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Object Storage
NETAPP SPECIAL EDITION
by Lawrence C. Miller, CISSP
Foreword by David Slik
Technical Director for Object Storage at
NetApp Inc., and SNIA Cloud Storage
Technical Working Group co-chair
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Contents at a Glance
Foreword ....................................................................... v
Introduction .................................................................. 1
About This Book ............................................................2
Icons Used in This Book................................................3
Where to Go from Here .................................................3
Chapter 1: Recognizing the Data Growth
Problem ......................................................................... 5
The Data Growth Trend and Its Impact
on Business ..................................................................6
Evolving from Systems of Record to Systems
of Engagement .............................................................8
Data Growth Pain Points .............................................10
Chapter 2: Understanding Object Storage ............ 15
Differentiating Between Block, File, and Object
Storage ........................................................................15
Exploring Use Cases ....................................................20
Chapter 3: Exploring NetApp’s Solution ................ 25
NetApp’s Distributed Content Repository................25
Demystifying the Cloud Data Management
Interface (CDMI) Standard .......................................32
Chapter 4: Ten (Okay, Six) Data Management
Challenges — and How to Solve Them with
Object Storage ........................................................... 35
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