Storage virtualization is a new field that has considerable interest for information technology managers. There is currently no single work that
provides an objective, technical explanation of virtualization technologies.
This book examines new storage virtualization technologies that automate data
storage processes, including data placement, replication, and back-up. Storage
virtualization is designed to ease storage management by presenting your
storage network's physical assets in a logical form. Making storage networks
easier to manage can save a company money and make a storage network more efficient. Storage Virtualization provides a technical overview of how
virtualization applications work and also includes practical case examples from
the real world. Topics covered include: virtualizing at the host level, fabricbased
virtualization, virtualization appliances, virtualized file systems,
virtualization engines, and virtualized tape back-up.
About the Author
Tom Clark has held technical director positions at McDATA Corporation and other storage networking companies, conducts SAN seminars and tutorials worldwide, and serves as customer liaison. A noted storage industry author and advocate, he is a former board member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and has held chair positions for SNIA customer initiatives and the SNIA Interoperability Committee. His previous Addison-Wesley books include Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition (ISBN 0-321-13650-0) and IP SANs: A Guide to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP Protocols for Storage Area Networks (ISBN 0-201-75277-8).
Features
First Look: New storage virtualization technologies making storage devices easier and more cost-efficient to manage.
Standards are just emerging in this area and so, readers are looking for a book which will guide their implementation decisions.
All major storage vendors are embracing virtualization: EMC, Veritas, IBM, Sun, HP, Cisco.
A vendor-neutral, technology-neutral book by a brand name storage author--about the technology in general, how it works, what it does, and what it can't do
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