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Last Updated: Nov 28, 2001 
Architecting your environment for networked storage can sometimes be a tricky business. In this week's featured topic, you'll gain advice from the experts on the pros and cons of different architectures. Be sure to check out Marc ...
>> Browse our latest SAN/NAS technical tips for more insights.
>> What architectural questions do you have about storage? Ask your peers.
There's a flip side to building SANs and NAS

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NEWS:
>> Webcast: Beyond SAN/NAS (Marc Farley, Teach2Fish, Inc.) (Storage Decisions 2001) 26 Sep 2001
>> Storage Decisions 2001 Presentation Slides (Storage Decisions 2001) 26 Sep 2001
>> Veritas says SANs are still experimental (the451.com) 19 Jul 2001
>> SAN leaders look to the future (the451.com) 06 Jun 2001
>> Dos and don'ts for managing multiple computing platforms (SearchWindowsManageability.) 02 Nov 2001
LINKS:
>> Best Web Links-->Storage Area Network (SAN)-->General
>> Best Web Links-->Network Attached Storage (NAS)-->General
>> Best Web Links-->Enterprise Storage Planning-->Storage Planning and Project Management
ADVICE:
>> SAN solutions
ASK THE EXPERTS :I am new to the SAN environment, but realize that my company needs to implement this technology. Do you have any advice as ...
>> FC or SCSI Ultra3 for optimal SAN scaling and top speeds?
ASK THE EXPERTS :I have to do a Storage Area Network project and I'm not able to find anything about which to use: either full FC-AL or ...
>> A new way of understanding storage networks: Wiring, storing and filing
CHATS :Join storage author & commentator, Marc Farley, as he describes a new way to understand & analyze any storage network product ...
>> Implementing a SAN for backup
ASK THE EXPERTS :What are the issues, trade-offs and considerations I should understand in planning and implementing a SAN based backup and ...
>> Should your Company Make the Jump to SAN?
CHATS :Should your Company Make the Jump to SAN?
>> Loops, ports and switches
ASK THE EXPERTS :

Hello Marc,

I enjoyed reading "Building Storage Area Networks". It provided me with pictures I was trying to ...

>> Virtualization in a storage area network (SAN)
CHATS :Learn about the different virtualization approaches on the market, and the locations in a storage area network where ...
>> Reading up on SANs
ASK THE EXPERTS :What literature would you recommend for a newcomer to learn about SANs?
>> SAN management tools
ASK THE EXPERTS :

Hi, are individual vendors providing SAN management using CIM or JIRO tools? What's the best strategy to design a SAN ...

>> SAN and NAS: An inside view
CHATS :SANs and NAS: An inside view
>> Trends in the Windows Enterprise Storage Market
CHATS :Hear results of a recent Sosinsky Group study on Windows enterprise storage trends - including topics like larger storage ...
>> DWDM for long-distance SANs
TIP :Discussion of optical multiplexing technique that allows for SANs over greater distances.
>> Cascaded SAN switch architectures
TIP :A discussion of the simplest of the SAN switch connection schemes
>> Meshed SAN switch architectures
TIP :A discussion of meshed SAN architectures.
>> Core-edge SAN switch architecture
TIP :A discussion of the most scalable and fastest of the popular SAN switch architectures.
>> Test your SAN aggressively
TIP :Storage consulting company Imation's Storage Professional Services Group relates their experiences with building SANs.
>> Considerations for SAN extension
TIP :Extending SAN connections over long distances is getting easier with new IP storage products, but look before you leap.
>> SAN switch design considerations
TIP :Do you need a large number of ISLs in order to build a single FC fabric? This user suggests probably not.
>> Data storage architecture
ASK THE EXPERTS :I have been asked to pull together a questionnaire that will help determine what our 20 different business units data storage ...
BOOKS:
>> The Raidbook : A Handbook of Storage Systems Technology Price: $ 35.55
The definitive technical handbook on Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID) and other modern data storage technologies. ...

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