This discussion/presentation covers the basics of Storage Area Networks (SANs), why they are used, the different type and options for SANs, questions you need to ask the vendor, and the gotchas you need to be aware of when purchasing a SAN.

BIO:
During Ski’s 30+ years experience as a system admin and IT Manager, he has seen major changes in storage and system administration. He currently is the a system admin at the Northshore School District responsible for an infrastructure that supports 20K children and 3500 staff including 440GB of managed storage. When not busy, Ski enjoys working in his garden, volunteering with LOPSA and King County Search & Rescue, and hiking in our wonderful Cascades.