Networked Storage Essentials (Infinity I/O Storage Networking Series)

This book is a new part of the Infinity I/O series of educational vendor neutral books and training materials on Storage Networking. It is intended to provide an Essentials overview of the critically important information storage area. The fundamental subject is information storage and the modern, continuously evolving computer and networking sciences and technologies that provide for ever greater and more distributed means of storing information data. The purpose of this storage is to provide both highly secure and open access for countless business, financial, entertainment, scientific, legal, governmental, and military information so that appropriate timely actions are taken and conclusions drawn. This book is an essential read for users, purchasers and providers of information systems and their major storage components. For the digital natives of the 21st Century, this material will be straight-forward and easy to understand. For the older ones of us, it introduces essential concepts and methodologies. The book is intended for the more general non-specialist reader with no need of a Computer Science background to understand and use the materials. The book follows the principles of the Storage Networking Industries Association (SNIA) and is vendor neutral so it is of basic use by purchasers and sales personnel. SNIA is a worldwide organization that promotes understanding and use of Storage Networking as well as providing certification exams for industry professionals. The book is organized in logical sections with cross-referenced topics. A Storage Networking System is non-linear – that is not a ser Read more