If you&#8217;ve been charged with setting up storage area networks for your company, learning how SANs work and managing data storage problems might seem challenging. <i>Storage Area Networks For Dummies, 2^nd Edition</i> comes to the rescue with just what you need to know. <p> Whether you already a bit SAN savvy or you&#8217;re a complete novice, here&#8217;s the scoop on how SANs save money, how to implement new technologies like data de-duplication, iScsi, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet, how to develop SANs that will aid your company&#8217;s disaster recovery plan, and much more. For example, you can: <ul type="disc"> <li>Understand what SANs are, whether you need one, and what you need to build one <li>Learn to use loops, switches, and fabric, and design your SAN for peak performance <li>Create a disaster recovery plan with the appropriate guidelines, remote site, and data copy techniques <li>Discover how to connect or extend SANs and how compression can reduce costs <li>Compare tape and disk backups and network vs. SAN backup to choose the solution you need <li>Find out how data de-duplication makes sense for backup, replication, and retention <li>Follow great troubleshooting tips to help you find and fix a problem <li>Benefit from a glossary of all those pesky acronyms </ul> <p> From the basics for beginners to advanced features like snapshot copies, storage virtualization, and heading off problems before they happen, here&#8217;s what you need to do the job with confidence!