Network storage allows system managers flexibility in meeting
performance and maintenance goals by separating the computing functions
from storage management. Distributed applications such as web-servers
can take advantage of the pooled resources. Data may be shared across
increasing distances.Back-ups and capacity augments may be performed
without impacting performance. The evolution from direct-attached disks
to Network Attached Storage, Storage Area Networks, and Internet-based
storage will be described in this presentation along with some design
and performance implications..
About the Speaker Steve Crowl Steve Crowl is Director of the Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems at St. Edward's University in Austin where he teaches graduate courses in computer networks, database management, JAVA, and e-commerce systems. Prior to St. Edwards, Steve led development for an Austin software start-up and was head of IT for an e-commerce company. He was previously director of engineering for Sprint's web-hosting service, and Passport, its nationwide ISP. |
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