ABSTRACT
The more space you have, the more it seems to get filled up. – Greg Schulz
• Storage (hardware, software, and management tools) • Block, file, direct attached, networked, and cloud storage • Input/output, networking, and related convergence topics • Public and private cloud products and services • Virtualization (applications, desktop, server, storage, and networking)
This chapter provides a primer and overview of major IT resource components as well as how information is supported by them. Key themes and buzzwords discussed include block, file, object storage, and data sharing, along with public and private cloud products and services. Additional themes and buzzards include file systems, objects, Direct Attached Storage (DAS), Network Attached Storage (NAS), storage area networks (SANs), and virtualization.
