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| w curtis preston: Using SANs and NAS W. Curtis Preston, 2002-02-05 Data is the lifeblood of modern business, and modern data centers have extremely demanding requirements for size, speed, and reliability. Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) allow organizations to manage and back up huge file systems quickly, thereby keeping their lifeblood flowing. W. Curtis Preston's insightful book takes you through the ins and outs of building and managing large data centers using SANs and NAS. As a network administrator you're aware that multi-terabyte data stores are common and petabyte data stores are starting to appear. Given this much data, how do you ensure that it is available all the time, that access times and throughput are reasonable, and that the data can be backed up and restored in a timely manner? SANs and NAS provide solutions that help you work through these problems, with special attention to the difficulty of backing up huge data stores. This book explains the similarities and differences of SANs and NAS to help you determine which, or both, of these complementing technologies are appropriate for your network. Using SANs, for instance, is a way to share multiple devices (tape drives and disk drives) for storage, while NAS is a means for centrally storing files so they can be shared. Preston exams each technology with a vendor neutral approach, starting with the building blocks of a SAN and how they can be assembled for effective storage solutions. He covers day-to-day management and backup and recovery for both SANs and NAS in detail. Whether you're a seasoned storage administrator or a network administrator charged with taking on this role, you'll find all the information you need to make informed architecture and data management decisions. The book fans out to explore technologies such as RAID and other forms of monitoring that will help complement your data center. With an eye on the future, other technologies that might affect the architecture and management of the data center are explored. This is sure to be an essential volume in any network administrator's or storage administrator's library. |
| w curtis preston: Unix Backup and Recovery W. Curtis Preston, 1999 Providing an overview of all facets of UNIX backup and recovery, this text offers practical solutions for environments of all sizes and budgets, explaining everything from freely-available backup systems to large-scale commercial utilities. |
| w curtis preston: Modern Data Protection W. Curtis Preston, 2021-04-29 Give your organization the data protection it deserves without the uncertainty and cost overruns experienced by your predecessors or other companies. System and network administrators have their work cut out for them to protect physical and virtual machines in the data center and the cloud; mobile devices including laptops and tablets; SaaS services like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce; and persistent data created by Kubernetes and container workloads. To help you navigate the breadth and depth of this challenge, this book presents several solutions so you can determine which is right for your company. You'll learn the unique requirements that each workload presents, then explore various categories of commercial backup hardware, software, and services available to protect these data sources, including the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Learn the workload types that your organization should be backing up Explore the hardware, software, and services you can use to back up your systems Understand what's wrong with your current data protection system Pair your backed-up workloads to the appropriate backup system Learn the adjustments that will make your backups better, without wasting money |
| w curtis preston: Modern Data Protection W. Curtis Preston, 2021-06-30 Give your organization the data protection it deserves, without the uncertainty and cost overruns experienced by your predecessors or other companies. System and network administrators today have their work cut out for them to protect physical and virtual machines in the data center and the cloud, mobile devices including laptops and tablets, SaaS services like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce, and any persistent data created by Kubernetes and container workloads. To help you navigate the breadth and depth of this challenge, this book presents several solutions so you can determine which one is right for your company. You'll learn the unique requirements that each workload presents, then explore various categories of commercial backup hardware, software, and services available to protect these data sources, including the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Learn the workload types that your organization should be backing up Explore the hardware, software, and services you can use to back up your systems Understand what's wrong with your current data protection system Pair your backed-up workloads to the appropriate backup system Learn the adjustments you need to make to make your backups better, without wasting money |
| w curtis preston: The War Council Andrew Preston, 2010-04-10 Was the Vietnam War unavoidable? By examining the role of McGeorge Bundy and the National Security Council, this title demonstrates that policymakers escalated the conflict in Vietnam in the face of internal opposition, external pressures, and a continually failing strategy. |
