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Storage Devices
Title: Evolution of the Storage Brain
Description: Evolution of the Storage Brain takes a provocative look at the development of the data storage industry. Written in an entertaining, conversational style, this book provides deep understanding of innovations that shaped the data storage world that we live in today.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Storage-Brain-transformative-storage/dp/1451577648/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271109463&sr=1-2
Description: Evolution of the Storage Brain takes a provocative look at the development of the data storage industry. Written in an entertaining, conversational style, this book provides deep understanding of innovations that shaped the data storage world that we live in today.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Storage-Brain-transformative-storage/dp/1451577648/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271109463&sr=1-2
Title: Computer: A History of the Information Machine
Description: This history of the computer explores the roots of the industry's phenomenal development, tracing not only the development of the machine itself--beginning with Charles Babbage's well-known 1883 mechanical prototype--but also chronicling the effects of manufacturing and sales innovations by such companies as Remington and National Cash Register that made the boom possible. The authors recount the transition from slow mechanical computers to the vacuum-tubed electronic computers, ENIAC and EDVAC, pioneered by a team led by mathematician John von Neumann during World War II. Later innovations made the computer a mass-market item, and now, the authors suggest, freedom of access to the technology is constrained only by the imperative of computer companies to make money.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Computer-History-Information-Machine-Technology/dp/0813342643/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280966645&sr=1-1
Description: This history of the computer explores the roots of the industry's phenomenal development, tracing not only the development of the machine itself--beginning with Charles Babbage's well-known 1883 mechanical prototype--but also chronicling the effects of manufacturing and sales innovations by such companies as Remington and National Cash Register that made the boom possible. The authors recount the transition from slow mechanical computers to the vacuum-tubed electronic computers, ENIAC and EDVAC, pioneered by a team led by mathematician John von Neumann during World War II. Later innovations made the computer a mass-market item, and now, the authors suggest, freedom of access to the technology is constrained only by the imperative of computer companies to make money.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Computer-History-Information-Machine-Technology/dp/0813342643/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280966645&sr=1-1
Storage Virtualization
Title: The Green and Virtual Data Center
Description: The Green and Virtual Data Center sets aside the political aspects of what is or is not considered green, to instead focus on the opportunities for organizations that want to sustain environmentally-friendly economical growth.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Green-Virtual-Data-Center/dp/1420086669/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283189487&sr=8-1-spell
Description: The Green and Virtual Data Center sets aside the political aspects of what is or is not considered green, to instead focus on the opportunities for organizations that want to sustain environmentally-friendly economical growth.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Green-Virtual-Data-Center/dp/1420086669/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283189487&sr=8-1-spell
Data Protection
Title: Unix Backup and Recovery
Description: The Unix file system is reliable and very well-suited to mission-critical applications in which maximum uptime is key. But it's not flawless, and that's where Unix Backup & Recovery comes in. This book details dozens of strategies for keeping Unix systems online. The strategies range from good administration practices that minimize problems to hot-restore techniques that allow you to recover from breaks as seamlessly as possible. The book also contains absolutely inclusive archive techniques that allow you to restore huge databases and file systems from backup media. - Author, W. Curtis Preston
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Unix-Backup-Recovery-Curtis-Preston/dp/1565926420/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303933212&sr=1-4
Description: The Unix file system is reliable and very well-suited to mission-critical applications in which maximum uptime is key. But it's not flawless, and that's where Unix Backup & Recovery comes in. This book details dozens of strategies for keeping Unix systems online. The strategies range from good administration practices that minimize problems to hot-restore techniques that allow you to recover from breaks as seamlessly as possible. The book also contains absolutely inclusive archive techniques that allow you to restore huge databases and file systems from backup media. - Author, W. Curtis Preston
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Unix-Backup-Recovery-Curtis-Preston/dp/1565926420/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303933212&sr=1-4
Title: Backup and Recovery
Description: Backup & Recovery starts with a complete overview of backup philosophy and design, including the basic backup utilities of tar, dump, cpio, ntbackup, ditto, and rsync. It then explains several open source backup products that automate backups using those utilities, including AMANDA, Bacula, BackupPC, rdiff-backup, and rsnapshot. Backup & Recovery then explains how to perform bare metal recovery of AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, VMWare, & Windows systems using freely-available utilities. The book also provides overviews of the current state of the commercial backup software and hardware market, including overviews of CDP, Data De-duplication, D2D2T, and VTL technology. Finally, it covers how to automate the backups of DB2, Exchange, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL-Server, and Sybase databases - without purchasing a commercial backup product to do so. - Author, W. Curtis Preston
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Backup-Recovery-Inexpensive-Solutions-Systems/dp/0596102461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303933212&sr=1-1
Description: Backup & Recovery starts with a complete overview of backup philosophy and design, including the basic backup utilities of tar, dump, cpio, ntbackup, ditto, and rsync. It then explains several open source backup products that automate backups using those utilities, including AMANDA, Bacula, BackupPC, rdiff-backup, and rsnapshot. Backup & Recovery then explains how to perform bare metal recovery of AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, VMWare, & Windows systems using freely-available utilities. The book also provides overviews of the current state of the commercial backup software and hardware market, including overviews of CDP, Data De-duplication, D2D2T, and VTL technology. Finally, it covers how to automate the backups of DB2, Exchange, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL-Server, and Sybase databases - without purchasing a commercial backup product to do so. - Author, W. Curtis Preston
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Backup-Recovery-Inexpensive-Solutions-Systems/dp/0596102461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303933212&sr=1-1
Storage Communication
Title: Storage Networking Fundamentals
