3.00 Credits
Classic, virtualized, and cloud storage will be covered. Topics such as RAID, NAS, SAN will be covered. Business continuity for backup and replication of storage. Local vs. Remote file systems. We will explore older and newer OS filesystems and compare them (such as fat32, ntfs, ext3, ext4, btrfs). **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate key filesystems technologies (both local and remote) and implement these filesystems. 2. Evaluate storage architectures and key data center elements in classic, virtualized, and cloud environments. 3. Explain physical and logical components of a storage infrastructure including storage subsystems, RAID, and intelligent storage systems. 4. Articulate business continuity solutions backup and replication, and archive for managing fixed content. Course fee required. Prerequisites: IT 3100 (Grade C or higher).