Will QLogic's FabricCache Be A Cash Cow? - Breaking Analysis
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Video courtesy of Wikibon/Silicon Angle and originally posted here: http://youtu.be/Mpw4gp9HbRg
QLogic has introduced it's latest solution FabricCache, the first product based on its breakthrough Mt Rainier technology. Joining us now to provide his breaking analysis on the newly announced server-based flash solution is Wikibon Senior Analyst Stu Miniman.
In 2007 Fusion-io started shipping and one year later EMC added enterprise-class flash to storage arrays. While we are still in the early days in the adoption of flash technology. Over these last five years, the cost of flash has dropped, driving the creation of a variety of new architectures that are built to take advantage of flash and the industry has seen a swing of flash moving storage closer to the compute layer. So Stu, How does QLogic's FabricCache fit into the stack?
Does this announcement mean that QLogic is competing with the flash and storage companies?
Are there other solutions in the marketplace that are trying to solve the same problem as QLogic FabricCache?
Overall, how well does this solution meet the needs of the marketplace and is there any room for improvement that you see?
What are your predictions regarding innovation and disruption to existing solutions over the next five years?
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