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This collection of 37 chapters provides advice for chief information officers considering a major financial investment in a new data storage system. The contributors explain the components that make up the total cost of ownership along with the impact of integrating current technology changes. Separate sections address data architecture and structure, data access, and data management. Some sample topics are controlling information during mergers, legacy data conversion, enterprise messaging migration, selecting a cryptographic system, firewall management and internet attacks, web-enabled data warehousing, and customer relationship management.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Book Description
Your company's global competitiveness depends on the utilization and maintenance of information. Current data handling practices-storing, updating, and accessing data-can be either a problem or a significant strategic advantage for your company. Designing a Total Data Storage Solution: Technology, Implementation, and Deployment gives you the information you need to compare current technologies and determine which is best suited to your enterprise.This book defines and explains the components that make up total cost of ownership along with the impact of integrating current changes in technology. It discusses the storage, security, volume, growth, and access to data and provides everything an IT manager needs in order to develop an efficient and cost-effective data storage plan.


Book Info
(Aurbach) A guide to all aspects of data storage and management, providing case studies that illustrate installation and maintenance costs and the pros and cons of hardware and management systems. Also includes diagrams of network, process and data flow, as well as a host of other information. DLC: Database design.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This book defines and explains the components that make up total cost of ownership along with the impact of integrating current technology changes. It considers what data is stored, how it is accessed, security, volume, and growth. It provides everything an IT manager needs to develop an effective and efficient data storage plan that reduces costs.

SYNOPSIS

Technology and business end users view current data handling practices of storing, updating, and accessing data as both a problem and a significant strategic advantage. IT managers are worried about their ability of properly manage information dispersed throughout their companies. They are looking to data consolidation for better information management, protection, and sharing. Backup remains a concern for these managers. This book defines and explains the components that make up total cost of ownership along with the impact of integrating current technology changes. It considers what data is stored, how the data is accessed, and the data's security, volume, and growth. This book provides everything an IT manager needs in order to develop an efficient and cost-effective data storage plan.

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