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Using SANs and NASx$6.24
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Data is the lifeblood of modern business, and modern data centers have extremely demanding requirements for size, speed, and reliability. Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) allow organizations to manage and back up huge file systems quickly, thereby keeping their lifeblood flowing. W. Curtis Preston's insightful book takes you through the ins and outs of building and managing large data centers using SANs and NAS. This book explains the similarities and differences of SANs and NAS to help you determine which, or both, of these complementing technologies are appropriate for your network. Preston exams each technology with a vendor neutral approach, starting with the building blocks of a SAN and how they can be assembled for effective storage solutions. He covers day-to-day management and backup and recovery for both SANs and NAS in detail. Whether you're a seasoned storage administrator or a network administrator charged with taking on this role, you'll find all the information you need to make informed architecture and data management decisions.
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For IT Architects and Storage Administrators
By AWMMHJIHBQLTJ on 2002-10-25
If you are looking for an overview of SAN and NAS that is both technically informative and equitable, this is the book for you. I bought it to better understand NAS-SAN convergence trends and it was invaluable for that purpose.As with most O'Reilly books, it doesn't underestimate the reader, yet still manages to cover all the bases from basic to bread-and-butter, and beyond. The prose style is casual but very precise and always clear. I want to stress what an earlier reviewer pointed out: it is especially strong on real world backup and restore issues...which is MUCH more important and complex than is initially apparent. If you are tasked with building a real-world storage infrastructure: read this book first. BTW, because my local B&N was out-of-stock, I paid extra to have [Amazon.com] expedite this slim volume, (grumbling all the way), and ended up happy as a clam about it. Best IT book investment I ever made.
Very Good treatment of the subject
By A1UKHAUDQ74RMY on 2002-04-19
If you are looking for a very concise examination of SAN and NAS technologies, this is the right book. While it is a fraction of the size of some other books on the topic, it is a to-the-point treatment of the major architectural components of each.
There is a lot of foundation info that is somewhat assumed and reviewed briefly, but the killer chapters are on backup and restore methodologies around these technologies.
This is not a disk array or fibre-channel switch product guide nor does it explain every last detail of SCSI commands. But if the need is to understand these technologies and their place in your infrastructure, this is a good work.
Well worth the purchase price.
A balanced book on NAS and SAN
By A1AOI1ZXENFVEG on 2002-06-16
I found this to be an excellent introductory book on SAN and NAS. The book is divided equally between the two technologies. I certainly recommend it for any one who wants to get into network storage technology.
Good terminology book
By A3EO4N6266WFXU on 2003-07-06
This book very well covers its objective of orienting one with SAN and NAS market and its major differences. It's incorporating most key terminology in Storage network and related issues in concise manner. Though more detail is not expected from this small size book, it would be good to have more technical information then abstract one.This book is good for quick introduction to NAS and SAN market but can't be used as bible of either field.
Great book on san / nas concepts
By A3311U1UCJ2GIW on 2003-07-23
This book is really good at bringing together a lot of different details together having it make sense. It has been a couple of years since I worked on SANs and reading this book really refreshed the concepts for me. W. Curtis Preston's writing style is very easy to follow as he usually adds in insightful side items to break up the book a bit. I was expecting a very well written book as I also read his backup & recovery book which I really enjoyed too. I reccomend this book to anyone who is starting to investigate san or nas solutions or wants to get a good solid starting point with those technologies.
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