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Storage refers to the technology and devices used to store and retrieve digital data. There are various types of storage devices available, each with its own characteristics and use cases.
General Virtualization Concepts in Storage: A Practical Deep Dive
The first time storage virtualization really clicked for me was when I stopped thinking about it as “a…
Volume Management Concepts: From Physical Disks to Flexible Volumes
Early in my career I resized a partition the hard way — backup, delete, recreate, restore — because…
Storage Provisioning Techniques: Thick, Thin, and Everything In Between
I still remember the first time I provisioned a 10TB thick LUN for a database that ended up…
RAID Levels and Associated Properties: A Complete Reference Guide
I have rebuilt more failed RAID arrays than I would like to admit, and every single one of…
Troubleshooting the common Fibre Channel problems
Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed network technology purpose-built for storage — connecting servers to storage arrays in…
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems in Storage Environments
Storage teams often get blamed for problems that are actually network problems in disguise — a “slow SAN”…
Network tools to manage TCP/IP and Fibre Channel networks
Over the years I have built a personal toolkit of commands and platforms I reach for constantly when…
Basics of Converged Storage Network Technologies
For most of my career, storage networks and general data networks were two completely separate worlds — different…
Implementing Ethernet Network Technologies in Storage Environments
When I first got hands-on with a storage cluster that leaned entirely on Ethernet instead of a dedicated…
Implementing Fibre Channel Technologies for Enterprise Storage
I still remember the first time I racked a Fibre Channel switch and had to explain to a…