Brocade ups FCoE stakes

Brocade data center offering brings together FCoE, Convergence Enhanced Ethernet Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Data Center Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by HP Storage Virtualization Guide Check out Network World's IT Roadmap on Storage virtualization. Learn how to reduce the complexity of managing, backing up and archiving data. Learn the differences between the three main storage virtualization technologies which are in the data path, out-of band and split path. Find out which technology is best suited for your environment. Spotlight Story Brocade ups FCoE stakes By Deni Connor Last week at Storage Networking World Brocade stepped right into the middle of the Fibre Channel over Ethernet fray with the announcement of two new converged network adapters and a top-of-the rack FCoE switch. Since June last year the company has intimated about these products - they did not announce an FCoE blade for their DCX data center switch they had previously talked about. Read full story Deni Connor is principal analyst for Storage Strategies NOW and host of the Masters of Servers Solution Center. Related News: Brocade switch joins emerging storage, network standards Brocade has unveiled a switch and network adapters that join Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) into one platform, but the company does not expect mass adoption of these emerging technology standards until 2011. Brocade readies for battle with Cisco Brocade has upgraded its data center arsenal for the intensifying battle with Cisco and others for the converged fabric. The company this week unveiled a switch and adapters designed to couple two emerging standards -- FibreChannel over Ethernet and Converged Enhanced Ethernet, according to a story by colleague Jon Brodkin. 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