Storage

1. De-duplication/Synthetic backup

2. Thin Provisioning

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3. What is Tiered Storage?

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4. Storage Products

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5. Question Answers

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6. Configuration & Troubleshooting

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7. Data Replication

8. SSD World

External Links:

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Books:

1. Storage-Area-Networks-For-Dummies http://www.scribd.com/doc/25918001/Storage-Area-Networks-For-Dummies

2. SAN book by Wiley http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471267112.html

3. http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/52/04710344/0471034452.pdf

Certifications:

1. SNIA certifications: http://www.snia.org/education/certification

2. VMware Certification Testing: http://www.pearsonvue.com/vmware/

3. VMWare certified professional: http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&ui=www

Information:

1. http://www.infostor.com/index/blogs_new/dave_simpson_storage/blogs/infostor/dave_simpson_storage/post987_6157890.html

2.Top 10 storage acquisitions of 2010 :

http://www.infostor.com/index/blogs_new/dave_simpson_storage/blogs/infostor/dave_simpson_storage/post987_6157880.html

3. The Top Ten Storage Startups :

http://www.infostor.com/index/blogs_new/dave_simpson_storage/blogs/infostor/dave_simpson_storage/post987_6157480.html

4. Actifio: http://www.actifio.com/press/press-releases.aspx

5. A 'Virtual' History of Storage Networks :

http://www.eetimes.com/design/communications-design/4017850/A-Virtual-History-of-Storage-Networks

Links:

1. http://www.tech-faq.com/san-storage-area-network.html

2. http://www.downloadpdffree.com/Storage-Area-Networking-Essentials-A-Complete-Guide-to-Understanding--Implementing-SANs.pdf/40

3. http://www.buaaer.com/buaabbsDownload/course/%C6%E4%CB%FB/%B4%E6%B4%A2%B9%A4%D2%B5%D0%AD%BB%E1%A3%A8SNIA%A3%A9%C5%E0%D1%B5/Networking%20Technologies/Networking_Technologies-Concepts_in_Internal_and_External_Networked_Storage.pdf

Industry News:

1. Implementing Fibre Channel SAN Boot with Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliance

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/fbsanboot-365291.html

2. IBM adds Easy Tier to DS8700 (Auto data movement to SSD)

http://silvertonconsulting.com/cms1/tag/easy-tier/