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SAS, SATA, and Fibre Channel

September 24, 2007

In terms of growth, SAS and SATA are taking the storage industry by storm, but the Fibre Channel crowd isn't resting on its laurels. This week's In-Depth report focuses on technology developments, product introductions, and forthcoming standards in the Fibre Channel, SATA, and SAS market.

CONTENTS

Trends in RAID drives, interfaces, controllers
Users and integrators are evaluating RAID 6, SAS-SATA combos, and software-based RAID. More...

SAS enters the mainstream
SAS disk drives are expected to account for about 16% of enterprise-class drive shipments this year, and a wide variety of vendors are shipping SAS controllers, adapters, and subsystems. More...

Making the case for FCoE
The proposed Fibre Channel over Ethernet standard has engendered controversy, but it may find a place in large enterprises. More...

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What is your primary storage architecture (in terms of total capacity)?

•	Direct-attached storage (DAS)
•	Network-attached storage (NAS)
•	Fibre Channel SAN
•	IP SAN (e.g., iSCSI)

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