$3,000 for a blade with no innards
Exclusive  Cisco Systems is fixing to start shipping its “California” Unified Computing System blade servers with their integrated networking for servers and storage, and it looks like one of the key features not on the list of components for the California boxes is going to be a red discount pen. Cisco is charging some pretty high prices for the components of the California boxes, according to sources who have obtained its price list and shared with El Reg.…

Brocade biting its ass?
Here’s something to cheer Mike Klayko, Brocade’s CEO: network giant Cisco’s storage revenues dropped 4 per cent year-on-year in its latest quarterly report. Cisco is playing a long game in storage and it looks as if Brocade is biting its ass.…