"For those considering network storage consolidation, Straight to the Core walks the reader through both the how and why of IP and Ethernet's flexibility. Larry Boucher, CEO Alacritech"A forward-looking work with excellent technical content. Orenstein knows his stuff. ...enough technical meat to satisfy the engineers and business overview of continuance strategies to satisfy CIOs/managers/planners.Tom Clark, SNIA board member and author of IP SANsMaximizing the business value of enterprise storage technologySoon, you'll be managing 100x more data than you are today - with even greater demands for availability and business continuity. IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core gives you a complete blueprint for meeting that challenge.Enterprise storage expert Gary Orenstein delivers expert guidance for evaluating, architecting, and implementing IP-based storage technologies... and for maximizing the business value of storage across a range of your requirements.Orenstein covers all this, and more: * Enterprise storage networking: current options, future trends * New storage strategies: from disaster recovery to operational agility * A complete software infrastructure for managing enterprise storage * The evolution of distributed storage intelligence * Outsourcing storage and managing storage-related SLAs * IP-based SANs: iSCSI, topologies, security, and other key issues * Implementing policies that protect data and facilitate recovery * Measuring and maximizing ROI on enterprise storage investmentsWhether you're a technical or business professional, IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core will help you develop storage action plans that leverage innovation to maximize value on every dime you invest.