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Users need to use network storage technology like NAS and SAN
to keep a lid on escalating costs, and to stop systems crashing just
because they've run out of disk space. But they also need people
who know what they're doing to install and maintain these systems.

To help you - this page includes a directory of independent
storage training companies which have been mentioned in storage news.

It also includes mentions of some storage books too.
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New Book on Forensic Data Recovery

Editor:- June 4, 2009 - Ontrack this week announced availability of the second 2nd edition of the American Bar Association book, "Electronic Evidence and Discovery: What Every Lawyer Should Know Now."

The authors, both have strong connections to Ontrack and more than 20 years combined experience in the legal technology industry.

New Book on Enterprise Storage
Editor:- May 7, 2009 - EMC has published a new book (480 pages $60) - "Information Storage and Management".

The book's 40 contributing writers cover the evolution of storage technology, including traditional deployment, consolidated storage networking and storage virtualization, while also addressing the most prevalent storage technologies, including direct attached storage (DAS), networked attached storage (NAS), storage area networks (SAN), content addressed storage (CAS), and IP SAN.

Here's a quote from the intro... "Not long ago, information storage was seen as only a bunch of disks or tapes attached to the back of the computer to store data..."

Yes - I remember those bad old days (pre 1998) before people thought of storage as a single market. It sounds like an interesting book.

You can never learn too much about storage. The 9 year old classic Storage Architecture Guide is still a popular article today.


CommVault Announces Online Training and Certification Programs

Oceanport, NJ - November 24, 2008 - CommVault today announced a new web-based training program intended for personnel responsible for the day-to-day administration and management of its software.

The first of these classes, the CommVault Simpana Administration class, is also available at CommVault Education Centers and as a Customer Onsite course. This class is intended for users looking to improve the overall data access, protection and management capabilities for their data center operations. ...CommVault profile

Solid Data Expands SSD Services
SANTA CLARA, CA- - January 29, 2008) - Solid Data Systems, Inc. today announced the expansion of its professional services organization.

This group helps users optimize the use of SSDs in high transaction rate applications and is aligned by vertical industry expertise. Solid Data's services program offers free initial phone consultation, on-site architectural assessment and evaluation, and technical and cost analysis on proposed SSD-based architectural solutions.

"In the past SSDs were often used as quick fixes, only replacing key hot files," said Mark Hayashida, CTO of Solid Data Systems. "The mission of Solid Data Professional Services is to introduce architectures specifically designed around solid state disk storage. These architectures bring more than performance to high transaction rate environments. Once the limitation of mechanical disk drives is removed, the resulting systems are simpler, use much less power, and reduce the number of servers required. In addition, peak transaction capacity is dramatically increased, virtually eliminating server crashes due to overload. In properly architected systems the savings more than compensate for the additional cost of the SSD..." ...Solid Data Systems profile

Editor's comments:-
this is a welcome move because as new vendors enter the enterprise SSD market - there will be many examples of the technology being mis-sold for applications which get no real benefit because the SSDs have been deployed incorrectly. That's like hitching a Porsche to plow your field. It may have the horsepower - but it's not going to go any faster than the John Deere... There's no substitute for expertise when deploying this technology.
Storage training companies
Akibia

Arthur McNeil

Dashcourses

Data Management Institute

Ear Productions

Evaluator Group

ExitCertified

GlassHouse Technologies

Global Knowledge

Infinity I/O

InTech

KnowledgeTek

Knowledge Transfer

Learning Tree International

Medusa Labs

Network Storage University

NIIT

Novell

Quilogy

SCSI Toolbox

SNIA

Solution Technology

TONEX
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suggested by - Greg Goelz - VP of Marketing, Pliant Technology
Here's an article written by or about Pliant...

Enterprise Flash Drives Target the Data Center - published in Byte and Switch

Greg Goelz says he chose this because - "This article provides an overview of Pliant Technology's Enterprise Flash Drive solution, and discusses the key issues facing data centers with respect to increasing I/O performance and storage reliability requirements, as well as new "Green IT" requirements."

Other SSD article suggestions...

When to expect solid state drives in the enterprise - in which SearchStorage.com interviews Mark Peters, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.

The Top 5 Trends in High Performance Computing for 2009 - published in Computer Technology Review

Greg Goelz says - "These articles provide insight and projections on the market opportunity for SSD technology, and highlight the key factors (e.g., I/O performance, energy efficiency, reliability) that will drive enterprise SSD adoption and market growth."

Editor:- thanks Greg for sharing your SSD links.

see also:- Pliant Technology - editor mentions on StorageSearch.com and Pliant's blog which regularly discusses enterprise SSD themes.

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