...on 10GbE technology, this adds striping of blocks across the 4 ports and single fiber links to the mix. Performance pressure from the now-popular all-flash arrays is driving that transition, and puts some strategic planning pressure on the IT shop.

...complete copper or fiber cabling systems. But what exactly is a channel solution and what are its benefits? Let¹s talk to the cable guy at Black Box, Andy Schmeltzer. • Andy: A channel solution is a cabling system from the data center to the de...