| w curtis preston: Modern CTO Joel Beasley, 2018-02-28 Everything you need to know to be a Modern CTO. Developers are not CTOs, but developers can learn how to be CTOs. In Modern CTO, Joel Beasely provides readers with an in-depth road map on how to successfully navigate the unexplored and jagged transition between these two roles. Drawing from personal experience, Joel gives a refreshing take on the challenges, lessons, and things to avoid on this journey. Readers will learn how Modern CTOs: Manage deadlines Speak up Know when to abandon ship and build a better one Deal with poor code Avoid getting lost in the product and know what UX mistakes to watch out for Manage people and create momentum ... plus much more Modern CTO is the ultimate guidebook on how to kick start your career and go from developer to CTO. |
| w curtis preston: W. C. Fields JAMES. CURTIS, 2025-02-04 The legend of W. C. Fields has persisted for more than half a century--the gin-guzzling misanthrope about whom Leo Rosten famously said, Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad. But there was another Fields, the man behind the character of the red-nosed card sharp, who wrote, directed, and performed in some of the most enduring comedies of all time, including It's a Gift, My Little Chickadee, and The Bank Dick. Fields' career spanned the whole of the 20th Century--first in burlesque, then vaudeville, the legitimate stage, silent pictures, talkies, radio, books, and recordings, and only death prevented him from moving into the promising medium of television, where he found an entirely new audience in the turbulent 1960s and 70s. He was one of the cultural icons surrounding The Beatles on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In 1980 he was honored with his own postage stamp. Now James Curtis reveals the man behind the myth, telling the story of Fields' life and work as it's never been told before. With exclusive and unrestricted access to the Great Man's papers and manuscripts, he shows us the passion and intellect that fueled Fields' creative drive, and the broken family that gave such a bitter edge to his comedy. Drawing from interviews with over 50 friends and co-workers, as well as the comedian's own recently-discovered notes for his autobiography, Curtis vividly details Fields' Philadelphia childhood, his first tentative steps as a performer, his arduous climb to the very pinnacle of show business, and his struggle to regain his footing once talking pictures had seemingly put an end to his career. He also shows the evolution of one of the world's most recognizable figures, whose nasal voice and shifty mannerisms helped make him, in the words of James Agee, the toughest and most warmly human of all screen comedians. W. C. Fields is a singular work of research and scholarship that is certain to stand as the definitive biography of one of America's greatest humorists. |
| w curtis preston: Information Storage and Management EMC Education Services, 2012-04-30 The new edition of a bestseller, now revised and update throughout! This new edition of the unparalleled bestseller serves as a full training course all in one and as the world's largest data storage company, EMC is the ideal author for such a critical resource. They cover the components of a storage system and the different storage system models while also offering essential new material that explores the advances in existing technologies and the emergence of the Cloud as well as updates and vital information on new technologies. Features a separate section on emerging area of cloud computing Covers new technologies such as: data de-duplication, unified storage, continuous data protection technology, virtual provisioning, FCoE, flash drives, storage tiering, big data, and more Details storage models such as Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), Object Based Storage along with virtualization at various infrastructure components Explores Business Continuity and Security in physical and virtualized environment Includes an enhanced Appendix for additional information This authoritative guide is essential for getting up to speed on the newest advances in information storage and management. |
| w curtis preston: Mother Father Deaf Paul M. Preston, 1998-07-21 “Mother father deaf” is the phrase commonly used within the Deaf community to refer to hearing children of deaf parents. Preston, one of these children, takes us to the place where Deaf and Hearing cultures meet. His work is based both on personal experience and on 150 interviews with adult hearing children of deaf parents throughout the U.S. |
| w curtis preston: Buster Keaton James Curtis, 2022-02-15 **One of Literary Hub’s Five “Most Critically Acclaimed” Biographies of 2022** From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible—today as they were when they beguiled audiences almost a century ago. It is brilliant—I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended.—Kevin Brownlow It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.” Mel Brooks: “A lot of my daring came from Keaton.” Martin Scorsese, influenced by Keaton’s pictures in the making of Raging Bull: “The only person who had the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me,” Scorsese said, “was Buster Keaton.” Keaton’s deadpan stare in a porkpie hat was as recognizable as Charlie Chaplin’s tramp and Harold Lloyd’s straw boater and spectacles, and, with W. C. Fields, the four were each considered a comedy king--but Keaton was, and still is, considered to be the greatest of them all. His iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera Keaton was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General. Now James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges (“definitive”—Variety), W. C. Fields (“by far the fullest, fairest and most touching account we have yet had. Or are likely to have”—Richard Schickel, front page of The New York Times Book Review), and Spencer Tracy (“monumental; definitive”—Kirkus Reviews), gives us the richest, most comprehensive life to date of the legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director—master. |
