Intel and VMware: Enabling Open FCoE in VMware vSphere 5

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Source: Intel estimates as of January 2010. Performance comparison using SPECjbb*2005 bops (business operations per second). Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis
and are provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.
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IDC, “Server Workloads Forecast,” 2009.
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IDC, “The Internet Reaches Late Adolescence,” December 2009.
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8x Network: 800 terabytes per second of IP traffic estimated on internal Intel analysis “Network Supply/Demand 2010-2020” forecast; 16x Storage: 60 exabytes of data stored from Barclays Capital
“Storage Bits” September 2009, extrapolation by Intel for 2015; 20x Compute: Intel internal long-range planning forecast. Extrapolated to one billion virtual servers using one virtual machine per core.
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IDC WW Storage Systems Tracker, December 2009.
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Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems 2011-2015
Forecast: “Emerging” Once Again is a Keyword in the Storage Market, IDC #228255, May 2011
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