Switches are used to segregate network traffic, and they are particularly crucial in a storage area network (SAN) to interconnect servers and storage devices into the overall SAN fabric. As SANs scale ...

Colleges and universities seeking oomph for their storage area networks should consider 8 gigabit-per-second Fibre Channel. Fibre Channel remains the gold standard for SANs, thanks to its reliability ...

“Brocade has had two consecutive strong Fibre Channel switch quarters, calendar 1Q12 being their best ever for Fibre Channel switch revenue, reaching just under $340 million. Fibre Channel continues ...

Storage networking hardware includes three basic components: host adapters, storage targets and switch interconnects. In traditional SANs, these basic building blocks have been based on Fibre Channel ...

The momentum continues for 8Gbit Fibre Channel stackable switches. First HP integrated them into their product lines. Now, EMC is adding QLogic’s switches to its EMC Select Program. EMC upgrades ...

Costa Mesa, Calif.—Emulex Corp. introduced a family of embedded storage switches named InSpeed that enables complete speed flexibility across Fibre Channel storage system back-ends. The InSpeed SOC ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Storage switch vendor McData Corp. Tuesday said it is acquiring Computer Network Technology Corp. in a $235 million deal. CNT is a leader in WAN extension and long-distance data replication technology ...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fibre Channel networking sales increased 6% in calendar-year 2025, as enterprise customers continued to invest in this technology to support their ...