They used to say you could get a Ford Model T in any color, as long as it was black. Until the ratification of the iSCSI standard in February 2003, it was pretty much the same with storage area networks (SANs): You could get Fiber Channel, or Fibre Channel.: Although FC storage still garners: the lion's share of new large SAN; installations, iSCSI is gaining acceptance. This technology now accounts for slightly more than 2 percent of total networked storage sales, but iSCSI storage sales revenue rose 22 percent from Q4 2004 through Q1 2005, according to IDC.
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