Ah yes, the 'storage architect'. I believe that's the genius who came to
me. 

Geoff Gill 
TSM/PeopleSoft Administrator 
SAIC M/S-B1P 
4224 Campus Pt. Ct.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
> Richard Sims
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:01 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: why create a 12TB LUN
> 
> This kind of issue defines why a site should have a storage architect,
to
> select the best overall implementation of such storage, including
> safeguarding against problems.  Some storage requires only failsafe
> protection represented in RAID 1 or RAID 5.  Some requires multi-
> generation file-level backup for recoverability from logical errors
and
> tampering.  Then there are disaster recovery requirements of the site.
> The site storage specialist would also have knowledge of the
> characteristics of the data at the site, and be versed in regulatory
> requirements, for privacy and retention factors to be considered in
the
> overall solution.  The storage specialist would also be up on the
latest
> storage technologies and products, to select the most appropriate to
the
> needs.
> 
> The days of a company department acquiring a clump of disk and
> implementing it in an arbitrary manner are long gone...or should be.
> 
>      Richard Sims