Byte & Switch Site Editor Mary Jander, contends that “the growth in 10-Gbit/s Ethernet rollouts may indicate broader deployment of iSCSI SANs“.
Citing industry sources, Jander writes: “… the popularity of 10-Gbit/s Ethernet WAN links is on the rise among carriers, driven by the need to carry multiple traffic types over links that are cheaper than Sonet… And a significant element in the traffic mix is on- or off-line storage, which along with video and voice-over-IP, is often forcing carriers to double their available bandwidth annually.
“At the same time, the increase in iSCSI deployment is nothing less than dramatic. IDC forecasts compound annual growth in iSCSI SAN revenues to be a whopping 74.8 percent from now through 2010, compared to 4.1 percent for Fibre Channel SANs.”
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