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 Introduction to information
storage technology

Review data creation and the

amount of data being created
and understand the value of data
to a business

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 Describe the importance of information to
individuals and to businesses
 Define data and information
 Discuss the categories of data
 Describe the storage architectures and their
evolution

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 “Digital universe – The Information Explosion”
◦ 21st Century is information era
◦ Information is being created at ever increasing rate
◦ Information has become critical for success
 We live in an on-command, on-demand world
◦ Example: Social networking sites, e-mails, video and
photo sharing website, online shopping, search
engines etc
 Information management is a big challenge
◦ Organization seek to Store Protect Optimize
Leverage the information optimally

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“Collection of raw facts from which conclusions may be drawn”

 Most data is being

converted into a digital Video

format
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◦ Driven by user demand Photo 10101011010
◦ Facilitated by 00010101011
 Increase in data 01010101010
Book
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processing capabilities 01010101010
 New and cheaper
Letter Digital Data
peripherals
 Lower cost and increased
speed of storage  Who creates data?
 Affordable and faster
◦ Individuals
networks
◦ Businesses
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 Data can be categorized as either structured or
unstructured data
◦ Structured E-Mail Attachments PDFs

X-Rays
 Data Bases Check Unstructured (80%)

 Spread Sheets Manuals Instant Messages

Images Documents

◦ Unstructured Forms
Web Pages

 Forms Contracts
Rich Media

 Images Invoices

 Audio Audio Video

Structured (20%)
 Movies

 Over 80% of enterprise Information is unstructured

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 What do individuals/businesses do with the data
they collect?
◦ They turn it into “information”
◦ “Information is the intelligence and knowledge
derived from data”
 Businesses analyze raw data in order to identify
meaningful trends
◦ For example:
 Buying habits and patterns of customers
 Health history of patients
 Virtuous cycle of information
◦ Information begets information
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 Centralized information
storage and processing

Network Network

Wired Wireless
Wireless Wired

Accessing
Uploading
information
information

Creators of Users of
information Information

Demand for more

Information

Virtuous cycle of information

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 Creating a competitive advantage
◦ Identifying new business opportunities
 Buying/spending patterns
 Internet stores, retail stores, supermarkets
 Customer satisfaction/service
 Tracking shipments, and deliveries
◦ Identifying patterns that lead to changes in existing
business
 Reduced cost
 Just-in-time inventory, eliminating over-stocking of
products, optimizing shipment and delivery
 New services
 Security alerts for “stolen” credit card purchases
 Targeted marketing campaigns
 Communicate to bank customers with high
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 Data created by individuals/businesses must be stored for
further processing
 Type of storage used is based on the type of data and the rate
at which it is created and used
 Examples:
◦ Individuals: Digital camera, Cell phone, DVD’s, Hard disk
◦ Businesses: Hard disk, external disk arrays, tape library
 Storage model: An evolution
◦ Centralized: mainframe computers
◦ Decentralized: Client – server model (Data spread across
many servers)
◦ Centralized: Storage Networking (Hugh respositories)

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 Multi Protocol
Router
LAN FC SAN

IP SAN

RAID Array SAN / NAS

JBOD

Internal DAS

Time
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Key points covered
 Importance of information
 Data, information and storage
 Categories of data
 Storage architectures and their evolution

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Challenges in
Data Storage
and
Management

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Objectives :

 Core elements of a data center infrastructure

 Requirements of storage systems for optimally
supporting business activities
 Importance of Information Lifecycle
Management
 Activities in developing the ILM strategy

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 Applications
 Databases – Database Management System
(DBMS) and the physical and logical storage
of data
 Servers/Operating systems
 Networks (LAN and SAN)
 Storage arrays
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◦ Applications – specialized and dedicated software
to manipulate data typically stored in databases
◦ Databases – more commonly, Database
Management Systems (DBMS), provide a structured
way of storing data in logically organized tables with
an interrelation between them. They optimize the
storage and retrieval of data
◦ Servers/Operating systems – provide the
computing platform required to run the applications
and databases
◦ Networks – provide the data communication paths
between clients and servers or between servers and
storage
◦ Storage arrays – this is where data and information
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 Storage
Server
Array
Client Storage Area
Network
Local Area
Network

