New storage standard creeps into use
C|Net | at | by Mike
A new standard for networks of storage devices is making its way out of the prototype stage, with new products from Cisco Systems and others. The new standard, called iSCSI, joins storage devices and servers with networks built with the common Internet protocol (IP) instead of faster but more expensive and complicated Fibre Channel technology. IBM and Cisco are among the major backers. Most companies in the storage business are moving to accommodate iSCSI, and a number of announcements are expected at the Storage Networking World conference next week in Orlando, Fla.