Information Storage and Management

Course and Program Details

The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe (IDC)

Organizations and IT professionals are facing enormous challenges when it comes to managing the huge growth in digital information created by individuals and industry. According to a recent study by IDC, by 2011, the digital universe will be 10 times the size it was in 2006. Managing this deluge of data is quickly becoming the number-one challenge for IT organizations worldwide. How should you protect, manage, optimize, and leverage this information? Are you and your team prepared?

Exciting Opportunities for Information Management Professionals

Industry studies estimate that more than a million new information management professionals will be required by 2012. But the skills necessary to harness this explosion of digital information are in short supply. In the tradition of yesterdays server- and network-oriented experts, skilled information storage and management professionals are quickly becoming the new vanguard of elite IT professionals. These experts will be faced with bringing order and leadership to a complex management task. Traditional knowledge and experience with operating systems and networking typically do not cover the complexity of todays information management needs. Fortunately, IT managers and individuals can participate in an exclusive learning opportunityour Information Storage and Management courseto prepare them for theses challenges.

Great Value Information Storage and Management represents a great value for managers and individuals. The cost for the five-day training is only $2,690 and includes a free exam voucher ($200 value) for VUE or Prometric testing centers.

Information Storage and Management*

Information Storage and Management (ISM) is an industry-leading open storage technology course that covers topics ranging from networked-storage infrastructure to data security and storage virtualization. ISM is a five-day instructor-led class delivered at many EMC and third-party training locations throughout the world. ISM is the only course of its kind to fill the knowledge gap in understanding varied components of modern storage infrastructure. ISM, the first course in the EMC Proven Professional Storage Technologist Track, provides a comprehensive introduction to storage technology that will enable you to make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex IT environment. You will learn about the architectures, features, and benefits of intelligent storage systems; networked storage technologies and long-term archiving solutions, information security, and the emerging field of storage virtualization technologies. This unique, open course focuses on storage technology concepts and principles that are reinforced with EMC examples of actual solutions. Realistic case studies enable you to design the most appropriate solution for given sets of criteria.

Who Should Take the ISM Course? Have you been asked the following questions, or do you dread the next scheduled meeting with your CIO? Should we deploy SAN or NAS to support the new application running an ORACLE database? How should we handle our growth of data filesexpand our NAS or implement a CAS system to address file sharing data growth? What should we measure now to determine capacity planning for next year? Should we apply RAID 5 or RAID 3 for our new storage? How should we leverage local and/or remote replication technologies at the lowest price point? If these questions sound familiar, the ISM course is for you.

Digital Information Created, Captured, Replicated Worldwide

Exabytes 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0

DVD, RFID, Digital TV MP3 players, Digital cameras, camera phones, VoLP, Medical imaging, Laptops, Datacenter applications, Games, Satellite images, GPS, ATMs, Scanners, Sensors, Digital radio, DLP theaters, Telematics, Peer-topeer, Email, Instant messaging, Videoconferencing, CAD/CAM, Toys, Industrial Machines, Security systems, Applications

Tenfold Growth in Five Years!

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Source: IDC White Paper, The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe, sponsored by EMC, March 2008

*Information Storage and Management is the new name for Storage Technology Foundations (STF).

Audience
The ISM course is intended for: Experienced storage professionals knowledgeable in specific segments who may not have exposure to all of the other segments of a modern storage infrastructure IT professionals taking on the responsibility to manage storage infrastructure Students and IT professionals who want to build their career in the storage industry Organization-wide IT teams who are directly or indirectly responsible for planning, designing, deploying, managing, or leveraging information infrastructure Individuals who are seeking EMC Proven Professional Storage Technologist Associate level certification

I have been in the SAN world for almost 10 years. Information Storage and Management clarified a lot of things that I had a working knowledge of, but didnt really have the deeply detailed information about.
ISM student from a leading telecommunications company

EMC Proven Professional Certification Support

The Information Storage and Management class prepares you to become EMC Proven Professional certified at the associate level. Free exam vouchers will be given to all participants for the EMC Information Storage and Management exam (E20-001) conducted at VUE and Prometric testing centers. Exam vouchers will be valid for three months following the ISM class. For more information on the EMC Proven Professional program, visit the Proven Professional section of the EMC Education website (http://education.EMC.com).

