Stratus rollout follows Cisco, Brocade products for flattened switching fabrics
Business down 15% from last year, chief departs as Cisco overshoots "lower value" market with premium architectural pitch
Company facing realities of disruption to its core business from market adjacencies, migration to new platforms, bullish targets
Company beats estimates with strong quarter in data center, weak one in switching
FCoE is a freebie, while 802.1Qbh is extended to service providers
FCoE is now often bundled with 10G Ethernet gear for free due to market indifference and immaturity.
HP and Cisco were working together on data center standards in the IEEE, but HP claims "Cisco decided to change the scope and it broke a lot of the cooperation."
Some room systems and personal units enable root access by default
Analyst checks in with channel, sees signs of life
Juniper has major announcement, likely Project Stratus components, set for Feb. 23 in SF
