Knowledge Leader Sound Bite: Data Storage and Networking Convergence…FCoE!
Interesting time in the Data Storage and Networking world as the 2 become one through the convergence of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Although, the management and day to day operations remain the same, internally to an organization, the question becomes “Who manages the single network? Network group or Storage group? The answer seems to depend on the size of the organization, as larger organizations are not giving control of its storage to the network group, but smaller accounts are giving the “physical” to the network side of the house. I believe you continue to see consolidation of the SAN and LAN providers (Brocade/Foundry) over the next 12-18 months as FCoE gains adoption.
*Knowledge Leader Sound Bites are insights from current experts of Tribeca Insights’ Knowledge Leader Forum.
technorati tags: Data Storage and Networking Convergence, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Consolidation of the SAN and LAN providers
