Value Proposition of Converged Fabric to Fuel Strong Growth

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In newly released reports by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications and networking industries, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, or FCoE, is forecast to be a major growth contributor to both the Fibre Channel HBA market and the Ethernet Network Adapter market.

“Despite setbacks from budget cuts caused by the economic downturn, we expect that Fibre Channel over Ethernet will drive growth in both the HBA and Ethernet network adapter markets,” said Seamus Crehan, Vice President of Dell’Oro Group. “Although there are some hurdles, such as user inertia, to be overcome, we believe the value proposition of a single converged fabric is too compelling. We expect that FCoE adoption will first occur at the server access layer of the network with converged network adapters connecting mostly to blade and top-of-rack switches,” added Crehan.

The reports also illustrate the importance of blade servers in the near-term adoption of high-speed networking.

About the Reports

The Dell’Oro Group SAN 5-Year Forecast Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers’ revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments (by speed 1 Gbps (historical data), 2 Gbps (historical data), 4 Gbps, and greater than or equal to 8 Gbps) for Fibre Channel switches and Fibre Channel host bus adapters, and 10 Gbps FCoE.

The Dell’Oro Group Network Adapters 5-Year Forecast Report offers complete in-depth coverage of the 10 Gbps Ethernet Network Adapter market with tables covering manufacturers’ revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments for 10Gbps Ethernet adapter cards and 10Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet cards, in addition to unit shipments for 10 Gbps Ethernet silicon controllers.

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