Information Storage and Management v2

Benefits storage architects, administrators, or managers; CIOs or project managers; or recent additions to information and storage management teams. You will learn to make informed decisions about storing, managing, and protecting digital information in classic, virtualized, and cloud environments. Prepare for your Information Storage Associate (EMCISA) Certification.

Certification Alignment
Expert Specialist Associate N/A All Specialist Level Exams E10-001

E10-001 exam is aligned to ISM v2 and E20-001 exam is aligned to ISM. For more details, see page 9.

Associate Course

Course Topics

(5 Days)

Information Storage and Management v2* Information Storage and Management (ISM) is the only course of its kind to fill the knowledge gap in understanding varied components of information storage infrastructure in classic and virtual environments. It provides a comprehensive learning on storage technology, which will enable you to make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex IT environment. It builds a strong understanding of underlying storage technologies and prepares you to learn advanced concepts, technologies and products. You will learn about the architectures, features, and benefits of intelligent storage systems; storage networking technologies such as FC-SAN, IP-SAN, NAS, object-based and unified storage; business continuity solutions such as backup and replication; the increasingly critical area of information security and management, and the emerging field of cloud computing. This unique open course focuses on concepts and principles which are further illustrated and reinforced with EMC product examples. This course contains the following modules: Module 1: Storage Systems Introduction to information storage, virtualization and cloud computing Key data center elements Compute, application, and storage virtualization Disk drive & flash drive components and performance RAID Intelligent storage system and storage provisioning (including virtual provisioning) Module 2: Storage Networking Technologies Fibre Channel SAN components, FC protocol and operations Block level storage virtualization iSCSI and FCIP as IP-SAN solutions Converged networking option - FCoE Network Attached Storage (NAS) components, protocol and operations File level storage virtualization Object based storage and unified storage platform Module 3: Backup, Archive, and Replication Business continuity terminologies, planning and solutions Clustering and multipathing architecture to avoid single points of failure Backup and recovery methods, targets and topologies Data deduplication and backup in virtualized environment Fixed content and data archive Local replication in classic and virtual environments Remote replication in classic and virtual environments Three-site remote replication and continuous data protection Module 4: Cloud Computing Cloud benefits, characteristics Services and deployment models Cloud infrastructure components Cloud migration considerations Module 5: Securing and Managing Storage Infrastructure Security threats, and countermeasures in various domains Security solutions for FC-SAN, IP-SAN and NAS environments Security in virtualized and cloud environments Monitoring and managing various information infrastructure components in classic and virtual environments Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and storage tiering In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes scenario-based exercises and product examples designed to allow practical experience for the participant.

*The previous version of the Information Storage and Management exam E20-001 for EMCISA will be available until 31 December 2012.

Instructor-Led Training Purchase Options

Information Storage and Management V2 CE-VALPAKSTF $2,700 or (27 TU) Includes one Instructor-Led course.

Video-ILT (VILT)

Information Storage and Management V2 VILT CE-VILTISM $1,200 or (12 TU) Includes one Video-ILT. ISM Self-Paced Team Pack CE-SPTPKISM $16,000 Includes a package of sixteen Video-ILTs for use by sixteen individuals.

ISM Onsite CE-ONSITEISM $30,000 If you are interested in a qualified instructor to deliver this course at your companys location, or EMCs closest training facility, please contact your EMC sales representative or a Training Registrar. Contact information can be found on page 27.

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