Byte & Switch Insider Examines SAN Extension

Byte & Switch Insider Examines SAN Extension 


NEW YORK, Feb. 24  /PRNewswire/ -- Legislative mandates and ever more demanding
business continuity requirements are encouraging companies to extend their SAN
connectivity over metro areas. So says "SAN Extensions: A Market in the Making,"
a new report from Byte & Switch Insider (http://www.byteandswitch.com/insider),
the subscription research service of Byte & Switch
(http://www.byteandswitch.com/).

The report assesses the relative advantages of high-performance, multi- site
storage systems and identifies market opportunities for SAN equipment vendors
and storage service providers (SSPs). It includes analysis of DWDM/CWDM,
Sonet/SDH, and IP-based SAN extension products from 15 vendors.

  Among the report's conclusions:

  * Storage service providers are holding their own with SAN extension
    offerings, but integrators could threaten their future position.

  * "Two boxes for one" has become the mantra of optical WDM and Sonet/SDH
    suppliers that add storage-specific modules to their wares.

  * Combinations of CWDM and Sonet/SDH, such as those offered by ADVA and
    Cisco, will emerge as the dominant SAN extension techniques.

  * The ability to use FCIP, iFCP, or iSCSI modules in next-generation Sonet
    platforms could soon provide additional capabilities for service
    providers and more choices for enterprise SAN users.



The public vendors profiled in this report are: ADVA AG Optical Networking
(OTC:ADVOF); Alcatel SA; Ciena Corp.; Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO); Computer
Network Technology Corp.; Lucent Technologies Inc.; MRV Communications Inc.
(NASDAQ:MRVC); Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE/Toronto: NT).

The private vendors profiled in this report are: Meriton Networks Inc.; Celion
Networks Inc.; PacketLight Networks Ltd.; RBN Inc.; LightSand Communications
Corp.; SAN Valley Systems LLC.

About Byte and Switch Insider

Byte and Switch Insider (http://www.byteandswitch.com/insider), an electronic
research service of Light Reading, provides independent analysis to industry
leaders tracking the latest developments in storage networking. An annual
subscription to the monthly Byte and Switch Insider, which is regularly priced
at $1,250, will be available for a limited time for a special introductory price
of $899. Individual reports are available for $400.

   Contact:
   Blythe Teed
   Light Reading
   212-925-0020 x106
   

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