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| w curtis preston: Ice Station Wolfenstein P.w. Child, 2015-02-05 Sam Cleave, reporter for a small newspaper, has seen better days. After his partner was killed during an undercover investigation, he lost his passion for work and living. But when a resident of a nearby assisted living home is tortured and murdered in a barbaric manner, he starts investigating. He is especially intrigued when a mysterious box is given to him that belonged to the dead man, but he needs help to interpret what it means. He teams up with Nina Gould, an expert in World War II history. Soon the two of them realize that they are about to discover one of the best-guarded secrets of the war, It dawns on them that this would be the discovery of a lifetime, a discovery of immeasurable value, and a discovery that men would kill for. They join an expedition, sponsored by an eccentric billionaire, hunting for gold and breathtaking art buried deep below the Antarctic surface. Instead of gold and stolen art, they find something terrifyingly disturbing beneath the eternal ice. A team of Nazi scientists has made an amazing discovery. But experiments have gone terribly wrong. The situation gets out of hand, and before long the expedition members find themselves peering into the deepest recesses of the human soul. Nina and Sam realize that their only hope for survival is to unlock the secrets of Ice Station Wolfenstein. Ice Station Wolfenstein leads the reader on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, Ice Station Wolfenstein is a thrilling read for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. |
| w curtis preston: The Curtis Family Laura Guthrie Curtis Preston, 1945 Deodatus Curtis immigrated from England (via Barbados) to Braintree, Massachusetts in 1640/1641. His affairs in Barbados were not settled until 1690 (so he may have died shortly before that time). Descendants and relatives lived in New England, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Alabama and elsewhere. |
| w curtis preston: Holy Humanitarians Heather D. Curtis, 2018-04-16 On May 10, 1900, an enthusiastic Brooklyn crowd bid farewell to the Quito. The ship sailed for famine-stricken Bombay, carrying both tangible relief—thousands of tons of corn and seeds—and “a tender message of love and sympathy from God’s children on this side of the globe to those on the other.” The Quito may never have gotten under way without support from the era’s most influential religious newspaper, the Christian Herald, which urged its American readers to alleviate poverty and suffering abroad and at home. In Holy Humanitarians, Heather D. Curtis argues that evangelical media campaigns transformed how Americans responded to domestic crises and foreign disasters during a pivotal period for the nation. Through graphic reporting and the emerging medium of photography, evangelical publishers fostered a tremendously popular movement of faith-based aid that rivaled the achievements of competing agencies like the American Red Cross. By maintaining that the United States was divinely ordained to help the world’s oppressed and needy, the Christian Herald linked humanitarian assistance with American nationalism at a time when the country was stepping onto the global stage. Social reform, missionary activity, disaster relief, and economic and military expansion could all be understood as integral features of Christian charity. Drawing on rigorous archival research, Curtis lays bare the theological motivations, social forces, cultural assumptions, business calculations, and political dynamics that shaped America’s ambivalent embrace of evangelical philanthropy. In the process she uncovers the seeds of today’s heated debates over the politics of poverty relief and international aid. |
| w curtis preston: Every Citizen a Statesman David Allen, 2023-01-10 The surprising story of the movement to create a truly democratic foreign policy by engaging ordinary Americans in world affairs. No major arena of US governance is more elitist than foreign policy. International relations barely surface in election campaigns, and policymakers take little input from Congress. But not all Americans set out to build a cloistered foreign policy “establishment.” For much of the twentieth century, officials, activists, and academics worked to foster an informed public that would embrace participation in foreign policy as a civic duty. The first comprehensive history of the movement for “citizen education in world affairs,” Every Citizen a Statesman recounts an abandoned effort to create a democratic foreign policy. Taking the lead alongside the State Department were philanthropic institutions like the Ford and Rockefeller foundations and the Foreign Policy Association, a nonprofit founded in 1918. One of the first international relations think tanks, the association backed local World Affairs Councils, which organized popular discussion groups under the slogan “World Affairs Are Your Affairs.” In cities across the country, hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered in homes and libraries to learn and talk about pressing global issues. But by the 1960s, officials were convinced that strategy in a nuclear world was beyond ordinary people, and foundation support for outreach withered. The local councils increasingly focused on those who were already engaged in political debate and otherwise decried supposed public apathy, becoming a force for the very elitism they set out to combat. The result, David Allen argues, was a chasm between policymakers and the public that has persisted since the Vietnam War, insulating a critical area of decisionmaking from the will of the people. |