Description: Storage networking has become an essential ingredient in Internet information infrastructures. Becoming competent in this new and important technology area requires a sound understanding of storage technologies and principles. Storage Networking Fundamentals gives you an in-depth look into the most important storage technologies. The entire storage landscape is described, incorporating a complete view of system, device, and subsystem operations and processes. Learn how to protect data effectively using mirroring, RAID, remote copy, and backup/ recovery systems. Virtual storage technologies, such as volume management, RAID, and network virtualization, are analyzed and discussed in detail. High-availability storage through dynamic multipathing and clustered/distributed file systems is explained as are designs for robust storage subsystems. Finally, the confusing and arcane worlds of file systems and SCSI are clarified, including the role of initiators, targets, logical units, and LUNs. - Author, Mark Farley
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Networking-Fundamentals-Introduction-Applications/dp/1587051621/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303933386&sr=1-1
Description: Storage networking has become an essential ingredient in Internet information infrastructures. Becoming competent in this new and important technology area requires a sound understanding of storage technologies and principles. Storage Networking Fundamentals gives you an in-depth look into the most important storage technologies. The entire storage landscape is described, incorporating a complete view of system, device, and subsystem operations and processes. Learn how to protect data effectively using mirroring, RAID, remote copy, and backup/ recovery systems. Virtual storage technologies, such as volume management, RAID, and network virtualization, are analyzed and discussed in detail. High-availability storage through dynamic multipathing and clustered/distributed file systems is explained as are designs for robust storage subsystems. Finally, the confusing and arcane worlds of file systems and SCSI are clarified, including the role of initiators, targets, logical units, and LUNs. - Author, Mark Farley
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Networking-Fundamentals-Introduction-Applications/dp/1587051621/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303933386&sr=1-1
Title: Building Storage Networks
Description: This book, written by Mark Farley, is now in it's second edition. It gives information professionals the basic skills to understand modern storage technologies. The author argues that the common storage types SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) are two different manifestations of a common set of principles, which all professionals should understand no matter which solution they implement.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Building-Storage-Networks-Marc-Farley/dp/0072130725/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303933386&sr=1-2
Description: This book, written by Mark Farley, is now in it's second edition. It gives information professionals the basic skills to understand modern storage technologies. The author argues that the common storage types SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) are two different manifestations of a common set of principles, which all professionals should understand no matter which solution they implement.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Building-Storage-Networks-Marc-Farley/dp/0072130725/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303933386&sr=1-2
Title: Designing Storage Area Networks
Description: Tom Clark writes a practical reference guide to implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs.
Link: http://books.google.com/books?id=HTuJax3pMXwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:V7BT18MO1vwC&hl=en&ei=3_8RTZa7MI-t8Aav7fHMDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=resu
Description: Tom Clark writes a practical reference guide to implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs.
Link: http://books.google.com/books?id=HTuJax3pMXwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:V7BT18MO1vwC&hl=en&ei=3_8RTZa7MI-t8Aav7fHMDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=resu
Title: Using SANs and NAS
Description: Data is the lifeblood of modern business, and modern data centers have extremely demanding requirements for size, speed, and reliability. Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) allow organizations to manage and back up huge file systems quickly, thereby keeping their lifeblood flowing.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Using-SANs-NAS-Curtis-Preston/dp/0596001533/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280966519&sr=1-1
Description: Data is the lifeblood of modern business, and modern data centers have extremely demanding requirements for size, speed, and reliability. Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) allow organizations to manage and back up huge file systems quickly, thereby keeping their lifeblood flowing.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Using-SANs-NAS-Curtis-Preston/dp/0596001533/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280966519&sr=1-1
Title: Storage Area Networks for Dummies
Description: Whether you already a bit SAN savvy or you’re a complete novice, here’s the scoop on how SANs save money, how to implement new technologies like data deduplication, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, how to develop SANs that will aid your company’s disaster recovery plan, and much more.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Networks-Dummies-Christopher-Poelker/dp/0470385138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280966566&sr=1-1
Description: Whether you already a bit SAN savvy or you’re a complete novice, here’s the scoop on how SANs save money, how to implement new technologies like data deduplication, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, how to develop SANs that will aid your company’s disaster recovery plan, and much more.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Storage-Networks-Dummies-Christopher-Poelker/dp/0470385138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280966566&sr=1-1
Title: Resilient Storage Networks
Description: An authoritative book on storage networking. A must read for anyone considering procurement of storage or currently has a network and requires storage that will be accessible across the network.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Storage-Networks-Infrastructures-Technology/dp/1555583113/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283189729&sr=1-1
Description: An authoritative book on storage networking. A must read for anyone considering procurement of storage or currently has a network and requires storage that will be accessible across the network.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Storage-Networks-Infrastructures-Technology/dp/1555583113/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283189729&sr=1-1
Storage Capacity Optimization
Title: The Insiders Guide to Data Deduplication
Description: The Insider's Guide to Data Deduplication is a journey inside the development of NetApp deduplication. Written in an entertaining, conversational style, this book provides deep understanding of how deduplication has developed into a driving force in the data storage industry today.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Data-Deduplication-compilation/dp/1456309455/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289510077&sr=1-4
Description: The Insider's Guide to Data Deduplication is a journey inside the development of NetApp deduplication. Written in an entertaining, conversational style, this book provides deep understanding of how deduplication has developed into a driving force in the data storage industry today.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Data-Deduplication-compilation/dp/1456309455/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289510077&sr=1-4
