More developments point to the collision of the still distinct IP and Fibre Channel markets: iSCSI is being developed as an open standard expected to be passed later this year. It's being widely embraced by a huge number of storage networking leaders and startups. What's to prevent Fibre Channel switching players from using iSCSI to implement their own versions of storage over IP? And likewise, what's to prevent Cisco from using iSCSI as a tool for entering -- and taking share from -- the Fibre Channel market?
The answer: Not much. In fact, Fibre Channel switching leader Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD) has already hedged its strategy by announcing a new product architecture that makes the backplane of its new core switch, the Silkworm 12000, more IP friendly (see Brocade Unveils Big SAN Switch
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