| w curtis preston: Camera Man Dana Stevens, 2022-01-25 From the chief film critic of Slate comes a fresh and captivating biography on comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton that also explores the evolution of film from the silent era to the 1940s. As one of the most famous faces of silent cinema, Buster Keaton was and continues to be revered for his stoic expressions, clever visual gags, and acrobatic physicality in classics such as Sherlock Jr., The General, and The Cameraman. In this spirited biography, every aspect of Buster Keaton's astonishing life is explored, from his humble beginnings in vaudeville with his parents to his meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom during the silent era. Based on vigorous research of both Keaton and the film industry, it also delves into the dark sides of fame, such as Keaton's ill-advised businesses deals and alcoholism, to his unexpected resurgence in the 1940s as his contributions as both an actor and director were finally celebrated. This is a fascinating and uniquely astounding look at both the classic era of Hollywood and one of its most beloved stars. |
| w curtis preston: Speak of the Devil Allison Leotta, 2013-08-06 In this gripping legal thriller by “the female John Grisham” (The Providence Journal), sex-crimes prosecutor Anna Curtis must stop a vicious street gang before it destroys more lives—and her own family. On the very night she gets engaged to the man she loves, Assistant US Attorney Anna Curtis’s professional life takes a shocking turn that threatens everything she holds dear. A few miles away from where she’s enjoying her romantic dinner, two separate groups are gearing up to raid a brothel. A vicious killer known as Diablo—the Devil—leads one group. A few minutes later, Anna’s own investigative team heads in to search the brothel, as part of an ongoing fight against human trafficking in DC. Both groups are caught off guard, with deadly results. As Anna investigates the bloody face-off, the boundaries between her work and home life begin to blur when she discovers a web of long-buried secrets and official lies that lead straight to her doorstep. And everything Anna counted on—the happiness she seemed so close to securing—comes into question as Diablo moves in for yet another kill. Allison Leotta draws on her experience as a DC sex-crimes prosecutor to take you into the back rooms of the US Attorney’s Office, the hidden world of the Witness Protection Program, and the secret rituals of one of America’s most dangerous gangs. Universally praised by bestselling authors from Catherine Coulter and George Pelecanos to Lisa Scottoline and David Baldacci, Leotta weaves fact and fiction to create her best novel yet. |
| w curtis preston: Spencer Tracy James Curtis, 2024-11-26 The definitive biography of one of Hollywood's greatest actors, illustrated with 124 rare photographs. Also included are complete stage and screen chronologies, notes and sources, and a selected bibliography. |
| w curtis preston: Prominent Families of New York Lyman Horace Weeks, 1898 |
| w curtis preston: The Girls Next Door Kara Dixon Vuic, 2019-02-01 To boost soldiers’ morale and remind them of the stakes of victory, the American military formalized a recreation program that sent respectable young women, along with famous entertainers, overseas. This history of the women who talked and listened, danced and sang, adds an intimate chapter to the story of war and its ties to life in peacetime. |
| w curtis preston: True Story Shanon Fitzpatrick, 2022-07-19 Focusing on Bernarr Macfadden, a bodybuilder turned publishing mogul, Shanon Fitzpatrick charts the rise and export of US mass media and consumer culture. Macfadden’s magazines—featuring fitness tips, celebrity gossip, and sensational “true” stories—created an enduring editorial template and powered worldwide demand for interactive American media. |
| w curtis preston: Asterisk Jim Van Meggelen, Leif Madsen, Jared Smith, 2007-08-28 Provides information on Asterisk, an open source telephony application. |
| w curtis preston: Asterisk: The Definitive Guide Leif Madsen, Jim Van Meggelen, Russell Bryant, 2011-04-08 Design a complete VoIP or analog PBX with Asterisk, even if you have no previous Asterisk experience and only basic telecommunications knowledge. This bestselling guide makes it easy, with a detailed roadmap to installing, configuring, and integrating this open source software into your existing phone system. Ideal for Linux administrators, developers, and power users, this book shows you how to write a basic dialplan step by step, and quickly brings you up to speed on the latest Asterisk features in version 1.8. Integrate Asterisk with analog, VoIP, and digital telephony systems Build a simple interactive dialplan, and dive into advanced concepts Use Asterisk’s voicemail options—including a standalone voicemail server Build a menuing system and add applications that act on caller input Incorporate a relational database with MySQL and Postgre SQL Connect to external services such as LDAP, calendars, XMPP, and Skype Use Automatic Call Distribution to build a call queuing system Learn how to use Asterisk’s security, call routing, and faxing features |
