Computer Storage Fundamentals, 2Ed by Susanta Dutta

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Computer Storage Fundamentals, 2Ed by Susanta Dutta

Format: .epub Size: 9.92 MB Year: 2025 Data is the foundation of innovation and informed decision-making. This book is a clear, accessible guide to the essential principles and advanced technologies behind storage systems, from personal devices to the vast data centers that underpin today’s interconnected world. This book is a comprehensive guide to storage systems, covering SAN, NAS, DAS, and object storage along with the technologies used to store data. It examines storage solutions for organizations of all sizes, discussing each system’s advantages and disadvantages. The book explains storage infrastructure, including physical components, connectivity, and storage networking, and introduces software-defined storage. It also covers disk arrays, RAID configurations, and data caching techniques. Additionally, the book explores storage communication protocols like SCSI, FC, and iSCSI, network topologies, access control methods, virtual volume management, load balancing, and failover strategies. Finally, it thoroughly addresses performance measurement, fault tolerance, data protection, and overall space efficiency features using modern management software for optimal results. This book is ideal for engineering students studying storage technologies, IT professionals seeking to enhance their skills, and storage administrators managing systems in non-IT environments to manage and monitor their deployed storage systems.