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storage area networking: Storage vs. Data Sharing - Creating Appropriate SAN Solutions: You may have heard that SANs are for imaging applications like video post-production, or that LAN-free backup is what SANs are about, or that SANs can be used to consolidate storage. Is that what SANs can do? Absolutely. 100%. All these solutions use similar hardware components. The biggest challenge is...; Tags: Storage Area Networking, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, SAN, Data Sharing, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware; White papers
Cisco SAN Tech Talk for Investors: This webcast discusses Cisco's storage area networking business. The webcast will also discuss customer trends effecting storage markets, as well as emerging trends which could further shape the market.; Tags: Storage Area Networking, SAN, Cisco Systems Inc., Investor, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware; Webcasts

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Storage Networking: Back to Basics: Rarely has there been a more confusing topic than storage networking. I get confused and this is what I do for a living, so I can only imagine the mind-numbing blather that the poor end-users — who have real jobs — have to deal with. This paper will help make...; Tags: Storage Networking, Network, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2001-04-09
ACAL Storage Networking Launches Bundle With Cisco and Emulex: ACAL Storage Networking is Europe's leading independent storage networking distributor. ACAL Storage Networking wanted to offer customers cost-effective, 4 Gbit/s SAN performance. ACAL Storage Networking along with Fibre Channel Storage Area Network SAN solutions comprising the Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch and the LP1150-F4 HBA from Emulex. Available to Cisco...; Tags: Storage Networking, Emulex Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., ACAL Storage Networking, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2006-04-27
Investigate the SNIA Shared Storage Model: Key to designing the right storage networking solution: Designing storage area networks requires an understanding of the upper-layer applications that depend on storage resources as well as the storage architectures available to satisfy them. This sample chapter from Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition focuses on the Storage Networking Industry Association's SNIA Shared Storage Model SSM...; Tags: Storage Networking, Network, Storage, Hardware; Book chapters 2006-07-11

Storage Networking 101: This document describes storage networking methods, including history, concepts, and designs, from a high-level introductory stance. The primary objective of this paper is to provide the reader with a baseline understanding of storage networking as preparation for more advanced storage concepts.; Tags: Storage Networking, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware; White papers 2001-04-23
Managing IBM TotalStorage DS300 / DS400 With IBM Director: IBM Director Version 5.10 added support for managing the IBM TotalStorage DS300 iSCSI and DS400 Fibre storage subsystems as SMI-S Storage Management Initiative Specification storage devices. SMI-S is a standard developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA for storage devices. The SNIA's Storage Management Initiative SMI was created to...; Tags: Storage Management, IBM Director, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., SMI-S, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2006-09-26
Why SMI-S Compliance Is Key to Efficient Storage Management: The rapid rise of storage networking has improved the effectiveness of managing storage assets. The downside has been increased complexity from trying to manage numerous heterogeneous storage networking components. Point storage management tools do not have a comprehensive enough view to allow them to address all of the resulting inefficiencies....; Tags: Storage Networking, Downside, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware; White papers 2006-04-28
Storage networking fundamentals: Storage devices: This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and File Systems, explains the inner-workings of both disk drive and tape drive technologies, shows how they are used in a storage area network SAN, and outlines each technology's benefits and shortcomings....; Tags: Tape Drive, Storage Networking, Network, Storage Device, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage, Storage Management, Hardware; Book chapters 2005-04-26
Troubleshooting HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System Networking Problems: The HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Systems are designed to help manage storage complexity end-to-end, meaning from the application all the way to the disk spindles. While this paradigm provides a powerful solution in environments where storage expertise is limited, the solution does come with a few caveats regarding its use....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, HP StorageWorks, All-in-One, Storage System, Storage, Networking, Hardware; White papers 2006-11-01
Demystifying Storage Networking DAS, SAN, NAS, NAS Gateways, Fiber Channel, and iSCSI: Options for connecting computers to storage have increased in a short time. Variations and associated acronyms for storage networking seem to be materializing faster than they can be tracked. Storage networking offers capabilities and flexibilities not previously available, and understanding the technology basics is essential to making the best choices....; Tags: Storage Networking, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, Fiber, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Hardware; White papers 2001-07-19
Secure Group Services for Storage Area Networks: Storage Area Networks, with their ability to offer high data availability, reliability and scalability, are a promising solution for the large scale storage needs of many enterprises. As with any distributed storage system, a major design challenge for a Storage Area Network SAN is to provide data integrity and confidentiality....; Tags: SAN, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware; White papers
Storage Networking Security - Part 1: Storage network security is a relatively new subject, but one that is rapidly gaining in importance in the minds of both users and product developers. This increase is born of a general realization of the increasing importance and value of the information held in on-line systems, and of the separation...; Tags: Information Security, Storage Networking, Storage Network Security, Storage, Security, Hardware; White papers 2005-08-02
Introduction to Modern SCSI Networking Protocols: This sample chapter from Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals provides a high-level overview of the Internet Small Computer System iSCSI protocol commonly deployed in modern storage networks. This sample chapter from Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals offers a simplified introduction aimed at quickly familiarizing users to the standard upper-layer...; Tags: Chapter, Storage Networking, SCSI, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware; Book chapters 2006-05-23
HP Storage Essentials: A Business Justification: The enterprise IT organization is responsible for delivering and maintaining the infrastructure and services that enable businesses to compete effectively and respond quickly to changing market requirements. Most enterprises have experienced fast-paced growth of storage capacity. The range of storage area network SAN and network attached storage NAS products offered...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Hardware; White papers 2005-09-01
Considerations for the Design and Implementation of a Storage Area Network (SAN): With the ever-increasing need for businesses and organizations to maintain and manage large amounts of data, storage issues have become a concern and an investment priority. Organizations and business must have a good understanding of the features and characteristics of network storage in order to design and implement a network...; Tags: SAN, Network Storage, Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Hardware; White papers 2006-07-15
IP Storage Technologies and Solutions: The term "IP Storage" is generally used to refer to a Storage Area Networking solution that uses standard Ethernet connectivity in some way. These solutions typically fall into one of two categories: those that use an Ethernet link to interconnect Fibre Channel SAN environments via gateways; and those where a...; Tags: SAN, IP, Storage, Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Networking, Hardware; White papers 2005-04-01
Cisco-Based Storage Network Helps Cable Provider to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Operational Efficiency: BendBroadband, a privately owned, nationally recognized cable operator, has deployed a Storage Area Network SAN based on Cisco technology to improve customer service, reduce operating costs, and improve application performance. To address the performance, reliability, and scalability requirements of its growing business, the company upgraded its network-attached storage to a...; Tags: Network, Customer Satisfaction, Cisco Systems Inc., Cable, Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2007-03-14
iSCSI SANs: Storage Area Networks for "The Rest of Us": Off late, Storage Area Networks SANs have often been seen as a shining example of a new class of networked storage. This class of storage has promised everything from more centralized, simpler storage management to dramatic reductions in backup windows. With their ability to allow rapid, blocklevel transport and storage...; Tags: iSCSI, SAN, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware; White papers 2006-02-02
Storage networking fundamentals: Storage devices: This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and File Systems, explains the inner-workings of both disk drive and tape drive technologies, shows how they are used in a storage area network SAN, and outlines each technology's benefits and shortcomings....; Tags: benefit, disk, disk drive, file system, fundamentals, hard drive, information technology, network, networking, performance, SAN, shortcoming, storage, storage device, storage networking, Storage Networking Fundamentals, subsystem, tape drive; Download resources 2005-04-26

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