Foreword

Storage Area Networks (SANs) and the related technologies are still in their infancies and continue to evolve. SANs originated as a result of the incredible demands for storage that have developed from the digital data explosion that we are experiencing. Ralph Thornburgh and Barry Schoenborn present a very comprehensive view of today’s SANs, including technologies, environments, and solutions. In an ever-changing environment such as this, they have captured both the history and the most current information about Storage Area Networks.

The SAN world today is a very complex association of hardware and software components. It is a world of very few standards, many new devices, and demands for newer and better components. This book discusses ...

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