Application
User OS and Database
Interface DBMS

Consider an order processing system consisting of:

 Application for order entry
 Database Management System (DBMS) to store customer and product
information
 Server/Operating System (OS) on which the application and database
programs are run
 Networks that provide
◦ Connectivity between Clients and the Application/Database Server (LAN)
◦ Connectivity between the Server and the Storage system (SAN)
 Storage Array – database is stored on physical disks in the storage array
 Storage
Server
Array
Client Storage Area
Network
Local Area
Network

Application
User OS and Database
Interface DBMS

 A customer order is entered via the Application User

Interface on a client
 Typically from a client machine on the order processing
personnel’s desk.
 An application accesses the DBMS to update the relevant
information; customer name, address, payment method,
products ordered, quantity ordered, etc.
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 Storage
Server Array
Client Storage Area
Network
Local Area
Network

OS and Database
DBMS

 A customer order is entered via the Application User

Interface on a client
 The client accesses the server over a Local Area
Network

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 Storage
Server Array
Client Storage Area
Network
Local Area
Network

O/S and Database

DBMS

 A DBMS uses the operating system on the server to read

and write this data to the physical location on a disk

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 Storage
Server Array
Client Storage Area
Network
Local Area
Network

O/S and Database

DBMS

 A dedicated Storage Area Network provides the

communication link between the server and the
storage array, and transports the read/write
commands and data between the server and the
storage array

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 Storage
Server Array
Client Storage Area
Network
Local Area
Network

Database

 A storage array receives the read/write commands

and data from the server and performs the
necessary operations to store the data on the
physical disks

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 The application should be optimized for fast
interaction with the DBMS
 The tables in the database should be
constructed with care so the number of
read/write operations can be minimized
 The server should have sufficient CPU and
memory resources to satisfy application and
DBMS needs
 The different networks should provide fast
communication between client and server,
as well as server and storage array
 The storage array should service the
read/write requests from the server for
optimal performance
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When the DBMS receives a request from the
application:
 It first searches the server memory; if data is
found there, the operation takes about a
millisecond
 If not, it uses the operating system to request
the data from the storage array
 Dedicated high speed networks transport this
request to the storage array
 Intelligent storage arrays can deliver the
requested data within a few milliseconds, and
are typically configured to protect data in the
event of drive failures
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 Availability

Data Integrity Security

Manageability

Performance Capacity

Scalability

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 Exploding digital universe
◦ Multifold increase of information growth

 Increasing dependency on information

◦ The strategic use of information plays

 Changing value of information

◦ Information that is valuable today may become
less important tomorrow.

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Constraints include:
 Cost
 Physical environment
 Maintenance and support
 Compliance – regulatory and legal
 Hardware and software infrastructure
 Interoperability and compatibility
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Data Center management activities include:
 Provisioning/Capacity/Resource Planning
 Monitoring
 Reporting

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 Data Storage
Infrastructure
Information Lifecycle

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 Protect

New Process Deliver Warranty

order order order claim
Time
Value

Fulfilled Aged Warranty

order data Voided

Create Access Migrate Archive Dispose

A proactive strategy that enables an IT organization

to effectively manage the data throughout its lifecycle
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Policy-based Alignment of Storage Infrastructure with Data Value

AUTOMATED

Classify Implement Integrated Organize

data / policies with management storage
applications information of storage resources to
based on management environment align with data
business rules tools classes

FLEXIBLE

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 Improved utilization
◦ Tiered storage platforms
 Simplified management
◦ Processes, tools and automation
 Simplified backup and recovery
◦ A wider range of options to balance the need for business
continuity
 Maintaining compliance
◦ Knowledge of what data needs to be protected for what
length of time
 Lower Total Cost of Ownership
◦ By aligning the infrastructure and management costs with
information value

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Key points are
 The five core elements of a Data Center
infrastructure
 Key requirements of storage systems to
support business activities, as well as some of
the constraints
 ILM strategy

◦ Importance
◦ Characteristics
◦ Activities in developing ILM strategy
◦ IML implementation
◦ Benefits of ILM

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 Importance of data, information, and storage
infrastructure
 Types of data, its value, and key management
requirements of a storage system
 Evolution of storage architectures
 Core elements of a data center
 Importance of the ILM strategy

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