Reporting on Storage -- Asset Management
My struggle with reporting continues. Just how many 1024 K blocks make up a Gigabyte. That's a different story. This time I'm going on about asset management.
View ArticleThe spreadsheet has left for further processing.
The SQL tables are updated from several sources, an extract (read flat file) is generated and then off it goes. To tell the truth I don't know if it's ftp'd or some other mechanism but off to the...
View ArticleHow we move data to the SAN Storage
One of the challenges that we faced with the original installation was moving data from direct attached storage to SAN storage. We looked at a few alternatives the one that took the cake......
View ArticleWondering about Application Brownouts.
I was reading this article a few days ago Software brownouts turn SAN users blue and thought, yep that's happened to us a few times.ÿ You know what, it's continuing to happen.
View ArticleIn to a Storage Association I go.
Late last summer the Association of Storage Network Professionals came into being.ÿ Check out the website at www.asnp.org.ÿ I applied for and became a member right at the end of 2003. Fair warning --...
View ArticleSAN Navigator Kick-off Meeting
Starting down the SAN Navigator Path At the end of January we had our kick-off meeting for our SAN Navigator engagement. SAN NAV is intended to replace the functionality of Tivoli Storage Area Network...
View ArticleStorage -- what storage.
After a brief detour into application land -- project management software to be exact. Our storage is getting some attention.
View ArticleBusiness Recovery
Looking or contemplating this today means a lot of work. No kidding right.
View ArticleKick in the ..... from Toolbox
Well -- I'm properly chastised, I didn't post a new entry and the 30 day timer kicked in, reminding me of the commitment that I made to work at this. Well summer time is over, the weather is turning...
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