Chapter 2
Storage From 30,000 Feet
Abstract
Overview of the state of storage and its likely evolution, viewed from the network perspective.
Keywords
Cloud data; Ethernet; Future storage; Overview; State of storage; Storage evolution
What Is Computer Storage?
It’s a broad swathe of technologies, ranging from the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and read-only memories (ROMs) in smart units to the drive-based storage that keeps a permanent record of data. This book focuses on Networked Storage, a segment of the business making the data shareable between many computers and protecting that data from hardware and software failures. Storage is often shown as a pyramid, with the top-most memory being the smallest in size as a result of price per gigabyte, ...
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