ethernet (AoE) to meet their needs at a reasonable … Read the rest