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Storage Area Networks for Dummies
Contributor(s): Poelker, Christopher (Author), Nikitin, Alex (Author)
ISBN: 0470385138     ISBN-13: 9780470385135
Publisher: For Dummies
OUR PRICE:   $28.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2009
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Annotation: In case you weren't sure, a storage area network, or SAN, is a collection of computers and storage devices connected over a high-speed optical network and dedicated to the task of storing and protecting data. SANs solve many of the data storage and management problems that have long bedeviled enterprise networks, and they save companies who use them a bundle. Which is why SAN administration is one of the highest-paid jobs in IT today. Add storage area networking to your resume and your phone will ring off the hook with calls by head-hunters promising of six-figure salaries.
The second edition of Storage Area Networks For Dummies covers the hot, new technologies that are revolutionizing SANs today, including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FOE), iScsi, and data de-duplication.
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Networking - General
Dewey: 004.6
Series: For Dummies
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 7.44" W x 9.18" (1.48 lbs) 464 pages
 
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If you've been charged with setting up storage area networks for your company, learning how SANs work and managing data storage problems might seem challenging. Storage Area Networks For Dummies, 2nd Edition comes to the rescue with just what you need to know.

Whether you already a bit SAN savvy or you're a complete novice, here's the scoop on how SANs save money, how to implement new technologies like data de-duplication, iScsi, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, how to develop SANs that will aid your company's disaster recovery plan, and much more. For example, you can:

  • Understand what SANs are, whether you need one, and what you need to build one
  • Learn to use loops, switches, and fabric, and design your SAN for peak performance
  • Create a disaster recovery plan with the appropriate guidelines, remote site, and data copy techniques
  • Discover how to connect or extend SANs and how compression can reduce costs
  • Compare tape and disk backups and network vs. SAN backup to choose the solution you need
  • Find out how data de-duplication makes sense for backup, replication, and retention
  • Follow great troubleshooting tips to help you find and fix a problem
  • Benefit from a glossary of all those pesky acronyms

From the basics for beginners to advanced features like snapshot copies, storage virtualization, and heading off problems before they happen, here's what you need to do the job with confidence