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SAN Management and the Continued Importance of CIM/SMI-S

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Date Published:
01 JAN 2004

About the White Paper:
Everyone agrees that the CIM and SMI-S standards are good for the storage industry. But surprisingly few people understand what these standards really are, how they can benefit IT organizations and end users alike, how different vendors are complying with the standards, and why the different levels of compliance are important. This white paper, authored by Data Mobility Group senior analyst John Webster, takes a deeper look at the relationship between storage management and CIM/SMI-S, the benefits you should expect to realize from implementing standards-built products, and how the differences in vendor compliance can affect you.

If you're a storage administrator or SAN architect, or are responsible for a heterogeneous storage network, this is a must-read. What you'll learn:

What the CIM and SMI-S standards are and why they matter
Why end users and IT organizations will both benefit from adopting standards-built products
What the differences are between storage devices and management applications that are CIM-built and those that are merely CIM-compliant
Why CIM-built really matters
What questions you should be asking hardware and software vendors about their support for CIM and SMI-S

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About the Author:
John Webster is founder of Data Mobility Group, a leading storage industry analyst firm. John is also a member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Forum, and is a featured speaker at industry events and conferences, including Storage Networking World, Storage Management, Storage Decisions, and COMDEX. He authors numerous articles and white papers and is a regular contributor to InfoStor magazine and SNW Online.

This white paper is sponsored by AppIQ, Inc.

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