ESF Webcasts

Throughout the the year - ESF Member companies share their expert knowledge by providing Educational webcasts through the SNIA BrightTalk channel.  

Here are a few we have completed so far, but check back often as we add more.

NFS Mini-Series - Part 4 - Understanding and Implementing pNFS (March 2013)

This Webcast takes an in-depth look at pNFS and how clients and servers co-operate to allow parallel access to files, blocks and object based storage. It discusses layouts, trunking and the impact on performance, and the aspects of software and hardware design needed to gain the benefits of pNFS.  Download a PDF of the slides here.

NFS Mini-Series - Part 3 - NFS: Plan for a Smooth Migration (February 2013)

Security has been dramatically improved in NFS; and internationalization (I18N) support along with a global namespace means that there are plenty of new features to consider when moving to NFSv4.1. This Webcast outlines a simple plan for testing, implementing and migrating to NFSv4.1 from NFSv3, and points out resources and NFSv4.1 compliant servers and clients that are available today. Download a PDF of the slides here.

NFS Mini-Series - Part 2 - Advances in NFS, NFSv4.1, pNFS and NFSv4.2 (January 2013)

This session covers specific items of interest around NFSv4.1 and pNFS, and looks in more detail at what they offer the NFS user in a modern datacenter environment. Of specific interest and covered in more detail will be compound operations for efficient WAN usage, sessions and the elimination of NFSv3’s NLM (Network Lock Manager), layouts that support file, block and object, and trunking/pNFS for parallelization of IO operations. Download a PDF of the slides here.

NFS Mini-Series - Part 1 - Four Reasons to Start Working with NFSv4.1 Now (November 2012)

This talk will appeal to Virtual Data Center Managers, Database Server administrators, and those that are seeking a fundamental understanding of NFSv4.1 with pNFS. It covers the four key reasons to start working with NFSv4.1 today; explains the storage layouts for parallel NFS; NFSv4.1 Files, Blocks and T10 OSD Objects; and improvements in security. The session concludes with use cases for grid, database access, enterprise and desktop virtualization. Download a PDF of the slides here.

Flash - Plan for the Disruption (September 2012)

The availability of solid state devices based on NAND flash technology is dramatically changing the performance and efficiency dynamics of storage systems. Flash can offer between 10 and 100 times the speed of HDD at one quarter of the price of DRAM. Join this Webcast as experts discuss implementation options based on specific workload requirements and how these faster storage systems increase the need for 10GbE. Download a PDF of the slides here.

NFSv4.1 - Plan for a Smooth Migration (August 2012)

NFSv4.1 is a mature and stable protocol with many advantages over NFSv3 in meeting the demands being placed on storage by exploding data growth. The requirements of high performance and secure access to that data make NFSv4.1 ideally suited to a wide range of data center and HPC uses. Join this live Webcast to learn the many new features of NFSv4.1 and hear how careful planning can result in a migration that does not require modification to applications, and that utilizes existing operational infrastructure in its deployment. Discover why users should be evaluating and using NFSv4.1 in 2012. Download a PDF of slides here.

10GbE – Key Trends, Drivers and Predictions (July 2012)

Is 2012 the year for 10GbE adoption? Join this live Webcast to hear the technical and economic justifications that will likely make 2012 the “breakout year” for 10GbE. From virtualization and network convergence, to the general availability of LAN on Motherboard (LOM) and 10GBASE-T cabling, SNIA experts will examine the disruptive technologies driving this protocol forward as well as the significant economic benefits that early adopters have seen. Download PDF of slides here. 

DAS to SAN:  iSCSI's Compelling Solution (February 2010)

This webinar will walk through the fundamental differences between networked and direct attached storage and will include a discussion of features and benefits of SANs using iSCSI as a block storage protocol.

Optimize Storage with iSCSI (March 2010)

In this session, we discuss the advantages of deploying iSCSI SANs within the context of current data center trends such as server virtualization, storage efficiency and scalable architectures.  

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