Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
- Christopher Poelker is the vice president of enterprise solutions at Falconstor Software. Prior to working at Falconstor he was a storage architect at Hitachi Data Systems. Also, Chris has worked as a lead storage architect/senior systems architect for Compaq Computer, Inc., in New York. While at Compaq, Chris built the sales/service engagement model for Compaq StorageWorks, and trained most of the company's VAR's, Channel's and Compaq ES/PS contacts on StorageWorks. Chris' certifications include: MCSE, MCT (Microsoft Trainer), MASE (Compaq Master ASE Storage Architect), and A+ certified (PC Technician).
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Contributions from Christopher Poelker
- Outsourcing storage management, what's available and what's needed
- Recommendations for replicating data to a second data center
- Five backup options to consider when implementing a SAN/NAS solution - Part 1
- Connecting an IBM mainframe to a SAN
- The risks of data moving over optical fiber
- Discussing snapshot features
- The meaning of interoperability
- Moving large amounts of data reliably
- Is data center storage growing?
- The real world difference between F_port and FL_port protocols, Part 2
- Switch transmitters, what are they? -- Update
- The real world difference between F_port and FL_port protocols, Part 1
- Explaining hubs and how they work
- How does RAID5/parity really work?
- Switches and hubs, do they function the same?
- Can you use normal LAN IP switches as the SAN layer using iSCSI?
- Choosing the right number of FC ports on a disk subsystem
- What is the best way to do zoning?
- What to do when you experience odd performance characteristics on your SAN
- Is a SAN secure?