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>Greetings,
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>I'm engaged in a research project which is attempting to "chart the course(s)"
>of disk technology development over the next 5 years.
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>Cleary, an integral part of disk technology is the communication mechanism
>by which disk access is facilitated.
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>Today there are a number of competing mechanisms for disk access: ATA, IDE, IPI,
>SCSI, SMD, etc.
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>For tomorow, the SCSI-3 standard appears to be a significantly more comprehensive
>and yet flexible approach toward facilitating disk access. Currently, SCSI-3
>supports a number leading edge technologies such as RAID, SSA, and Fibre Channel.
>And, its "modular" structure appears to be capable of supporting other new
>technologies as they become well defined.
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>Within the next five years, will SCSI-3 become the preferred mechanism by which
>disk access is facilitated ?
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>Will SCSI-3 have serious competitors (what are their advantages - lower cost,
>installed base, technological superiority, etc) ?
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>Is SCSI-3 poised to become a dominant defacto standard (much like TCP/IP
>dominates LAN communication) ?
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>I would certainly be interested in the collective wisdom and insight of
>"the net" about SCSI-3, or any other standard which appears to have the
>potential to become a "major player" in the next five years.
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>I'm looking forward to discussing this topic and hope to hear from
>you soon.
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>Mark