Building Storage Networks
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0072130725 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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This includes the details of storage implementation, different cabling and communication options, backup management, and future developments (e.g., InfiniBand). A healthy number of illustrations are used to effectively communicate complex topics. Building Storage Networks offers an excellent introduction to the burgeoning field of storage networks. A few years ago, someone pulled me aside, looked me in the eye, and informed me that the future was storage. Most businesses have recognized that data is a critical part of their IT systems, what author Marc Farley calls an "in
Now more than ever, especially in the age of e-commerce, data must be available and accessible 24x7 on a network. This easy-to-understand book clearly explains all the latest methods of storing data on a network, including updated coverage of Internet storage service providers.. Praise for the first edition of "Building Storage Networks": 'This book is the Bible of storage networking' - Dave Hill, Senior Storage Analyst, the Aberdeen Group
He is currently the Vice President of Marketing for Solution-Soft, a company developing and marketing appliance applications. Marc Farley started working with network storage technology in 1991 at Palindrome Corporation as a systems engineer and has been in the network storage field ever since working in business development, product management, and strategic marketing at Hitachi, Crossroads Systems, and ConvergeNet.
A must read if you have to deal with storage issues While there is a lot of industry hype abouts SANs, NAS and related technology, there is little hard information. Mr. Farley's book cuts through the marketing dross and gives a reader the "skinny" on what's real, what's possible, and what you need to do now to control storage in the future. If this isn't the Bible of the storage industry, it's at least the New Testament.. Building Storage Networks Mike Downing The storage industry is colliding with the networking industry. And while the collision is providing lots of opportunity for both industries, it's also leaving much confusion in its wake. For example, What's the difference between SAN and NAS? What is the role of Fibre Channel? How does Ethernet fit into storage networks?I found that Marc Farley's Building Storage Networks provides answers to these questions. The book is written for IT administrators, and covers such additional topics as network I/O, RAID, and network backup.T. Building Storage Networks Every storage, SAN, and NAS executive, engineer, marketeer, sales person, administrator, Wall Street analyst, and investor should read this book. It is easy to read and comprehend while conveying remarkable depth of knowledge. The reader need not have a EE degree to understand how this technology works and is applied. The illustrations are crisp, clear, and easy to follow. Marc Farley cuts through the market hype and clearly articulates the facts about storage networking. "Building Storage Networks" is an outstanding resource