| w curtis preston: The Known Citizen Sarah E. Igo, 2018-05-07 Every day Americans make decisions about their privacy: what to share, how much to expose to whom. Securing the boundary between private affairs and public identity has become a central task of citizenship. Sarah Igo pursues this elusive social value across the twentieth century, as individuals asked how they should be known by their own society. |
| w curtis preston: Routes of Power Christopher F. Jones, 2014-04-07 The fossil fuel revolution is usually a tale of advances in energy production. Christopher Jones tells a tale of advances in energy access—canals, pipelines, wires delivering cheap, abundant power to cities at a distance from production sites. Between 1820 and 1930 these new transportation networks set the U.S. on a path to fossil fuel dependence. |
| w curtis preston: Undivided Vicky Beeching, 2019-08-20 Arguably the most influential Christian of her generation (The Guardian) Vicky Beeching chronicles her rise at the heights of Christian music and her brave decision to come out as gay—leading to self-acceptance and acknowledgment which changed her relationship with God and the practice of her faith. From a young age, Vicky Beeching loved to write songs and lead worship in church. In singing, she experienced the fullest expression of herself, what God had uniquely blessed her to do. After college, Vicky quickly achieved stardom, touring with some of Christian music’s biggest names. But Vicky’s success was threatened by a terrifying secret. She was gay. There was no room in Christian music for a gay worship leader. For ten years, Vicky rejected who she really was—a denial that damaged her in body and soul. After leaving music behind to enroll in a theology program at Oxford University, Vicky discovered that she could not worship God with a pure heart if she did not accept who she was. When she courageously came out publically in 2014, Vicky lost the support of her Christian community. But she gained much more: the truth had set her free. Focusing on her speaking and writing instead of music, Vicky leads worship in a new way now, emphasizing God’s inclusive love and faithfulness. Undivided is the story of her transformation, a joyous tale of God’s love, and a call for all Christians to worship God in authentic ways. |
| w curtis preston: Undocumented Lives Ana Raquel Minian, 2018-03-28 In the 1970s Mexico sent men across the border to take low-level work and return money to their communities back home. But the 1980s U.S. immigration crackdown forced many to remain in the north permanently for fear of not being able to return to work—trapped in a “cage of gold.” Ana Raquel Minian explores this unique chapter in Mexican migration. |
| w curtis preston: One Door Away from Heaven Dean Koontz, 2002-02 Hailed as America's most popular suspense novelist (Rolling Stone) Dean Koontz has entered a rich new phase of his writing career that is yielding his most imaginative, meaningful, and popular work yet. At the height of his powers as a literary craftsman, he has won the acclaim of critics as well as the allegiance of millions of fans the world over, transforming the greatest fears and hopes of our time into masterworks of dazzling originality and emotional resonance. Now, with the stunning depth and virtuosity of his storytelling, he brings to readers one of his most gripping and richly imagined novels to date -- an intoxicating story of adventure and suspense, mystery and revelation, told with humor, heart, and high art. One Door Away From Heaven In a dusty trailer park on the far edge of the California dream, Michelina Bellsong contemplates the choices she has made. At twenty-eight, she wants to change the direction of her troubled life but can't find her way -- until a new family settles into the rental trailer next door and she meets the young girl who will lead her on a remarkable quest that will change Micky herself and everything she knows -- or thinks she knows -- forever. Despite the brace she must wear on her deformed left leg, and her withered left hand, nine-year-old Leilani Klonk radiates a buoyant and indomitable spirit that inspires Micky. Beneath Leilani's effervescence, however, Micky comes to sense a quiet desperation that the girl dares not express. Leilani's mother is little more than a child herself. And the girl's stepfather, Preston Maddoc, is educated but threatening. He has moved the family from place to place as he fanatically investigates UFO sightings, striving to make contact, claiming to have had a vision that by Leilani's tenth birthday aliens will either heal her or take her away to a better life on their world. Slowly, ever more troubling details emerge in Leilani's conversations with Micky. Most chilling is Micky's discovery that Leilani had an older brother, also disabled, who vanished after Maddoc took him into the woods one night and is now gone to the stars. Leilani's tenth birthday is approaching. Micky is convinced the girl will be dead by that day. While the child-protection bureaucracy