Session Abstracts

Here are the current abstracts for this event's available sessions.
Title
Speaker
  • Storage Array Basics (Part 1)
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Storage Terminology
    • Cache
    • Basic Hardware Overview
    • Flash Cache
    • RAID Types

    Session Length: 56 minutes, 48 seconds
  • Storage Array Basics (Part 2)
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Monitoring
    • Power Up / Down
    • Spindle Types
    • Tiered Storage

    Session Length: 42 minutes, 16 seconds
  • Storage Array Basics (Part 3)
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Disk Alignment
    • Buss Speeds
    • Array Diagram

    Session Length: 47 minutes, 01 seconds
  • Storage for Performance
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Selecting the correct RAID type
    • When to change RAID types
    • How arrays can change RAID types

    Session Length: 29 minutes, 45 seconds
  • Advanced Array Concepts (Part 1)
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Array Design Techniques
    • Snapshots
    • Clones
    • Copy on First Write
    • VSS

    Session Length: 38 minutes, 44 seconds
  • Advanced Array Concepts (Part 2)
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Replication
    • MPIO
    • Thin LUNs
    • Automated Storage Tiring with EMC FAST and Dell Compellent

    Session Length: 54 minutes, 17 seconds
  • Storage Area Networks
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Network Options (iSCSI, Fiber Channel, FCoE)
    • iSCSI tuning techniques
    • Network Design
    • World Wide Names
    • Zoning
    • ISL
    • Monitoring

    Session Length: 1 hour, 03 minutes, 16 seconds
  • Virtualization Overview
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Platform Overview (VMware, Hyper-V, Zen, Virtual Box)
    • Why we virtualize
    • Pitfalls
    • Deciding Factors

    Session Length: 54 minutes, 10 seconds
  • SQL Server in a Virtual Machine
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Diagnosing CPU Problems
    • Balloon Drivers
    • Memory Deduplication
    • Storage Configuration
    • Monitoring
    • Licensing

    Session Length: 57 minutes, 24 seconds
  • High Availability (HA) Options
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Storage and HA
    • Special considerations for Database Mirroring / Always On
    • HA options for Virtual Platforms (vSphere, Hyper-V)
    • SQL Server and HA

    Session Length: 33 minutes, 56 seconds
  • Disaster Recovery (DR) Options
    Denny Cherry
    Topics in this session include:
    • Storage & DR
    • DR options for Virtual Platforms (vSphere, Hyper-V)
    • SQL Server & DR

    Session Length: 34 minutes, 26 seconds
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