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Storage Networks Explained: Basics and Application of Fibre Channels SAN, NAS and InfiniBand |
| Ulf Troppens (IBM, Germany); Rainer Erkens (IBM, Germany); Wolfgang Mueller (IBM, Germany) |
| Storage networks will become a basic technology like databases or local area networks. According to market research, 70% of external storage devices will be connected via storage networks in 2003. The authors have hands-on experience of network storage hardware and software, they teach customers about concrete network storage products, they understand the concepts behind storage networks, and show customers how storage networks address their business needs. Storage networks provide shared access to stored data from multiple computers and servers, thus increasing storage efficiency and availability. They permit information management functions such as backup and recovery, data mirroring, disaster recovery, and data migration to be performed quickly and efficiently, with a minimum of system overhead.
This book explains how to use storage networks to fix malfunctioning business processes, covering the technologies as well as applications. A hot topic that will become increasingly important in the coming years. * One of the first books to focus on using rather than building storage networks, and how to solve problems. * Looking beyond technology and showing the true benefits of storage networks. *Covers fibre channel SAN, Network Attached Storage, iSCSI and InfiniBand technologies. *Contains several case studies (e.g. the example of a travel portal, protecting a critical database) *Endorsed by the Storage Networking Industry Association. *Written by very experienced professionals who tailored the book specifically to meet customer needs including support with supplementry material on Troppens website. and Preface written by Tony Clark. | | |