gives Micky the runaround, the Maddoc family slips away into the night. Micky sets out across America to track and find them, alone and afraid but for the first time living for something bigger than herself. She finds herself pitted against an adversary, Preston Maddoc, as fearsome as he is cunning. The passion and disregard for danger with which Micky pursues her quest bring to her side a burned-out detective who joins her on a journey of incredible peril and startling discoveries, a journey through terrible darkness to unexpected light. One Door Away From Heaven is an incandescent mix of suspense and humor, fear and wonder, a story of redemption and timeless wisdom that will have readers cheering. Filled with tragedy and joy, with terror and hope, it solidifies Dean Koontz's reputation as one of the foremost storytellers of our time. This is Dean Koontz at his very best -- and it doesn't get any better than that. From the Hardcover edition. |
| w curtis preston: Feminism’s Forgotten Fight Kirsten Swinth, 2018-11-05 Kirsten Swinth reconstructs the comprehensive vision of feminism’s second wave at a time when its principles are under renewed attack. In the struggle for equality at home and at work, it was not feminism that failed to deliver on the promise that women can have it all, but a society that balked at making the changes for which activists fought. |
| w curtis preston: The Haunting of Tabitha Grey Vanessa Curtis, 2012 Tabitha's just moved into a creepy old manor house with her family. It feels like the house is waiting for something, and she can't explain all the things that are happening here: she hears maids sobbing, old ladies are standing in the hall, and she feels a cold breath. She can't tell Dad or Mum, but least she has her little brother Ben to talk to. |
| w curtis preston: The Five Points of Calvinism David H. Steele, David N. Steele, Curtis C. Thomas, S. Lance Quinn, 2004 This fortieth-anniversary edition of The Five Points of Calvinism, now with Scripture quotations from the English Standard Version, contains updated source information and new appendices on such themes as A Kinder, Gentler Calvinism, Perseverance and Preservation, and The Practical Applications of Calvinism. Book jacket. |
| w curtis preston: Data Storage Networking Nigel Poulton, 2014-03-05 Learn efficient ways to harness and manage your data storage networks Whether you're preparing for the CompTIA Storage+ exam or simply seeking a deeper understanding of data storage networks, this Sybex guide will help you get there. This book covers data storage from the basics to advanced topics, and provides practical examples to show you ways to deliver world-class solutions. In addition, it covers all the objectives of the CompTIA Storage+ exam (SG0-001), including storage components, connectivity, storage management, data protection, and storage performance. Focuses on designing, implementing, and administering storage for today's evolving organizations, getting under the hood of the technologies that enable performance, resiliency, availability, recoverability, and simplicity Covers virtualization, big data, cloud storage, security, and scalability as well as how storage fits in to the wider technology environments prevalent in today's cloud era Provides advice and real-world examples that storage administrators in the trenches can actually use An excellent study aid for the CompTIA Storage+ exam (SG0-001), covering all the exam objectives Data Storage Networking: Real World Skills for the CompTIA Storage+ Certification and Beyond provides a solid foundation for data storage administrators and a reference that can be consulted again and again. |
| w curtis preston: History of Windham County, Connecticut: 1600-1760 Ellen Douglas Larned, 1874 |
| w curtis preston: Cloud Computing with the Windows Azure Platform Roger Jennings, 2010-12-29 Leverage the power of the Azure Services Platform for cloud computing With the Azure Services Platform, processing and storing data moves from individual corporate servers and Web sites to larger, more reliable, and more secure data centers. Roger Jennings, author of more than 30 books on Microsoft technologies, shows you how to leverage the power of Azure and its related services for cloud computing. The book begins with a look at the differences between cloud computing and application hosting and examines the various issues that .NET developers and IT managers face in moving from on-premise to cloud-based applications, including security, privacy, regulatory compliance, backup and recovery, asset cataloging, and other common technical issues. The author then drills down, showing basic programming for individual Azure components, including storage, SQL Data Services, and .NET Services. He then moves on to cover more advanced programming challenges. Explains the benefits of using the Azure Services Platform for cloud computing Shows how to program with Windows Azure components, including Azure Table and Blob storage, .NET Services and SQL Azure Addresses advanced programming challenges of creating useful projects that combine cloud storage with Web applications or services Companion Web site features complete, finished applications that can be uploaded to jump start a Windows Azure project Roger Jennings clears away the clouds and gets you started using the Azure Services Platform. |
| w curtis preston: Last Man Standing James Curtis, 2017-05-01 The story of the comic who took the stage with nothing but a newspaper and gave America an entirely new way to laugh |
