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ITC199 Storage Technology Foundations (8)
Abstract| Storage Technology Foundations provides a comprehensive introduction to data storage technology fundamentals. The selection of topics is based on the wide use, acceptance and adoption of these technologies by industry. Students will gain knowledge of the core logical and physical components that make up a storage systems infrastructure. Students will also deal with issues such as the explosion in demand for highly available and secure access to data and the complexities and challenges in managing storage infrastructures. |
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Computing and Mathematics |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to describe storage technology solutions such as Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS), and Content Addressed Storage (CAS).
be able to assess and articulate the technologies and solutions available to support an IT Infrastructure including Business Continuity, Information Availability, Local and Remote Replication, Backup and Recovery and Disaster Recovery needs of businesses.
be able to discuss and apply the key tasks in successfully managing and monitoring a data storage infrastructure
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
Section 1 - The Complexity of Information Management
Module 1.1 - Meeting Todays Data Storage Needs
Module 1.2 Data Center Infrastructure
Section 2 - Storage Systems Architecture
Module 2.1 The Host Environment
Module 2.3 Physical Disks
Module 2.4 RAID Arrays
Module 2.5 Disk Storage Systems
Section 3 - Introduction to Networked Storage
Module 3.1 Direct Attached Storage
Module 3.2 - Network Attached Storage
Module 3.3 Storage Area Networks
Module 3.4 IP SAN
Module 3.5 Content Addressable Storage (CAS)
Section 4 Information Availability
Module 4.1 Business Continuity Overview
Module 4.2 Back Up and Recovery
Module 4.3 Business Continuity Local
Module 4.4 Business Continuity Remote
Section 5 Managing and Monitoring
Module 5.1 Monitoring In the Data Centre
Module 5.2 Managing In the Data Centre
Section 6 Security and Virtualization
Module 6.1 Securing the Storage Infrastructure
Module 6.1 Securing the Storage Infrastructure |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
