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TL-313: A Crash Course in Data Storage Security: Passing the Audit and Staying out of the News |
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TL-314: High Performance Data Storage: Pushing the Limits for Demanding Applications |
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TL-315: Data Protection Topics for VMware: Server Virtualization and Simplified Disaster Recovery |
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| TL-303: Big
Storage, Small Budget: Storage Networking & Mass Storage on a
Limited Budget |
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| Abstract |
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Storage
is supposed to be cheap, right?
We keep hearing how inexpensive storage is supposed to be. Disk, tape,
and optical media keep getting bigger, faster, and cheaper, but the
technologies for managing storage keep getting more expensive.
Why does a terabyte of SCSI hard disks cost only about $10,000 while
a terabyte networked storage array can cost upwards of $100,000? What
factors contribute to the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the different
arrays?
Do we need technologies like Fibre Channel to realize the benefits
of storage networking? Can we have a common management platform for
high-end, mid-range, and low-end applications? Is there something
in between high-end and low-end NAS? Is there a way to beat the performance
limitations of NAS? What about NAS servers based on DVD or tape media?
What about IDE disks? These drives are so much less expensive. Is
it possible to use them for enterprise-class storage? What is serial
IDE (SATA)? Is it really comparable in speed to SCSI? |
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| Topics
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- A crash course on storage networking and storage virtualization
- Disk virtualization: leveraging your existing investments
- ATA (IDE) disk arrays: pros and cons
- Serial ATA
- Managing growing storage without SAN or NAS
- Comparison of management costs for different storage architectures
- Disk-based content and archival storage
- HSM (near-line storage with DVD and tape jukeboxes)
- Next generation NAS (parallel file servers)
- iSCSI and Ethernet-based SANs
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| Intended
Audience |
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| This lecture
is technical in nature, but it discusses costs and business benefits
as well. It assumes a background in configuring servers and/or networks.
It will appeal most to technical project managers, IT directors, and
storage administrators. |
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