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Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs (2nd Edition)»rank: 250460by: Tom Clark
: :This is a fully updated revision of Designing Storage Area Networks. It collapses or removes dated material from the original edition and adds new content, particularly in the area of Fibre Channel fabrics, IP SANs and storage virtualization. Storage area networks are now recognized as the preferred solution for fulfilling a wide range of critical data storage needs for institutions and enterprises. The success of SANs in establishing real end-user value is affirmed by the adoption of the technology by all major solution providers as their flagship server and storage offerings. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun, Dell and others now provide certified SAN configurations for performance, high availability and backup of storage data, while ... |
Storage Virtualization: Technologies for Simplifying Data Storage and Management»rank: 487401by: Tom Clark
: :Storage virtualization is a new field that has considerable interest forinformation technology managers. There is currently no single work thatprovides an objective, technical explanation of virtualization technologies.This book examines new storage virtualization technologies that automate datastorage processes, including data placement, replication, and back-up. Storagevirtualization is designed to ease storage management by presenting yourstorage network's physical assets in a logical form. Making storage networkseasier to manage can save a company money and make a storage network moreefficient. Storage Virtualization provides a technical overview of howvirtualization applications work and also includes practical case examples fromthe real world. Topics covered include: virtualizing at the host level, fabricbasedvirtualization, virtualization appliances, virtualized file systems,virtualization engines, and virtualized ... |
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Pershing (Great General Series)»rank: 3233452by: Jim and Clark Wesley K., Lacey
: :When the U.S. first entered into WWI, they did so with inadequate forces. In just over a year, Pershing built an army that turned the tide of the war. Lacey traces Pershings development from Indian fighter to victorious commander. |
The Littlest Pirate»rank: 3233452by: Sherryl Clark
: :When the U.S. first entered into WWI, they did so with inadequate forces. In just over a year, Pershing built an army that turned the tide of the war. Lacey traces Pershings development from Indian fighter to victorious commander. |
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A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country»rank: 226371by: Wesley K. Clark
: :Four-star General Wesley K. Clark became a major figure on the political scene when he was drafted by popular demand to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2003. But this was just one of many exceptional accomplishments of a long and extraordinary career. Here, for the first time, General Clark uses his unique life experience—from his difficult youth in segregated Arkansas where he was raised by his poor, widowed mother; through the horror of Vietnam where he was wounded; the post-war rebuilding of national security and the struggles surrounding the new world order after the Cold War—as a springboard to reveal his vision for America, at ... |
Fantasy Classics: Graphic Classics Volume 15 (Graphic Classics (Graphic Novels))»rank: 742216by: Mary Shelley, H. P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, L. Frank Baum, Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith, Rod Lott, Ben Avery, Antonella Caputo
: :Fantasy Classics presents Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' adapted by Rod Lott and Skot Olsen, with a prologue illustrated by Mark A. Nelson. Plus H.P. Lovecraft's epic fantasy 'The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath,' by Ben Avery and Leong Wan Kok, and 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum's 'The Glass Dog,' by Antonella Caputo and Brad Teare. Also Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Rappaccini's Daughter,' adapted by Lance Tooks, and poems by fantasy masters Clark Ashton Smith and Lord Dunsany, illustrated by Rachel Masilamani. With a dramatic cover painting by Skot Olsen. |
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The Littlest Pirate»rank: 742216by: Sherryl Clark
: :Nicholas Nosh, the littlest pirate in the world, isn't allowed to go to sea. When his parents board their ship, 'The Pig's Breakfast' and sail off to capture treasure, Nicholas is left at home with his babysitter, Gretta and some lazy pirates. But Nicholas has other ideas - he is going to run away and learn to be a real pirate. 6-8. |
IP SANS: A Guide to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP Protocols for Storage Area Networks»rank: 606926by: Tom Clark
: :Today's enterprises face unprecedented data storage and availability requirements. To meet these needs, they are increasingly turning to Storage Area Networks (SANs). Now, even more promising IP-based SANs are arriving, combining the advantages of SAN architecture with the familiarity and value of IP-based networking. Leading SAN expert Tom Clark surveys these emerging products, helping decision-makers understand the key issues, protocols, technologies, and applications. He begins with an overview of today's enterprise storage challenges and reviews existing approaches, including Fibre Channel, SCSI; and network-attached-storage solutions. He then introduces IP from the perspective of the storage professional. Clark reviews supporting technologies such as TCP offload engines; and presents in-depth coverage of security, including VLANs, ... |
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America's Wildlife Refuges: Lands of Promise»rank: 417281by: Jeanne Clark, Jeanne L Clark
: :From the northern shores and tundra, across the western plains and mountains, to the swamps and southern shores, AMERICA'S WILDLIFE REFUGES honors and celebrates the centennial anniversary and incredible success stories of our nation's wildlife refuges. Larger than our National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System is the largest system of lands in the world dedicated to placing 'wildlife first.' Represented in every state and visited annually by more than 34 million people, there are 538 refuges covering nearly 95 million acres that provide protected habitat for over 2100 species of animals, including 260 of our most imperiled species. The spectacular color photography of Tom and Pat Leeson brings the dramatic ... |
Jack Kerouac: A Biography»rank: 421429by: Tom Clark
: :All the components of the Jack Kerouac legend are here: the excesses of alcohol and drugs; the soul searching; the characters--Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Lucien Carr, John Clellon Holmes and William Burroughs, Jack's mother, Gabrielle, and the other women in Kerouac's life. There is also a record of the travels that became the basis for On the Road and Visions of Cody, the death-shrouded childhood that became Mexico City Blues and Tristessa, and the stupor of fame that weighed on him as he tried to articulate his torments in Big Sur. This edition is newly revised with a new introduction by the author. |