February 9th, 2009
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I need to clarify that while I understand why the Ethernet Technology Summit did not succeed, I still am extremely disappointed in its demise. I believe the Ethernet Technology Summit is an excellent model for a show. The reality is that we don’t need so many different technologies to implement a storage or communications network. It is possible – and efficient and cost-effective – to use Ethernet end-to-end. In fact, Ethernet is clearly the best candidate for enabling the converged network across applications.
Many industry shows and conferences focus on applications. The strength of the Ethernet Technology Summit is that it was going to focus on Ethernet. It would have also brought all the various flavors and forms of Ethernet together in one show. This would be good for the industry, for many reasons. It is a shame that the timing of the economic downturn made it economically unsound for its backers to proceed with the Ethernet Technology Summit. This conference would have:
- Provided a forum for developing a single language across Ethernet applications
- Brought engineers and network administrators together to share needs and requirements
- Enabled all interested parties to work together to make Ethernet technology as a whole more robust for all applications using Ethernet
- Highlighted the role and capabilities of Ethernet to network administrators, demonstrating to them the feasibility and reliability of how an end-to-end Ethernet implementation could meet their specific needs.
When times get better, we should revisit this idea and give it another try.
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