SAN School Podcast Series Posted

TechTarget recently uploaded three podcast versions of my SAN School series from Storage Decisions last year.  These are audio-only, but I might be able to dig up the accompanying slides.  If you’re interested in this, please leave a note below or contact me through email.

So without further ado, I present three lessons on SAN storage:

  • SAN School Lesson One: Building a SAN - In this first lesson of SAN School, I discuss the different types of storage arrays, switches, and software that make up a storage network.
  • SAN School Lesson Two: SAN Architecture and Topology - In lesson two, I discuss the evolution of SANs from standalone entities, to islands and beyond. Discover techniques that can make a substantial difference in the way data is moved and processed, as well as in your company’s consolidation plans.
  • SAN School Lesson Three: SAN Management and Security - In this Podcast, I explain what the options are for management tools. I cover array management, change management, virtualization and more to help you manage your environment. 
I don’t do this session anymore, though I had a great four-year run with the content constantly evolving.  If you’re available, consider coming to my sessions on email archiving and storage virtualization at Storage Decisions in New York and San Francisco later this year.  I’ll also be presenting my storage virtualization seminar in New York and Philadelphia next week.

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Where the SAN Stands

Real Video: Where the SAN Stands

Curious about the current state of SAN technology?  Stephen Bigelow of TechTarget interviewed me (last summer) about SAN options, and the video is now live on their BitPipe site.

Topics covered include combined iSCSI and FC SANs, ups and downs of modular storage and oversubscribed switches, next-generation SAN management applications, storage virtualization, and best practices for SAN design.

Here’s a snip - the three best practices for SAN design are as follows:

  1. Choose reliable high-quality hardware
  2. Build dual redundant networks
  3. Protect management interfaces

Watch the whole video (it’s 17 minutes long) and let me know what you think!

 

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