The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.
Module 1: Introduction to Information Storage
Digital data and its types
Information storage
Key characteristics of data center
Evolution of computing platforms
Module 2: Third Platform Technologies
Cloud computing and its essential characteristics
Cloud services and cloud deployment models
Big data analytics
Social networking and mobile computing
Characteristics of third platform infrastructure
Imperatives for third platform transformation
Module 3: Data Center Environment
Building blocks of a data center
Compute systems and compute virtualization
Software-defined data center
Module 4: Intelligent Storage Systems
Components of an intelligent storage system
Components, addressing, and performance of hard disk drives and solid state drives
RAID
Types of intelligent storage systems
Scale-up and scale-out storage architecture
Module 5: Block-based Storage System
Components of block-based storage system
Storage provisioning and storage tiering
Module 6: File-based Storage System
Components and architecture of NAS
NAS file sharing methods
File-level virtualization and tiering
Module 7: Object-based and Unified Storage
Components of object-based storage device (OSD)
Key features of OSD
Storage and retrieval process in OSD system
Unified storage architecture
Module 8: Software-defined Storage
Attributes of software-defined storage
Architecture of software-defined storage
Functions of the control plane
Software-defined storage extensibility
Module 9: Fibre Channel SAN
Software-defined networking
FC SAN components and architecture
FC SAN topologies, link aggregation, and zoning
Virtualization in FC SAN environment
Module 10: Internet Protocol SAN
- iSCSI protocol, network components, and connectivity
- Link aggregation, switch aggregation, and VLAN
- FCIP protocol, connectivity, and configuration
Module 11: Fibre Channel over Ethernet SAN
- Components of FCoE SAN
- FCoE SAN connectivity
- Converged Enhanced Ethernet
- FCoE architecture
Module 12: Introduction to Business Continuity
- Impact of information unavailability
- Business continuity planning lifecycle
- Eliminating single points of failure
- Application resiliency
Module 13: Backup and Archive
- Backup architecture
- Backup targets and methods
- Data deduplication
- Cloud-based and mobile device backup
- Data archive
Module 14: Replication
- Uses of replication and its characteristics
- Compute-based, storage-based, and network-based replication
- Data migration
- Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Module 15: Securing the Storage Infrastructure
- Information security goals
- Storage security domains
- Threats to a storage infrastructure
- Security controls to protect a storage infrastructure
- Governance, risk, and compliance
Module 16: Managing the Storage Infrastructure
- Storage infrastructure management functions
- Storage infrastructure management processes