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To: 100cfm who wrote (2286)	2/5/2000 7:28:00 PM
From: t36	Respond to of 10934

you need to install emc's software for data storage in your brain..lol i am doing the same thing..all i do is read, read read...

To: 100cfm who wrote (2286)	2/5/2000 9:04:00 PM
From: mauser96	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

That sure sounds like an ambitious learning program. I've got to the point where my brain sometimes seems like a bookshelf, where the only way I can squeeze in another volume is to get rid of an old one. OTOH, at least this stuff is new and interesting, and it helps keep me young ( a relative term in my case). NTAP seems to be one of the easier companies to understand, so maybe this will help support the stock price over the long run.

To: 100cfm who wrote (2286)	2/6/2000 12:42:00 AM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10934

OTOT - 100 - RE: "I'm reading Mcmillan's option book(another tough read)" Is that a good book to learn options? I have seen a few people mention it a few times but no critiques. Thanks.

To: 100cfm who wrote (2286)	2/6/2000 3:46:00 PM
From: freeus	Respond to of 10934

reI think I need sockets in the back of my head like in the Matrix Ah a kindred soul. I am reading so much stuff that I can't understand my usually bloated "self-esteem" has not only debloated but is in danger of falling into the "needs self esteem building classes" category. If you think that McMillans book puts you to sleep try "self esteem building classes" they are worse because the other participants won't let you sleep, they think you are "avoiding" instead of just sleepy from reading all this tech information. NTAP....my next dd investigation. Freeus

To: 100cfm who wrote (2286)	2/7/2000 9:02:00 AM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

OT 100, I know exactly what you mean. I am in danger of becoming overwhelmed with all of the information that is important to me as an investor. But at least I have access to it. I too am studying options and LEAPS and trying, unsuccessfully, to learn more about the subjects you listed.

To: 100cfm who wrote (2286)	2/7/2000 3:17:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

>I think I need one of those sockets in the back of my head head like they had in the Matrix. yeah, but it wouldn't look nearly as cool as coming out of the front of your noggin. as fellow SIer, Ray Duray, perfectly coined it: FTTF! (fiber to the forehead) fwiw, following is PC Week's take on last week's Vixel-related announcement. ----- Vendors move to cut server out of data backup By John S. McCright, PC Week Online February 3, 2000 11:16 AM ET zdnet.com Organizations looking to reduce traffic on their LAN and free up more processing cycles on their servers are seeing more options for so-called serverless backup. A group of hardware and software vendors led by Vixel Corp. on Wednesday announced completion of a project that will enable IT managers to back up a NAS (network attached storage) device to a tape library on a SAN (storage area network) without sending the data over the LAN or through a server. Separately, Advanced Digital Information Corp. on Tuesday began shipping a new Fibre Channel router that enables movement of data directly from disk drives to tape libraries across the SAN with limited server intervention. By transferring some of the bandwidth and intelligence required for backup to the SAN, IT departments can free up the LAN for critical transactional data, observers said. A who's who list Vixel, of Bothell, Wash., which makes Fibre Channel switches used in SANs, was joined in its serverless backup initiative by NAS filer maker Network Appliance Inc.; tape library makers Quantum/ATL Products Inc. and Spectra Logic Inc.; and backup software developers Legato Systems Inc. and Veritas Software Corp. The group certified an IT architecture that starts with a Network Appliance NAS filer equipped with a new QLogic Corp. Fibre Channel host bus adapter. The adapter, which is installed in an existing PCI slot, enables the filer to attach to a Vixel switch. The switch, in turn, connects to a SAN with Quantum or Spectra Logic libraries on it. The companies modified their hardware or software to work with the others and have certified interoperability, but initially they will not offer the package as a bundle. There is no formal process for other vendors to get their switches, filers or software certified as part of the solution, said officials, who didn't rule out the possibility that that could take place. Single drive doesn't hack it While limited to the vendors involved, this type of NAS-to-SAN connection is necessary, said David Hill, an analyst at Aberdeen Group Inc. in Boston. Dedicating an entire tape library to a small NAS filer could be a waste of resources, Hill said. For larger NAS filers, the SAN connection relieves companies of a different kind of burden. "NAS filers used to be 50GB and now they're up to a terabyte, and a single tape drive doesn't do the trick anymore," Hill said. For its part, Advanced Digital Information is pursuing a different route in taking the server, to some extent, out of the backup picture. The company's new FCR 250 router seeks to nearly eliminate server CPU cycles used for backup by sending out software agents. The agents, which follow extended copy commands, allow the router to move data directly from disk drives to tape libraries across the SAN with limited server intervention. ADIC is also adding the extended copy command capability to its tape libraries. This Spring, the company will offer its Scalar 100 technology as a standalone box that will enable those tape libraries to act as NAS devices that could perform serverless backup, said officials in Redmond, Wash. While the FCR 250 is available now, priced beginning at about $9,000, no applications are on the market yet that can take advantage of the extended copy capability. Developers including Legato and Veritas are expected to add extended copy command capabilities to their storage management applications later this year after the Storage Networking Industry Association approves a standard for the command.