Storage Networks [Paperback]

Daniel J. Worden (Author), Apress (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1590592980 | ISBN-13: 978-1590592984 | Publication Date: March 2, 2004 | Edition: 1

Rather than being based on a specific vendor offering, Storage Networks will appeal to any systems administrator, architect or manager with large data resources to manage.

Applicability of the technology to non-traditional IT buyers such as video and music production studios, medical diagnostic imaging and GIS applications is stressed. With the rapid adoption of digital processing for images and sound, storage networks have a great use outside of the data center. At the same time, the benefits of recoverability, performance and manageability required by the large ‘glass house’ operation will benefit any storage network user. This book will appeal to both sets of readers.

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About the Author

Dan Worden is the author of Big Blue Java, Sybase Developer's Guide, Platinum Edge SQL Backup and Recovery, and other books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (March 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590592980
• ISBN-13: 978-1590592984
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,529,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good broad coverage of the field, July 10, 2004

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W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storage Networks (Paperback)

Worden gives us an excellent explanation of the many facets of a storage network. My sense of this book is that it is well suited for a new system administrator, or one who has had only a few years experience. The book also has merit for a manager of IT staff, who may not necessarily hail from a technical background. Or for a computer user thinking of setting up or extending her personal network.

Why do I say this? Because Worden's level of technical detail is well written enough to convey the concepts easily to the reader. For example, when he explains the different RAID levels. The figures for each RAID level are simple and well drawn. In 10 years of encountering RAID documentation, often written by vendors of such equipment, I haven't come across a visual and written explanation as clearly given as here.

The deepest level of detail is when he talks about SCSI. If you don't need this resolution of detail, you can easily bypass it.

The chapter on vendor offerings is, by its very nature, ephemeral. By 2006, it will be outmoded. But the other chapters will still be germane.

One minor correction. Moore's Law is named after Gordon Moore, not George Moore.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very useful, November 1, 2008

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Phillip Banks Sr. (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storage Networks (Paperback)

Maybe I was a bit late in reading this but I wanted to read a lot about storage, networks, SANs, NAS', and other technologies. This book had a lot of pages that really didn't get you into the guts of what was going on or even give you a good idea how to do it yourself.

If you buy this book be prepared to do tons of self study to fill in the gaps left by improperly introduced technologies.

1.0 out of 5 stars Unqualified author wrote about a highly technical topic, June 20, 2008

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Ying Jin "geektrick" (Gaithersburg,MD) - See all my reviews
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The storage area network is a rapid evolving field that relates to many diverse field of IT, and a treatment of this area requires a deep understanding of many confusing concepts. Obviously the author doesn't qualify for this. Where are all those EMC, NetApp guys?