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FCIA April 2006 Liaison Report: Advancements in 8GFC and Strategic Initiatives

The FCIA's April 2006 Liaison Report outlines critical discussions on the 8GFC development, highlighting the focus on schedule, cost, and distance requirements. It details key activities, including the successful FCIA demonstration at SNW, showcasing tiered storage solutions and innovative information lifecycle management (ILM). The report emphasizes the need for continued marketing efforts, updates to the strategic and marketing plans, and upcoming committee calls. With a focus on the positioning of Ethernet and SAS in storage area networks, this report serves as a comprehensive overview of the FCIA's ongoing initiatives.

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FCIA April 2006 Liaison Report: Advancements in 8GFC and Strategic Initiatives

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  1. FCIA Liaison Report April 2006

  2. Roadmap Discussions • Requirements for 8GFC are beginning to jell. • Schedule, Cost and Distance and paramount • Different variants need to be resolved

  3. Activities by the FCIA • Members meeting is 5PM-9PM Thursday evening • Board of Directors is meeting on Friday • SNW Activities • Presented Fibre Channel: The Storage of Business at SNW to about 30 attendees • FCIA Demo was a huge success • Showed tiered storage solutions and ILM actively working • Show attendance was best in history • Over 50% End-Users

  4. Activities by the FCIA • Focus on promoting FC • Position Ethernet in the SAN • Position SAS in the back-end • Public web site is being completely revamped • Strategic Plan is currently being updated • Marketing Plan is currently being updated • Board Offsite in February was very successful • Analysts Tour before summer • Promoting Innovations • FC-SP, FC-SCM, FC-BaseT, FC-SATA

  5. Activities by the FCIA Collateral Generation • Multiple new presentations • New basic FC education courses • Needed quickly! • White paper list • FC in the SAN • FC in the Back-end • FC in the SMB Market

  6. Activities by the FCIA Committees • Roadmap – Concall every other month • Marketing – Concall every other week

  7. Thanks! If you need more information, contact the FCIA at: info@fibrechannel.org

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