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To: Gus who wrote (2224)	9/11/2000 5:25:48 PM
From: KJ. Moy	Read Replies (1) of 4808

Gus, thanks for another great article. <<* Congestion on IP networks leads to some very impacting consequences. >> <<* Most corporate environments require a level of performance from their storage systems that is a major element in their business. This requires a consistent, guaranteed level of performance from the storage subsystem. IP is unable to provide a guaranteed performance with the varying overhead and congestion problems noted earlier.>> When the visionaries came out and predict SoIP will take over the world, they specifically stated that they did not want to discuss the technical details. In doing so, they totally missed the main argument. <<* One criticism that must be made is that most of the people making the case for SCSI over IP do not have storage backgrounds – backgrounds in the development or detailed understanding of storage systems as utilized in block I/O for performance critical environments. A network person without this background has less credibility.>> This can't apply to these so-called visionaries. Can it? <g> <<Storage can be done over IP and is being done today with NAS. There are improvements in performance being made with IP but improvements are also being made in fibre channel. In fibre channel, 2Gb/s is being deployed today and 10Gb/s is in development. The bottom line is that storage over IP is not for everyone and because of the security, integrity, and guaranteed performance concerns>> Can someone please tell these visionaries. Amen. IMO there will be strategic posturing among the chip/networking/server makers. What I mean is that while server companies talk about offloading 'work' from the processors, they really want more processing done at their servers, (more efficiently may be). The Intel would want the real offloading to happen because it is in their advantage to take business away from the SUNW and HWP, etc. The QLGC and the like has to see which way the wind blows IMO and position themselves accordingly. KJ

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