PB, Emulex does not and will not make FC switches imo.
You're right about Emulex: they make FC HBAs, hubs, etc., but no switches.
Yes, when I said EMC hasn't gone there yet (FC switches) I really meant they probably won't either.
Interesting points about Sun and Dell. Both are trying their darndest to get in storage...
Dell warns today but puts on a brave face, saying enterprise, like servers, storage are growing well for them. I take that with a large grain of salt, at least WRT REAL enterprise stuff, like 4-way and greater servers, or medium or big storage with features like full redundancy, disaster recovery, and complete interoperability for other vendors products.
Just getting around to saying that was a great post re your discussion with an EMC sales person.
Tony |
