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Computer Storage: A Manager's Guide

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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.

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.

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