Dell'Oro Group Explores Enterprise Convergence Of Storage And Ethernet Networking
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recently published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, identifies the key issues – product, business, and user interest – supporting or inhibiting successful user migration to a new technology. In particular, manufacturers will soon be shipping network adapters and switches that support a new technology, named Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), that enables the convergence of storage networking onto the Ethernet network.
"Our forecast for the FCoE market involved investigating and addressing a number of aspects, such as product availability and end user opinions," commented Tam Dell'Oro, President of Dell'Oro Group. "In addition, we also reviewed historic data for patterns when enterprise users were presented with similar changes in technology choices, and have concluded that 2009 will be a possibly bumpy transitional year for FCoE and that 2010 will likely be characterized by strong sales as the key issues are addressed," added Dell'Oro.
The report also compares and contrasts how pricing may impact how the enterprise Storage Area Networking (SAN) technologies unfold (e.g., Fibre Channel and FCoE).
About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group SAN Five Year Forecast Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments (by speed 1 Gbps (historical data), 2 Gbps (historical data), 4 Gbps, and greater than or equal to 8 Gbps) for Fibre Channel switches and Fibre Channel host bus adapters. Data on FCoE will be furnished upon request. To purchase this report, contact Emily Kendall at +1.650.622.9400 x223 or via email at Emily@DellOro.com.
About Dell'Oro Group
As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.
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