Some of fastest supercomputers use InfiniBand Over the summer I highlighted the fact that Gigabit Ethernet was being used in many of the world's fastest supercomputers. This week, Mellanox points to the latest list of supercomputers and highlights the growth in InfiniBand switches as an alternative.
10G Ethernet switch design with a twist debuts OEM reference supplier Fulcrum Microsystems has unveiled a 10Gbps Ethernet data center switch design that vendors can use to make "lossless" alternatives to Fibre Channel fabrics.
10 Gigabit LAN-on-motherboard introduced Mellanox Technologies this week introduced what it says is the first copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN-on-motherboard for mainstream servers and storage.
Big bandwidth coming on strong The worldwide market for 10Gbps network gear will reach $9.5 billion this year, and the market for 40Gbps network gear is growing quickly, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.
Momentum builds behind 10 Gigabit Ethernet Transitions in data center networks are helping shift momentum to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, which should reach 1 million switch port shipments in 2008, according to a new report from The Linley Group.
Ex-Cisco exec drawn to start-up Arista's software architecture Former Cisco data center chief Jayshree Ullal this week landed at switching start-up Arista Networks as its new CEO after leaving Cisco in May. Ullal spoke with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy about Arista's products, prospects and projections.
