This course covers information storage and management over 16 modules. It introduces digital data and key characteristics of data centers. It examines third platform technologies like cloud, big data, and mobile. The course covers data center building blocks, intelligent storage systems, block and file-based storage, object storage, software-defined storage, Fibre Channel and IP SANs. It also addresses business continuity topics like backup, replication, and disaster recovery. The course concludes with securing and managing the storage infrastructure.
This course covers information storage and management over 16 modules. It introduces digital data and key characteristics of data centers. It examines third platform technologies like cloud, big data, and mobile. The course covers data center building blocks, intelligent storage systems, block and file-based storage, object storage, software-defined storage, Fibre Channel and IP SANs. It also addresses business continuity topics like backup, replication, and disaster recovery. The course concludes with securing and managing the storage infrastructure.
This course covers information storage and management over 16 modules. It introduces digital data and key characteristics of data centers. It examines third platform technologies like cloud, big data, and mobile. The course covers data center building blocks, intelligent storage systems, block and file-based storage, object storage, software-defined storage, Fibre Channel and IP SANs. It also addresses business continuity topics like backup, replication, and disaster recovery. The course concludes with securing and managing the storage infrastructure.
This course covers information storage and management over 16 modules. It introduces digital data and key characteristics of data centers. It examines third platform technologies like cloud, big data, and mobile. The course covers data center building blocks, intelligent storage systems, block and file-based storage, object storage, software-defined storage, Fibre Channel and IP SANs. It also addresses business continuity topics like backup, replication, and disaster recovery. The course concludes with securing and managing the storage infrastructure.
Module 1: Introduction to Information Storage Digital data and its types Information storage Key characteristics of data center Evolution of computing platforms Module 2: Third Platform Technologies Cloud computing and its essential characteristics Cloud services and cloud deployment models Big data analytics Social networking and mobile computing Characteristics of third platform infrastructure Imperatives for third platform transformation Module 3: Data Center Environment Building blocks of a data center Compute systems and compute virtualization Software-defined data center Module 4: Intelligent Storage Systems Components of an intelligent storage system Components, addressing, and performance of hard disk drives and solid state drives RAID Types of intelligent storage systems Scale-up and scale-out storage architecture Module 5: Block-based Storage System Components of block-based storage system Storage provisioning and storage tiering Module 6: File-based Storage System Components and architecture of NAS NAS file sharing methods File-level virtualization and tiering Module 7: Object-based and Unified Storage Components of object-based storage device (OSD) Key features of OSD Storage and retrieval process in OSD system Unified storage architecture Module 8: Software-defined Storage Attributes of software-defined storage Architecture of software-defined storage Functions of the control plane Software-defined storage extensibility Module 9: Fibre Channel SAN Software-defined networking FC SAN components and architecture FC SAN topologies, link aggregation, and zoning Virtualization in FC SAN environment Module 10: Internet Protocol SAN iSCSI protocol, network components, and connectivity Link aggregation, switch aggregation, and VLAN
FCIP protocol, connectivity, and configuration
Module 11: Fibre Channel over Ethernet SAN Components of FCoE SAN FCoE SAN connectivity Converged Enhanced Ethernet FCoE architecture Module 12: Introduction to Business Continuity Impact of information unavailability Business continuity planning lifecycle Eliminating single points of failure Application resiliency Module 13: Backup and Archive Backup architecture Backup targets and methods Data deduplication Cloud-based and mobile device backup Data archive Module 14: Replication Uses of replication and its characteristics Compute-based, storage-based, and network-based replication Data migration Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) Module 15: Securing the Storage Infrastructure Information security goals Storage security domains Threats to a storage infrastructure Security controls to protect a storage infrastructure Governance, risk, and compliance Module 16: Managing the Storage Infrastructure Storage infrastructure management functions Storage infrastructure management processes