September 2022
Beginner
736 pages
20h 54m
English
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Chapter 10
Data Center Storage Concepts
The data center is the home for applications. The servers provide the computing resources, such as CPU and memory, for the applications to run. The applications consume these resources as they process the requests from users or other applications and they return the needed information. The applications need to be capable of receiving, organizing, structuring, storing, and sending data. This all means that the applications work with data, and this data needs to be not only processed but also stored in a secure and redundant manner.
This chapter discusses the different options for storing data in the data center. You will learn about the different components that make up the storage solutions. There are ...