Serial ATA Storage Architecture and Applications: Designing High-Performance, Cost-Effective I/O Solutions [Paperback]

Knut Grimsrud (Author), Hubbert Smith (Author)

Book Description

Series: Engineer to Engineer series | Publication Date: June 30, 2003

Written for systems engineers, architects, and product managers involved in the planning process for a transition to Serial ATA, this book will contribute to a better understanding of this new interconnect technology.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book gives me the edge I need to succeed." -- Jit Lim, senior technologist,Tektronics

"This book puts Serial ATA into practical reach of development teams across the industry." -- Mike Stolz, vice president, business development, Adaptec/Eurologic Systems

"This book serves as a valuable supplement to the specification by providing explanations and insights into the underlying technology." -- Rhonda Gass, Vice President, Dell Storage Systems Development, Dell Computer Corporation

About the Author

Knut Grimsrud is the Intel principal engineer for definition of Serial ATA 1.0 and Serial ATA II. He was the technical working group chairman during the Serial ATA 1.0 definition effort and continues to be Intel’s technical lead for ongoing Serial ATA definition work. Knut holds a PhD in electrical and computer engineering. During his nine years with Intel, Knut has led design work on storage architecture and performance in both the server and the desktop market segments.

Hubbert Smith is a Program Manager with Intel’s Platform Networking Group, where he specializes in producing Serial ATA-related building blocks. He currently serves as the chairman of the Serial ATA II cable/connector focus group and has contributed many of the Serial ATA II Use Cases. Hubbert has more than 15 years professional experience with technology related to servers and storage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Intel Press (June 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971786186
• ISBN-13: 978-0971786189
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #798,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

www.hubbertsmith.com

Mr. Smith pioneered the creation and development of a new product category: Capacity Optimized Enterprise disk drives (aka. Raid Edition), used in Enterprise storage and Surveillance systems. Capacity optimized drives now make up roughly one-third of all Enterprise drives.
Mr. Smith contributed to the development to Serial ATA industry standards, specifically those which enabled Serial ATA to be successfully used in Enterprise storage systems.
He contributed to early versions of several disruptive technologies: network attached storage systems, server failover and storage replication.
He is a patent holder and a published author (Serial ATA Architectures and Applications - Intel Press). And, he is a successful Program Manager having managed 26 successful projects.
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University and is currently Director Product Management at LSI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn about this new technology..., December 10, 2003

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"storagetechie" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Serial ATA Storage Architecture and Applications: Designing High-Performance, Cost-Effective I/O Solutions (Paperback)

This concise, yet complete book is a great way to learn about this new technology, very likely to dominate storage interface to HDDs. It is a great substitute for going through the actual specs, and the authors have a wonderful job of presenting the material to the novice. It is also a wonderful peek into other serial interconnect technologies.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SATA, February 6, 2008

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Maxim - See all my reviews

This review is from: Serial ATA Storage Architecture and Applications: Designing High-Performance, Cost-Effective I/O Solutions (Paperback)

In our group it got a name of a "Pardon Book". More then 30% is academic talks about why SATA is good. Another 30% is a discussions about why we couldn't do that better then it is right now.And a remaining part is actually about SATA. Lot's of important details are missing and I have to "learn it on my back", and by annoying LeCroy support with a stupid questions. Many Thanks to them.

In any case I would like to agree with storagetechie's post.
concise book - agree

complete book - do not agree, see above.

a great way to learn about this new technology - agree, especialy becuase authors constanlty compare SATA to PATA and other technologies. By learing the comparisions it is much easier to understand "the mind" of SATA Standart Group.

It is a great substitute for going through the actual specs - agree. The SATA spec is not an easy reading. However this book can not fully substitute SATA spec - lot's of details are missing. From the other side it is much easier to search for those details in the spec after reading this book.

The authors have a wonderful job of presenting the material to the novice. - Hmm let's say "a novice" should have a background in the serial communicaiton.

Summing up:
Now I wish to try a SATA Storage Technology: Serial ATA by Don Anderso