ISM Class Locations

Information Storage and Management classes are delivered every week at many EMC and third-party locations around the world, making it convenient for you or your organization to get the knowledge and skills you need when it fits your schedule. The following is a selection of the many training venues for ISM. United States Chicago-Lisle, IL Dallas, TX Denver, CO Duluth, GA Irvine, CA Livonia, MI Milford, MA Santa Clara, CA St. Louis, Missouri Westerville, OH International Beijing, China Bracknell, UK Calgary, Canada Caracas, Venezuela Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hong Kong, China Johannesburg, South Africa Madrid, Spain Melbourne, Australia Mexico City, Mexico Milan, Italy Nieuwegein, Netherlands Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rome, Italy Sao Paulo, Brazil Schwalbach, Germany Seoul, Korea Singapore, Singapore

In addition to these locations, companies who have eight or more students can request a dedicated training session where we teach the ISM class at your facility or an EMC facility nearby.

New ISM classes are added to the training schedule on a regular basis. For a complete, up-to-date listing, check the EMC Education website (http://education.EMC.com) to view all scheduled classes in all locations.

EMC Learning Partners

Several EMC Learning Partners deliver the ISM course at their facilities: Learning Tree International Element-K SkillSoft NIITT

Payment Options
There are three convenient ways to pay for the ISM class: Credit card (see the EMC Education Services website for any special discounts that may apply) Eight EMC Training Units (pre-paid balance) EMC Training Subscription Use any of these methods during the online registration process.

Cancellation Policy
Individuals registered for the ISM class can receive a refund if they call to cancel their enrollment fourteen days or more before the class date. See the full cancellation policy at the EMC Education website, http://education.emc.com/terms.

The course provides our students with a strong understanding of the underlying technical concepts that span all storage technology segments and vendors. It allows us to incorporate into the learning experience case studies based on real-life examples and actual implementations.

Information Storage and Management Course Details

Prerequisites
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have an understanding of computers, operating systems, networking, and databases. Experience in specific segments of storage infrastructure would also be helpful to fully assimilate the course material.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to: Evaluate storage architectures, including storage subsystems, DAS, SAN, NAS, CAS Define backup, recovery, disaster recovery, business continuity, and replication Examine emerging technologies including IP-SAN Understand logical and physical components of a storage infrastructure Identify components of managing and monitoring the data center Define information security and identify different storage virtualization technologies

Course Outline
1. Introduction to Storage Technology: Review data creation and the amount of data being created and understand the value of data to a business Identify challenges in data storage and data management List the solutions available for data storage List and describe the core elements of a data center infrastructure Describe the role of each element in supporting business activities 2. Storage Systems Architecture: List the hardware and software components of the host environment Define the key protocols and concepts used by each component Describe the physical and logical components of a connectivity environment Describe the major physical components of a disk drive and their function Define the logical constructs of a physical disk, access characteristics, and performance implications Define the concept of RAID and its components Describe the different RAID levels and their suitability for different application environments: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 0+1, RAID 1+0, RAID 6 Compare and contrast integrated and modular storage systems Describe the high-level architecture and working of an intelligent storage system 3. Introduction to Networked Storage: Describe the evolution of networked storage Describe the architecture, components, and topologies of FC-SAN, NAS, and IP-SAN Describe the benefits of the different networked storage options Understand the need for long-term archiving solutions and describe how CAS fulfills the need Understand the appropriateness of the different networked storage options for different application environments 4. Information Availability: List reasons for planned/unplanned outages and the impact of downtime Describe the impact of downtime Differentiate between business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) Define RTO and RPO Identify single points of failure in a storage infrastructure and list solutions to mitigate these failures Describe the architecture of backup/recovery and the different backup/recovery topologies Describe local replication technologies and their role in ensuring information availability and business continuity Describe remote replication technologies and their role in providing disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities

5. Managing and Monitoring: Identify key areas to monitor in a data center Define industry standards for data center monitoring and management List key metrics to monitor for different components in a storage infrastructure List key management tasks in a data center 6. Securing Storage and Storage Virtualization: Define information security List the critical security attributes for information systems Define storage security domains List and analyze the common threats in each domain Identify different virtualization technologies Describe block-level and file-level virtualization technologies and processes

Case Studies
The technologies described in the course are reinforced with EMC examples of actual solutions. Realistic case studies enable the participant to design the most appropriate solution for given sets of criteria.

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