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
- SAN traffic and trunking
- Advice on how to connect an EMA 12000 to a SAN
- ATM, the preferred method to transport SAN-WAN-SAN connectivity
- How do I document my SAN, Part 1
- How do I document my SAN, Part 2
- Words of wisdom for backup/restore in a SAN environment
- iSCSI is getting better all the time
- Your solution does not have to be ATA to be cheap
- With a book and a guide you can build a SAN all by yourself
- Professional IT certification and training
- What to do when HDLM creates an error
- The SAN SWAN trend and key expansion issues
- Sharing tapes and disks over the same HBA not a best practice
- Unix and Windows, to zone or not to zone
- Questions to ask when making storage purchase decisions, part 1
- Questions to ask when making storage purchase decisions, part 2
- Clarifying the SCSI/IDE HDD comparison
- Compliance buying decisions
- Where to go to for calculating SAN ROI
- Ten steps to take to avoid vendor hype