The Essential Guide to Storage Area Networks

John R. Vacca

568 pages, parution le 27/12/2001

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Résumé

The up-to-the-minute SAN guide for every decision-maker
Concepts, standards, applications, vendors, ROI, and much more
Planning, design, architecture, deployment, testing, performance, maintenance, and more
In-depth coverage of SAN applications in high-availability mission-critical systems
IP-based SANs and other emerging technologies
Reliable, cost-effective SANs: an up-to-the-minute briefing for every decision-maker.

SANs enable companies to manage accelerating amounts of data far more effectively, but their reputation for complexity has deterred many companies from deploying them. Now, there's a readable, up-to-the-minute guidebook designed to help business and IT professionals understand SAN technology, make intelligent decisions, and derive maximum business advantage from SANs—starting right now. Leading network consultant John Vacca covers the entire SAN lifecycle, from planning and strategy to implementation and day-to-day administration. Coverage includes:

SANs: what they are and what they offer
Debunking the Top 5 SAN myths
Comparing today's leading approaches: advantages, disadvantages, and tradeoffs
The SAN vendor community-including the newest SAN service providers
IP-based SANs and other emerging standards—and what they mean to you
Practical techniques for cost-justifying, planning, and designing SANs
Maximizing scalability and availability
In-depth deployment coverage: installation, testing, rollout, and performance certification
Day-to-day management and maintenance
Next-generation SAN applications—including virtual SANs for mission-critical Web applications
6 valuable appendices: product lists, vendor lists, streaming SAN case study, and much more

Storage has never been more critical to your success—and by 2005 it may account for up to 70% of your IT budget. No storage technology offers more promise than SANs. Now's the time to understand them, and this is the book: The Essential Guide to Storage Area Networks.

Table of Contents

Foreword.
Introduction.

Overview of SANs Technology.
Designing SANs.
Planning for SANs.
Installing and Deploying SANs.
Maintaining the SANs.
SAN Solutions and Future Directions.
Appendices.

Conventions.
Acknowledgments.

L'auteur - John R. Vacca

John R. Vacca is an Information Technology and Air-and-Space Freelance Research Contract Writer/Consultant based in Houston. Since 1982, John has authored and published over 300 articles and 13 books in the areas of programming, systems development,
multimedia, and the Internet. His articles have appeared in hundreds of magazines including Byte, Internet World, and Computer World. John was also a configuration management specialist, computer specialist, and the computer security official for
NASA's space station program (Freedom) and the Alpha program, from 1988 until his early retirement from NASA in 1995.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Prentice Hall
Auteur(s)	John R. Vacca
Parution	27/12/2001
Nb. de pages	568
Format	17,7 x 23,4
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1159g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780130935755