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  Readying Ethernet for the converged data center

  Ethernet has emerged as the dominant network protocol but it has to overcome several key limitations if it is to become the foundation of choice for the converged data center.

  By Mark Teter, chief technology officer, Advanced Systems Group | 17 February, 2012 08:27

  Tags: 100G Ethernet, 10G Ethernet, 40G Ethernet, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, data center bridging, DCB, DEB, Ethernet, Ethernet QoS, Ethernet quality of service, Ethernet Switch, fcoe, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, hardware systems, high-speed Ethernet, iscsi, LAN & WAN, MSTP, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, RSTP, Spanning Tree Protocol, STP, TCP, TCP/IP, TRILL

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  Converging SAN traffic in the data center

  Klebanov is a technical solutions architect with Cisco Systems. He has 15 years of network industry experience. In recent years he has been closely involved with architecting data center solutions. He can be reached at klebanov@cisco.com or on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidklebanov

  By David Klebanov, technical solutions architect, CCIE #13791, Cisco Systems | 14 December, 2011 04:31

  Tags: Cisco Systems, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, data center bridging, fcoe, hardware systems, iscsi, LinkedIn, multihop FCoE, network-attached storage, san, SAN convergence, single hop FCoE, storage, storage services, united fabrics

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  OVUM Report: Governance Risk and Compliance-- GRC usage and buying trends in the ANZ markets

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  Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure

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  Seven Steps to Effective Data Governance