QLogic provides InfiniBand for HPC environments; Riverbed looks to speed cloud applications, storage

Riverbed looks to speed cloud applications, storage; Kuoni Maps DR and Business Continuity Plans Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Data Domain VMware Data Backup and Recovery Best Practices VMware offers extraordinary benefits, but it can come at the cost of extra storage, backup resources and administrative challenges. Data Domain deduplication storage offers a way out by reducing redundant data across VMware data backups, operating at disk speeds, and providing cost-effective replication for fast DR using backup images. Click here to learn more. Spotlight Story QLogic provides InfiniBand for HPC environments QLogic announced this week that this month that its QDR InfiniBand adapters have been chosen by IBM, Dell and HP for high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Specifically, IBM will integrate QLogic's 7300 Series 40Gb/sec. QDR (quad-data rate) InfiniBand host channel adapters (HCAs) into its IBM System X servers and the company's iDataPlex solution. Dell will also integrate the HCAs with its PowerEdge servers and Precision workstations into HPC environments. Finally, HP will resell QLogic's HCAs and its edge and director-level InfiniBand switches with both its ProLiant and BladeSystem c-Class servers and also offer them as part of the company's HPC United Cluster portfolio. Read full story Related News: Riverbed looks to speed cloud applications, storage Riverbed has a plan to accelerate applications and storage resources that are located in a cloud computing environment and delivered over the Internet to private data centers, distributed branch offices and mobile users. Kuoni Maps DR and Business Continuity Plans Kuoni Travel India is the country's largest travel and tourism company. 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