| The SAN Primer for SMB
By Karl W. Palachuk
and Harry Brelsford
with
Ryan J. Klein
- Case Studies of SAN Projects and
an SMB Consultant finding success selling SANs.
- Integrating SANs with Small Business Server 2003
- FAQs Galore
- Great Glossary
This “Primer” is intended for anyone who wants a
quick education in Storage Area Networks. While it is primarily
geared to the SMB (Small and Medium Business) market space, it
should be very useful to anyone who needs to come up to speed on
SAN technology.
It is particularly helpful to consultants,
end-users, and others who have a strong understanding of server
and network technologies, but who want to get a quick education
on SANs. As a result, even enterprise technicians who are
getting their first introduction to SAN technology will find it
very useful.
So, no matter what level you’re at, this Primer
is intended to give you a very straight-forward, hands-on
introduction to SAN technology.
The SAN Primer for SMB was developed by Karl W. Palachuk, a
successful network consultant with more than two decades of computer
experience. Karl is the author of the wildly-popular Network Documentation
Workbook and has been a featured speaker across the United
States, the U.K., and selected locations in Europe.
Praise for The SAN Primer for SMB:
"When I was first asked
to write a foreword for this SMB SAN Primer, I immediately
thought of the many usability tests that were performed on the
Microsoft campus in late 2002 and early 2003 with IT
professionals from small and medium businesses. The Windows
Server team at Microsoft (and its partners) wanted to determine
if a typical IT professional from a small business environment
could install a Fibre Channel SAN with Windows servers as hosts
in six hours or less with the SAN technology of the time.
The storage devices that were made available to these IT
professionals were of the modular type that could eventually
find its way into their environments. The networking devices (HBAs,
switches, cables, SFPs) were typical of what existed at the time
and all of the standard user documentation was provided. None of
the IT professionals that were invited to these tests could
configure and deploy a FC SAN at all, never mind in six hours or
less! If this SMB SAN Primer book had been part of the
documentation provided, I am confident that the results would
have been vastly different!"
Claude Lorenson, Ph.D
Group Product Manager, Storage
Windows Server Division
Microsoft Corporation
More praise:
"The SAN Primer is a 'must have'
book for all serious SMB consultants, especially
Microsoft SBS Specialists. SANs are the future and you need to prepare now to keep yourself
and your customers on the cutting edge. It doesn't get
any better than the SAN primer to quickly prepare the
SMB consultant for the SAN explosion.
Yet another winner in the
SMB Nation publication stable."
Larry Doyle
SBSC, Dublin, Ireland
Finding Success with SANs
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