Computer Storage: A Manager's Guide [Paperback]

Phil Haylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2006

Computer storage has to be the most exciting, influential and rapidly changing aspect of ICT in any organization today. This book covers a range of 'hot topics' associated with this important area.

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About the Author

Phil Haylor studied microelectronics in 1986/7 and has subsequently been an IT professional in client technology facing roles. He joined the computing industry as a technician, installing modern computing equipment during the 'server boom' of the 1980's, and has since undertaken a number of roles including maintenance of client/server solutions; corporate desktop design; 3rd line technical support; delivery of enterprise-scale solutions; technical team management and consultancy. Phil now focuses much of his time on core technology computing innovations and new technology concepts, and is the inventor of a patented technology that has sparked a new research topic in the field of magnetic recording.

Over the past few years, Phil has noticed that there is a gap in the marketplace in terms of reference material for the executive management team with regard to computer storage, its place within the organization and the issues associated with it. Through this publication, Phil aims to close the divide in terms of knowledge between the decision makers, policy makers and facilitators of computer storage, and raise awareness of the many areas and current concerns associated with this topic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412054648
• ISBN-13: 978-1412054645
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,338,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Storage technologies really can be easy to understand, September 5, 2005

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Shaun Humphries (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer Storage: A Manager's Guide (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book, because it is well written. Phil Haylor is able to take some very complex issues and explain them in easy to understand terms.

This book makes a refreshing change, when so many of the business books in the marketplace seem to be theoretical business manuals or case study books. It is great to find a book that describes the real challenges faced by today's businesses of all sizes, in terms of data storage. It is well presented, with the use of a chapter synopsis at the beginning of the book, and chapter summaries at the end of each section being a real bonus, in terms of highlighting the key points raised through each chapter.

This book is an essential read for executives who have an influence on their company's technology infrastructure.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lucid non-technical explanations, September 5, 2005

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This review is from: Computer Storage: A Manager's Guide (Paperback)

Haylor offers a management level briefing on the various types of computer storage currently available. He writes from the perspective of both a technical background and of knowing what a non-technical manager seeks in understanding. So the language of the text thankfully minimises jargon. Enough is given so that you can appreciate the background behind common industry terms like fibre channel or hierarchical storage management.

More to the point, you can grasp the essence of the storage methods. So that you can usefully plan deployments and draw up budgets. Or understand those presented to you by your subordinates.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read, October 1, 2005

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Simon Huntingdon (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer Storage: A Manager's Guide (Paperback)

I found Computer Storage: a Manager's Guide to be a really useful book, that fills a niche in the business computing book market.