Administering Data Centers: Servers, Storage, and Voice over IP [Hardcover]

Kailash Jayaswal (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 047177183X | ISBN-13: 978-0471771838 | Publication Date: November 28, 2005 | Edition: 1

"This book covers a wide spectrum of topics relevant to implementing and managing a modern data center. The chapters are comprehensive and the flow of concepts is easy to understand."
-Cisco reviewer

Gain a practical knowledge of data center concepts

To create a well-designed data center (including storage and network architecture, VoIP implementation, and server consolidation) you must understand a variety of key concepts and technologies. This book explains those factors in a way that smoothes the path to implementation and management. Whether you need an introduction to the technologies, a refresher course for IT managers and data center personnel, or an additional resource for advanced study, you'll find these guidelines and solutions provide a solid foundation for building reliable designs and secure data center policies.
* Understand the common causes and high costs of service outages
* Learn how to measure high availability and achieve maximum levels
* Design a data center using optimum physical, environmental, and technological elements
* Explore a modular design for cabling, Points of Distribution, and WAN connections from ISPs
* See what must be considered when consolidating data center resources
* Expand your knowledge of best practices and security
* Create a data center environment that is user- and manager-friendly
* Learn how high availability, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions can be deployed to protect critical information
* Find out how to use a single network infrastructure for IP data, voice, and storage

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"This book covers a wide spectrum of topics relevant to implementing and managing a modern data center. The chapters are comprehensive and the flow of concepts is easy to understand."
—Cisco reviewer

Gain a practical knowledge of data center concepts

To create a well-designed data center (including storage and network architecture, VoIP implementation, and server consolidation) you must understand a variety of key concepts and technologies. This book explains those factors in a way that smoothes the path to implementation and management. Whether you need an introduction to the technologies, a refresher course for IT managers and data center personnel, or an additional resource for advanced study, you'll find these guidelines and solutions provide a solid foundation for building reliable designs and secure data center policies.

• Understand the common causes and high costs of service outages
• Learn how to measure high availability and achieve maximum levels
• Design a data center using optimum physical, environmental, and technological elements
• Explore a modular design for cabling, Points of Distribution, and WAN connections from ISPs
• See what must be considered when consolidating data center resources
• Expand your knowledge of best practices and security
• Create a data center environment that is user- and manager-friendly
• Learn how high availability, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions can be deployed to protect critical information
• Find out how to use a single network infrastructure for IP data, voice, and storage

About the Author

KAILASH JAYASWAL has more than 18 years of experience as a systems and storage administrator in various companies such as IBM, Cisco Systems, Inc., Roche Bioscience, Siebel, KLA Tencor, and Caterpillar, Inc. He is currently a project manager at Cisco Systems, Inc. He has been involved in large data center consolidations, in capacity planning, in architecting and implementing server and storage installations, and in deploying disaster recovery solutions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 632 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047177183X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471771838
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.6 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book must refer by every Sys Admin., January 30, 2006

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Annie_SysAdmin "Annie" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Administering Data Centers: Servers, Storage, and Voice over IP (Hardcover)

happen to read this book at one of my friend's place. I couldn't resist to buy it immediately. I have been working as System Administrator for last 8 years, but found all aspect required for Data Center operations from scratch. Various topics covered, like power requirement or Air conditioning to Server performance, networking with storage technologies in impressive manner with excellent style of subject presentation.

This book is an asset for Data center managers or Systems Administrators also can be used from Academic point of view by Computer informations systems students.


Anitha Lingala

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book., January 19, 2006

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Rajiv "Rajiv" (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Administering Data Centers: Servers, Storage, and Voice over IP (Hardcover)

Book has illustrative real-life examples. It sure covers many topics, however each topicsa has enough matter and depth. Areas such as HA, network and DR and well covered. Data center design is described well.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable and extremely useful, December 20, 2005

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Sumit Kumar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Administering Data Centers: Servers, Storage, and Voice over IP (Hardcover)

I recently read this book and found it extremely useful for myriad of concepts related to data centers. It presents lots of information with a very practical bent. Book covers many aspects of Data centers in very comprehensive and detailed manner without attaching itself to any specific technology or platform. Especially the aspects of networking and server performace are very well covered. The abundance of woderfully lucidly written practical information from the field makes this book distinctive and shows that the author has been around and learnt practically on the way. I like the "Tales from the Turf"; these are interesting actual stories relevant to the chapters.

This book is an asset for people working with data centers while being very readable and informative for people not directly involved with data centers. Simpler presentation of technical topics makes it useful for non-technical managers without burying them in technical details. It could also be used as a solid foundation for the students of Computer Information Systems or Systems Management.