| w curtis preston: A Pastor's Pit Judge Roy Sparkman, 2021-02-27 Religious liberty is under attack in the United States. Faced with legal challenges for the mere action of preaching from the Bible, Pastor Preston and his supporters confront a terrifying truth: the US Constitution is no defense against a biased district attorney obsessed with sending him to prison. A Pastor's Pit exposes the threat to the religious liberty that people of all faiths take for granted in the United States, as well as the crucial role that US Supreme Court appointments and presidential elections play in maintaining the rights of all citizens. How can a pastor be indicted and tried for the crime of preaching from the Bible? Will the courts send him to prison or uphold his constitutional freedoms? Pastor Preston's future and that of his family and his church hang in the balance! |
| w curtis preston: Modern Data Protection W. Curtis Preston, 2021-04-29 Give your organization the data protection it deserves without the uncertainty and cost overruns experienced by your predecessors or other companies. System and network administrators have their work cut out for them to protect physical and virtual machines in the data center and the cloud; mobile devices including laptops and tablets; SaaS services like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce; and persistent data created by Kubernetes and container workloads. To help you navigate the breadth and depth of this challenge, this book presents several solutions so you can determine which is right for your company. You'll learn the unique requirements that each workload presents, then explore various categories of commercial backup hardware, software, and services available to protect these data sources, including the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Learn the workload types that your organization should be backing up Explore the hardware, software, and services you can use to back up your systems Understand what's wrong with your current data protection system Pair your backed-up workloads to the appropriate backup system Learn the adjustments that will make your backups better, without wasting money |
| w curtis preston: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child Harvey Kubernik, Ken Kubernik, 2021-09-07 A unique tribute to Jimi Hendrix on the 50th anniversary of his untimely death, featuring contributions by those who knew and worked with him, enhanced with images by the most renowned rock photographers of the era. In September 1970, the legendary Jimi Hendrix died at only 27 years of age. On the 50th anniversary of this tragic event, acclaimed r |
| w curtis preston: Amplify Your Value Jeffrey Ton, 2018-07-22 Are you tired of being treated like an afterthought? Discover the step-by-step methods to put your IT department front and center in the minds of senior management. Are you a CIO or a Director of IT who struggles to make your voice heard? Does your company's executive team leave you out of important meetings? Are your business ideas and opinions never taken seriously? Keynote speaker and IT visionary Jeff Ton spent 35 years helping companies build strategic technology plans and innovative practices. And now he's here to share hard-won tactics that will have senior management hanging on your every word. Amplify Your Value - Leading IT with Strategic Vision contains the framework you need to take your rightful place among the senior leadership ranks. You'll learn simple strategies to cultivate a culture of support within your own team so you can better advocate on their behalf. Through Jeff Ton's transformative methods, you and your department will transition from the computer guys to the heart of the business. In Amplify Your Value, you'll discover: Simple techniques to establish your involvement in every key business initiative The step-by-step process to make positive transformational changes in your own department Methods to develop a strategic vision, increase your agility, and innovate from the top Tactics for identifying key projects that drive business value and getting stakeholders invested The core principles for managing your day-to-day work... and much, much more! Amplify Your Value is a must-have reference for IT heads ready to take their leadership skills to the next level. If you like systematic action plans, innovative management, and real-world examples, then you'll love Jeff Ton's insightful guide. Buy Amplify Your Value to step out from behind the computer screen and into the boardroom today! |
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Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?
May 30, 2013 · I purposely didn't mention I/O & c/o in my previous comment as I was aware of those. In particular, c/o has been used as long as I can remember. But otherwise this suggests …
writing style - What is the origin of shorthand for "with" -> "w ...
Jan 18, 2023 · Although its origin is contested, w/ has been used at least since the rise of the fast-food industry in the 1950s. As a form of shorthand to save time when writing down food …
Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo …
👉 Baskets come w/fries+slaw 👉 Naked dogs come w/o buns 👉 Fries and rings available w±o/salt. And so you order yourself up: 1 redhot basket w/rings 1 bratwurst basket w/kraut 1 naked polish …
知乎 - 有问题，就会有答案
知乎，中文互联网高质量的问答社区和创作者聚集的原创内容平台，于 2011 年 1 月正式上线，以「让人们更好的分享知识、经验和见解，找到自己的解答」为品牌使命。知乎凭借认真、专业 …
technical - Usage of "w.r.t." in academic papers - English Language ...
