文档介绍：Data Storage Smith
“The IT profession sorely needs this business-meets-technology approach,
especially as storage expenses increase.”
—Sam Coursen, Vice President and CIO, Freescale Semiconductor
“There is no such thing as an information recession. Organizations today need
to store more data for longer periods of time. As budgets remain constrained, IT
organizations have to work smarter and more intelligently …. This book is an
important tool in enabling a smarter, flexible, and more resilient data and storage
infrastructure. … a guide on what technologies to use when, where, and why.” StorageCenter Data
—Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO Group
We overspend on data center storage … yet, we fall short of business requirements.
It’s not about the technologies. It’s about the proper application of technologies
to deliver storage services efficiently and affordably. It’s about meeting business
requirements dependent on data center storage. Spend less, deliver more.
Data Center Storage: Cost-Effective Strategies, Implementation, and
Management provides an industry insider’s insight on how to properly scope,
plan, evaluate, and implement storage technologies to maximize performance,
capacity, reliability, and power savings. It provides business and use-case focused
coverage of storage technology, including storage works (SAN), capacity-
optimized drives, and solid-state drives. It offers key insights on financially
responsible spending for data center storage.
Delivered in accessible language, the book starts with a discussion of the business
merits of replacing direct attached, compartmentalized storage with consolidated
SAN-attached storage. The author advises on the use of service level applications
(SLAs) as a tool to drive business unit collaboration with IT and prioritize those
actions that impact productivity and profit from those that are less critical. This
business guide to a