[NTLUG:Discuss] [Fwd: USENIX Training class at UNT]

[Fred Hensley]

Howdy Gang,

Did anyone happen to attend the freebie training Chris Cox referenced
below back in August?

If so, I'd be very curious to learn more about what they discussed.

At present, I'm getting ready to purchase an enterprise level SAN
solution for a large client utilizing ISCSI shares, and would appreciate
knowing which way the proverbial SAN "wind" is blowing for the future.

Also, not surprisingly, I'm looking closely at a linux and possibly open
source solution for this SAN, with the leading contender being
Openfiler.  I've been v-e-r-y pleased with openfiler to date, and am
evaluating using (2) Linux Openfiler boxes connected with DRBD and
Heartbeat for failover redundancy configured something like this
(http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-and-configuring-openfiler-with-drbd-and-heartbeat).


Any suggestions worth noting or technologies to stay away from?  Any
other linux-based options (open source or commercial) with a strong
track record for performance and reliability?

Just renewed my NTPCUG membership online, and will be at the NTLUG
meeting this Saturday if this topic is better discussed in person.

Thanks in advance,

-Fred-

Fred Hensley
fred at bereanservices.com

Chris Cox wrote:
> Possibly a nice freebie opportunity on Thurs Aug 20th.
> 
> Just fyi,
> Chris
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> From: Kevin Marren <kmarren at cambridgecomputer.com>
>> To: ccox at endlessnow.com
>> Subject: USENIX Training class at UNT
>> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:47:23 -0400
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> USENIX and the University of North Texas are pleased to announce a
>> training class entitled “Next Generation Storage Networking: Beyond
>> Conventional SAN and NAS," on August 20th at UNT.   As a USENIX
>> sanctioned training course this is not sales presentation but a highly
>> technical class suited for technology professionals.  
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>> This lecture has been given to standing room only crowds at; The New
>> York Stock Exchange, Google, Princeton and Harvard and curtsey of
>> USENIX and UNT we are bringing it to Dallas for the first time.  To
>> learn more about USENIX and this lecture:
>> http://www.usenix.org/events/cc09/#nextgen
>>
>> Who Should Attend? The class is designed for a technical audience:
>> Systems Administrators, IT Managers, Storage Administrators, and
>> disaster-recovery planners who are interested in cutting-edge storage
>> technologies and/or whose needs have not been satisfied by the product
>> offerings of the leading vendors. We assume basic familiarity with
>> storage networking and/or SCSI and network file systems. 
>>
>> Topics Include:
>>
>>       * Fundamentals of storage virtualization: the storage I/O path
>>       * Shortcomings of conventional SAN and NAS architectures
>>       * In-band and out-of-band virtualization architectures
>>       * The latest storage interfaces: SATA (serial ATA), SAS (serial
>>         attached SCSI), 4Gb Fibre Channel, Infiniband, iSCSI
>>       * Content-Addressable Storage (CAS) and archival file systems
>>       * Information Life Cycle Management (ILM) and Hierarchical
>>         Storage Management (HSM)
>>       * The convergence of SAN and NAS
>>       * High-performance file sharing
>>       * Parallel file systems
>>       * SAN-enabled file systems
>>       * Wide-area file systems (WAFS)
>>
>> What People are Saying: “I would definitely tell them to go. It is
>> well worth the time. This is definitely not a sales pitch, but an
>> interesting speaker with vast knowledge of the subject matter.  I felt
>> the technical detail was about right. We are just about to purchase a
>> new storage solution. I wish this seminar had occurred about 3 months
>> ago as we started our search.” – Liz, VP IT 
>>
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>> When to Register:  100 people are already registered from
>> organizations like; UT Dallas, Baylor, UNT, SMU, JC Penny, and
>> Accor.   Due to space limitations we can only accommodate 125 people.
>> Register now so you don’t miss out on this educational event.
>>
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>> How to Register: http://usenixontheroadunt-KM.eventbrite.com
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>> Sincerely,
>>
>>  
>>
>> Kevin Marren 
>>
>> Cambridge Computer Services 
>>
>> Office: (972) 517-9054      Cell: (617) 834-6977
>>
>> kmarren at cambridgecomputer.com
>>
>>  
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>> About Cambridge Computer:
>> Cambridge Computer is a national integrator of data storage and
>> back-up systems.  We have helped our clients solve difficult data
>> storage and data protection problems for over 19 years.  We are well
>> known in the storage industry for authoring best practices around
>> enterprise storage & backup and for the quality of our technical
>> education and public lectures. 
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