Administering Data Centers: Servers, Storage, and Voice over IP

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 632 pages
• Published by: Wiley November 28, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 047177183X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471771838
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.5 pounds

Product Description
"This book covers a wide spectrum of topics relevant to implementing and managing a modern data center. The chapters are comprehensive and the flow of concepts is easy to understand."
-Cisco reviewer

Gain a practical knowledge of data center concepts

To create a well-designed data center (including storage and network architecture, VoIP implementation, and server consolidation) you must understand a variety of key concepts and technologies. This book explains those factors in a way that smoothes the path to implementation and management. Whether you need an introduction to the technologies, a refresher course for IT managers and data center personnel, or an additional resource for advanced study, you'll find these guidelines and solutions provide a solid foundation for building reliable designs and secure data center policies.
* Understand the common causes and high costs of service outages
* Learn how to measure high availability and achieve maximum levels
* Design a data center using optimum physical, environmental, and technological elements
* Explore a modular design for cabling, Points of Distribution, and WAN connections from ISPs
* See what must be considered when consolidating data center resources
* Expand your knowledge of best practices and security
* Create a data center environment that is user- and manager-friendly
* Learn how high availability, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions can be deployed to protect critical information
* Find out how to use a single network infrastructure for IP data, voice, and storage

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"This book covers a wide spectrum of topics relevant to implementing and managing a modern data center. The chapters are comprehensive and the flow of concepts is easy to understand."
-Cisco reviewer

Gain a practical knowledge of data center concepts

To create a well-designed data center (including storage and network architecture, VoIP implementation, and server consolidation) you must understand a variety of key concepts and technologies. This book explains those factors in a way that smoothes the path to implementation and management. Whether you need an introduction to the technologies, a refresher course for IT managers and data center personnel, or an additional resource for advanced study, you'll find these guidelines and solutions provide a solid foundation for building reliable designs and secure data center policies.

• Understand the common causes and high costs of service outages
• Learn how to measure high availability and achieve maximum levels
• Design a data center using optimum physical, environmental, and technological elements
• Explore a modular design for cabling, Points of Distribution, and WAN connections from ISPs
• See what must be considered when consolidating data center resources
• Expand your knowledge of best practices and security
• Create a data center environment that is user- and manager-friendly
• Learn how high availability, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions can be deployed to protect critical information
• Find out how to use a single network infrastructure for IP data, voice, and storage

Reader Reviews
I recently read this book and found it extremely useful for myriad of concepts related to data centers. It presents lots of information with a very practical bent. Book covers many aspects of Data centers in very comprehensive and detailed manner without attaching itself to any specific technology or platform. Especially the aspects of networking and server performace are very well covered. The abundance of woderfully lucidly written practical information from the field makes this book distinctive and shows that the author has been around and learnt practically on the way. I like the "Tales from the Turf"; these are interesting actual stories relevant to the chapters. This book is an asset for people working with data centers while being very readable and informative for people not directly involved with data centers. Simpler presentation of technical topics makes it useful for non-technical managers without burying them in technical details. It could also be used as a solid foundation for the students of Computer Information Systems or Systems Management.