Data Storage Networking

Learn efficient ways to harness and manage your data storage networks

Whether you’re preparing for the CompTIA Storage+ exam or simply seeking a deeper understanding of data storage networks, this Sybex guide will help you get there. This book covers data storage from the basics to advanced topics, and provides practical examples to show you ways to deliver world-class solutions. In addition, it covers all the objectives of the CompTIA Storage+ exam (SG0-001), including storage components, connectivity, storage management, data protection, and storage performance.

• Focuses on designing, implementing, and administering storage for today’s evolving organizations, getting under the hood of the technologies that enable performance, resiliency, availability, recoverability, and simplicity
• Covers virtualization, big data, cloud storage, security, and scalability as well as how storage fits in to the wider technology environments prevalent in today’s cloud era
• Provides advice and real-world examples that storage administrators in the trenches can actually use
• An excellent study aid for the CompTIA Storage+ exam (SG0-001), covering all the exam objectives

Data Storage Networking: Real World Skills for the CompTIA Storage+ Certification and Beyond provides a solid foundation for data storage administrators and a reference that can be consulted again and again.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Storage Primer
Chapter 2: Storage Devices
Chapter 3: Storage Arrays
Chapter 4: RAID: Keeping Your Data Safe
Chapter 5: Fibre Channel SAN
Chapter 6: iSCSI SAN
Chapter 7: Files, NAS, and Objects
Chapter 8: Replication Technologies
Chapter 9: Storage Virtualization
Chapter 10: Capacity Optimization Technologies
Chapter 11: Backup and Recovery
Chapter 12: Storage Management
Chapter 13: The Wider Data Center Neighborhood
Chapter 14: Converged Networking
Chapter 15: Cloud Storage
Appendix A: The CompTIA Storage+ Exam
Appendix B: About the Additional Study Tools