When I see w.r.t. I interpret it as with respect to. Per ngrams for with respect to,with regard to,with reference to,With respect to,With regard to,With reference to, phrase with respect to occurs …
为什么中国人把w （double you )读成'达不溜'? - 知乎
最早的时候，腓尼基字母一共有22个，其中就没有U，只有V，也没有W。到了大概11世纪的时候，人们把两个字母V连在一起创造出了字母W，所以最早的时候： W=double v. 后来，为方便 …
What does "wrt" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Using w.r.t. is definitely acceptable in even the most formal technical contexts, e.g. in published mathematical research. In fact, I remember some discussion of the fact that David Foster …
What does H/F, M/F and M/W abbreviation in job titles mean?
Feb 2, 2015 · If you look at some job titles on Stack Overflow Jobs you can come across several abbreviations: H/F, M/F, M/W. It does not look programming specific (excuse me if I'm wrong). …
空调的功率一般多大? - 知乎
这里的w（瓦）表示制冷量。 1.5匹的应为2000×1.5×1.162=3486W，依此类推，大致能判断空调的匹数和制冷量。 一般情况下制冷量2300~2600W都称为一匹，3200~3600W为1.5 …
锐龙 R7-8845H和锐龙 AI 9 365怎么选择？ - 知乎
锐龙 AI 9 365这么贵，值得吗？ 不值。 或者说，笔记本处理器的性价比竞争已经结束了，在未来的几年内，Intel性价比最好的处理器会一直是RPL以及它的各种refresh，AMD性价比最好的处 …
Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?
May 30, 2013 · I purposely didn't mention I/O & c/o in my previous comment as I was aware of those. In particular, c/o has been used as long as I can remember. But otherwise this suggests …
writing style - What is the origin of shorthand for "with" -> "w ...
Jan 18, 2023 · Although its origin is contested, w/ has been used at least since the rise of the fast-food industry in the 1950s. As a form of shorthand to save time when writing down food …
Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo …
👉 Baskets come w/fries+slaw 👉 Naked dogs come w/o buns 👉 Fries and rings available w±o/salt. And so you order yourself up: 1 redhot basket w/rings 1 bratwurst basket w/kraut 1 naked polish …
知乎 - 有问题，就会有答案
知乎，中文互联网高质量的问答社区和创作者聚集的原创内容平台，于 2011 年 1 月正式上线，以「让人们更好的分享知识、经验和见解，找到自己的解答」为品牌使命。知乎凭借认真、专业 …
technical - Usage of "w.r.t." in academic papers - English Language ...
When I see w.r.t. I interpret it as with respect to. Per ngrams for with respect to,with regard to,with reference to,With respect to,With regard to,With reference to, phrase with respect to occurs …
为什么中国人把w （double you )读成'达不溜'? - 知乎
最早的时候，腓尼基字母一共有22个，其中就没有U，只有V，也没有W。到了大概11世纪的时候，人们把两个字母V连在一起创造出了字母W，所以最早的时候： W=double v. 后来，为方便 …
What does "wrt" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Using w.r.t. is definitely acceptable in even the most formal technical contexts, e.g. in published mathematical research. In fact, I remember some discussion of the fact that David Foster …
What does H/F, M/F and M/W abbreviation in job titles mean?
Feb 2, 2015 · If you look at some job titles on Stack Overflow Jobs you can come across several abbreviations: H/F, M/F, M/W. It does not look programming specific (excuse me if I'm wrong). …
空调的功率一般多大? - 知乎
这里的w（瓦）表示制冷量。 1.5匹的应为2000×1.5×1.162=3486W，依此类推，大致能判断空调的匹数和制冷量。 一般情况下制冷量2300~2600W都称为一匹，3200~3600W为1.5 …
锐龙 R7-8845H和锐龙 AI 9 365怎么选择？ - 知乎
锐龙 AI 9 365这么贵，值得吗？ 不值。 或者说，笔记本处理器的性价比竞争已经结束了，在未来的几年内，Intel性价比最好的处理器会一直是RPL以及它的各种refresh，AMD性价比最好的处 …
