Storage Tiering

Making Everything

Easier !

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iti Oracle Special Ed

on

Storage Tiering
Learn to:
• Implement tiered storage in your organization • Intelligently improve storage performance and increase capacity • Drive down storage costs

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Michael Wessler, OCP & CISSP

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ORACLE SPECIAL EDITION

by Michael Wessler, OCP & CISSP

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Introduction .........................................................1
About This Book.............................................................................1 Icons Used in This Book ................................................................2

Chapter 1: Today’s Storage Challenges .............................3
The Increasing Demand for Storage...