Storage Basics Oftentimes, storage isn't given enough attention in system architecture, but it can make or break the service level agreement (SLA) for your application response times. Understanding how to build a cost-effective, high-performance storage system can save you money not only in the storage subsystem, but in the rest of the system as well. Storage is a huge topic, but this article iv Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals About the Author Gustavo A. A. Santana, CCIE No. 8806, is a Cisco Technical Solutions Architect working in enterprise and service provider data center projects that require a greater inte-gration among multiple technology areas such as networking, application optimization, storage, and servers.
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