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Will virtualisation become the infrastructure area inside the part of a converged network,
norm (again distinguishing data centre, which is the core based on Enhanced Ethernet,
Q &
between servers, storage etc. networking capability that we support and accelerate
as necessary)? supports IP (LAN, NAS and iSCSI, NAS, FCoE, HPC clustering,
A
Absolutely, the primary reason iSCSI), Fibre Channel and HPC as well as traditional IP traffic.
for this has nothing to do with clustering efforts.
whether we are talking about For us and our customers, it is
virtualisation of the server The second driver of converged not one versus the other, but
base, network base or storage networking adoption will be what is the right tool for the
base; the driving force behind the depreciation and maturation job. FCIP is traditionally used
virtualisation is the need for of equipment inside the data for distance replication and
JIM McCL
flexibility of management and centre. Typically, there is a typically generated by a switch
being able to deploy IT as a three-year cycle during which or router, so from our end,
service. IDC recently made the people amortise their cost. FCIP would still be a support
UNE
comment that they expect protocol.
to see small and medium Some industry watchers have
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enterprises to be truly server- expressed a belief that the Running alongside FCoE, how
less, leveraging various cloud budget crunch will slow this is the take-up of 8Gb/s
assets, where they are renting retirement cycle. We think FC progressing to date?
an application on multiple the drive to save on power, Revenue from our 8Gb/s
virtual machines. In all cases cooling and consolidation will Fibre Channel HBAs ramped
across the board, virtualisation continue to drive equipment moderately in 2008 and we
will be a fundamental horizontal replacement at the three anticipate sales to accelerate
technology in the industry. year amortisation mark. It is in 2009. We expect to see
during this replacement cycle more significant sales of FCoE
With the Fibre Channel over we expect to see network CNAs and our new UCNAs in
Ethernet (FCoE) standard likely convergence gain traction in 2010 and beyond.
to be ratified mid-2009, are the data centre.
there large amounts of Will the standard FC roadmap
customers just waiting for the The third driver is enterprises need to develop 16Gb/s FC,
flag to go up, or will adoption with higher-end systems that or will FCoE take over at this
be gradual (feel free to have already made core point – i.e. is FCoE competitive
distinguish between different investments in 10Gb/s Ethernet with or complimentary to
enterprise markets sectors)? in servers and the data centre standard FC?
Adoption will definitely be networking core. These That is really up to the market
gradual. However, when we influencers will be the first to to decide. Emulex will be
look at drivers for the FCoE or adopt FCoE. Last year, we saw providing solutions for both
converged networking market, primarily pilot deployments of 16Gb/s Fibre Channel as well as
ironically, the budget crunches FCoE solutions, this year, 10Gb/s FCoE, and, in the
of 2009 and 2010 are likely to we will see that accelerating, future, a 40Gb/s Enhanced
drive more rapid adoption, and in 2010, we will start Ethernet solution.
because of the cost savings to see major production
it facilitates. Enterprises have deployments. We believe these offerings will
used server virtualisation to be complementary, providing
consolidate their servers What are Emulex’s thoughts on our customers with added
and storage virtualisation FCoE when compared to iSCSI choice. The data centre will
to consolidate their storage. and FCIP as alternative continue to deploy Fibre
technologies? Channel for a number of
Now, they will be looking We see iSCSI as a significant years and Emulex will be
toward converged networks to market expansion and growth there to help both sets of
lower costs of the next major opportunity for Emulex. As customers.
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