Cisco Networking Simplified, Second Edition

Part VI. Data Centers and Application Networking

Moving Data Efficiently

Companies move massive amounts of data around the network through the course of a typical day. As companies move toward a more global approach to business, “normal” business hours have become 24-hour operations with activities and data following the sun. With all this data flying around, it is important for companies to effectively manage their data to keep costs down and productivity up.

This part begins with a look at data centers. Data centers are just what you might think they are—massive banks of data storage devices connected in a single location. Data centers are anything ...