QLogic updates converged network adapters

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	QLogic updates converged network adapters QLogic's recent launch of its third-generation converged network adapters, dubbed 3GCNA, is important in that it builds upon the company's first place market share in 10Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNAs and a second place finish behind market leader Intel for 10G Etherhent network interface cards. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage for Windows Environments This paper discusses how consolidating your Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint Server data along with your Windows files using NetApp storage for Windows environments reduces the cost of physical storage as well as ongoing management costs in Windows environments. Read More! In this Issue EMC stock rises on Oracle buyout rumor AOL installs 50TB of SSD; boosts DB performance by 4X Find Cheap Storage at Gb4less Budget constraints still weigh on IT execs WHITE PAPER: NetApp Are you Asking the Right Questions on Storage Decisions? You can't make the best storage decisions for your business if you're not asking the right questions. This new RFP template makes it easy. It reflects today's IT reality and includes the key criteria to consider so you can position your organization for the future. Learn more! EMC stock rises on Oracle buyout rumor Speculation that Oracle might buy EMC has pushed EMC's stock price up about 5% on Thursday, even as several analysts called such an acquisition unlikely. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Report: A Smart New Approach to Storage Purchases Most organizations are still buying storage based on outmoded ways of thinking. Find out why it's time to modernize your approach and the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment. Read now! AOL installs 50TB of SSD; boosts DB performance by 4X Suffering from constrained bandwidth from its Fibre Channel SAN to its relational database, AOL chose to install a 50TB storage array made up entirely of NAND flash memory. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage for Windows Environments This paper discusses how consolidating your Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint Server data along with your Windows files using NetApp storage for Windows environments reduces the cost of physical storage as well as ongoing management costs in Windows environments. Read More! Find Cheap Storage at Gb4less Need a new hard drive? For heaven's sake, don't pay retail! The same holds true for flash drives, desktop RAM, SSD modules, and other forms of storage. Unless you're in a huge hurry and need it right away, you're always better off buying online than in a brick-and-mortar store. Read More Budget constraints still weigh on IT execs IT managers attending Storage Networking World this week revealed in a poll that while corporate data is growing rapidly, their budgets to manage it have remained flat or shrunk. Read More
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