NVMe over Fibre Channel for Dummies Author:Curt Beckmann, Kip Hanson This book, NVMe over Fibre Channel for Dummies, Brocade Special Edition, focuses on a relatively small but very important aspect of information technology. NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) over Fibre Channel is a technology that touches computer mem-ory, storage, and networking.If you’re a hardened computer geek, you’ve... more » probably heard of it. If not, this won’t be the last time. Like most of the IT world, NVMe over Fibre Channel enjoys a rich history and has evolved at break-neck speed, building on the capabilities of preceding technologies while avoiding the shortcomings of competitive ones. And for the uninitiated, this book introduces you to a technology that may very well be the next big thing in networked storage.Simply put, NVMe over Fibre Channel is the bomb. It has the ultra-low latency needed for working memory applications, with the reliability that’s critical to enterprise storage. Because Fibre Channel, as all network geeks know, is a premium datacenter network standard, NVMe over Fibre Channel is able to leverage fabric-based zoning and name services. Best of all, NVMe over Fibre Channel plays well with established Fibre Channel upper-layer protocols, enabling a low-risk transition from SCSI (short for Small Computer System Interface) to NVMe without the need to invest in experimental infrastructure.« less