- The following are a few links of interest to the NAS and SAN industry. It is not a comprehensive list. If you are a manufacturer or association (not a VAR or Integrator) and would like to be included, please send an email to july@zerowait.com with a link to your site. We'll review your request and contact you.
File Systems
Open Source
Performance Testing Software
Storage Systems
Tape and Backup Makers
Fibre Channel Switch Makers
Miscellaneous Products
NAS and SAN Affiliated Organizations
NAS-SAN Happenings
Suggested Reading
File Systems
Journaled File System Technology for Linux
A resource for information on IBM's journaled file system for large high-throughput server environments.
Open Source
Performance Testing Software
Storage Systems
FreeNAS (Olivier Cochard)
NAS Lite (Server Elements)
OpenFiler (Xinit Systems)
For GNU/LINUX Platforms (CentOS)
Darma NAS OS
AC & NC RAID Solutions: RAID.EDU Page
An excellent summary and compilation of I/O testing apps.
Maxtor
Compaq
Dell
NetApp
EMC
RAID Storage
ADIC
Hitachi
Sun Systems
U.S. Design
- Tape Libraries and Backup Software
Overland Data
Spectra Logic
Workstation Solutions
Syncsort
Legato
- Miscellaneous Products
ATTO: Fibre Channel and SCSI bridges and routersEmulex: Fibre channel host adapters, hubs, ASICs and software products
Q-Logic: Fibre Channel controllersPathlight: SAN routers and gateways
JNI: Fibre Channel host bus adapters and software
Crossroads: Gigabit Storage Routers used to connect SCSI products to Fibre Channel SANs.CNT: Gateways, controllers, routers, and more.
Chaparral: SAN routers and RAID controllers
Xyratex: Fibre Channel Investigator tool for monitoring and analyzing SANs, also RAID arrays
SearchStorage.com: A search engine that only returns pages related to data storage.
- NAS and SAN Affiliated Organizations
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
Network Storage University
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
Fibre Alliance
SCSI Trade Association
Network Storage Buyers Guide (old site, 1998)
ITToolbox Storage
 | Storage Networks Explained: Basics and Application of FiberChannel SAN, NAS, iSCSI and Infiniband, By Ulf Troppens, John Wiley & Sons |  | Storage Area Networks Essentials: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Implementing SANs, By Richard Barker & Paul Massiglia, John Wiley & Sons |
 | Distributed Storage Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Management, By Thomas Jepsen, John Wiley & Sons |  | The Holy Grail of Network Storage Management, By Jon William Toigo, Prentice Hall |
 | Disaster Recovery Planning: Preparing for the Unthinkable, 3/E, By Jon William Toigo, Prentice Hall |  | Building Storage Networks, By Marc Farley, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing |
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