If you are in the Storage business and you are searching for good informations about current Storage themes, you should check the very interesting tutorials offered by the SNIA (Storage Network Industry Association).
Here´s a small overview about the topics:
Storage
* 'Green' Storage
* Storage Performance 101
* Storage Consolidation with IP Storage: Capabilities, Best Practices and Futures
* Solid State Storage for the Enterprise
* Benefits of Hardware Compression in Storage Networks
* The Storage Evolution: From Blocks, Files and Objects to Object Storage Systems
Networking
* TCP/IP Optimizations for Block Storage
* Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
* Infiniband Technology Overview
* PCI Express and Storage
Virtualization/Standards
* Storage Networking Standards: Recent Developments
* Storage Grid: Relevance and Overview
* Virtualization I: What, Why, Where and How
* Storage Virtualization II: Effective Use of Virtualization
Data Management
* Trends in Data Protection and Restoration Technologies
* Single Instance Strategies for Storage Using De-Duplication. Which Method is Best for You?
* Information Classification: The Cornerstone to Information Management
* Information-centric Policy Management
* Implementation Practices for the Archiving and Compliance Infrastructure
* Storage Considerations and Requirements for Database Archiving
Security
* Cryptographic Use Cases and the Rationale for End-to-End Security
* An Introduction to Key Management for Secure Storage
* Building a Key Management Strategy: Standards and Solutions
Storage Management
* SRM and SAN Management: Reduce Management Costs and Complexity
* Records Managers and Storage Managers Speak - Get the Real Story Behind ILM
* Part II - ITIL Foundation for SNIA Certification: Service Delivery and Storage Management
* Storage Management from SMI-S to Management Frameworks
File Management
* High Availability and Disaster Recovery for NAS Systems
* Recent Advances in WAN Acceleration Technologies
You can view the latest list of topics and access the tutorials in PDF format here....
