* Embedded storage switch technology promises lower costs, better performance and more Our Technology Update this week looks at a technology that storage suppliers would likely use to boost their storage wares.Specifically it looks at embedded storage switch technology that promises to reduce costs, boost performance and ease the administration of storage devices using the products.Embedded storage vendor Vixel (Tom.Hammond-Doel@Vixel.com) wrote the article which details how its 2G bit/sec embedded storage switches can help eliminate RAID and network-attached storage bottlenecks. The technology is available in as a blade and ASIC and as a box.Our author says that typically storage systems arrange several disks into a single enclosure known as a JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks). Prior to the availability of the new level of integration brought by embedded storage switches, placing switching within the JBOD itself was impractical in modular storage systems due to real estate, power, heat and pricing issues. When embedded storage switching is added to the JBOD it becomes a Switched Bunch of Disks (SBOD), ultimately improving speed and availability, our author states. There’s more to it than that though, for more see: http://www.nwfusion.com/tech/2003/0127techupdate.html Related content feature 5 ways to boost server efficiency Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals. By Maria Korolov Dec 04, 2023 9 mins Green IT Green IT Green IT news Omdia: AI boosts server spending but unit sales still plunge A rush to build AI capacity using expensive coprocessors is jacking up the prices of servers, says research firm Omdia. By Andy Patrizio Dec 04, 2023 4 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center feature What is Ethernet? History, evolution and roadmap The Ethernet protocol connects LANs, WANs, Internet, cloud, IoT devices, Wi-Fi systems into one seamless global communications network. By John Breeden Dec 04, 2023 11 mins Networking news IBM unveils Heron quantum processor and new modular quantum computer IBM also shared its 10-year quantum computing roadmap, which prioritizes improvements in gate operations and error-correction capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 04, 2023 5 mins CPUs and Processors High-Performance Computing Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe