Ah yes, the 'storage architect'. I believe that's the genius who came to me.
Geoff Gill TSM/PeopleSoft Administrator SAIC M/S-B1P 4224 Campus Pt. Ct. San Diego, CA 92121 (858)826-4062 (office) (858)412-9883 (blackberry) > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of > Richard Sims > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:01 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: why create a 12TB LUN > > This kind of issue defines why a site should have a storage architect, to > select the best overall implementation of such storage, including > safeguarding against problems. Some storage requires only failsafe > protection represented in RAID 1 or RAID 5. Some requires multi- > generation file-level backup for recoverability from logical errors and > tampering. Then there are disaster recovery requirements of the site. > The site storage specialist would also have knowledge of the > characteristics of the data at the site, and be versed in regulatory > requirements, for privacy and retention factors to be considered in the > overall solution. The storage specialist would also be up on the latest > storage technologies and products, to select the most appropriate to the > needs. > > The days of a company department acquiring a clump of disk and > implementing it in an arbitrary manner are long gone...or should be. > > Richard Sims
