Comments on: Bedtime Reading – EMC’s ISM Book http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2010/04/28/bedtime-reading-emcs-ism-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bas Raayman http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2010/04/28/bedtime-reading-emcs-ism-book/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Bas Raayman Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:06:55 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=2464#comment-298 That's a real hard one for me. The problem with a lot of the storage certifications is that they are bound to one general technology. You do get a good background, but it's still usually on how one vendor implements that technology. I would probably say that the EMC E20-001 (which is the ISM certification from EMC) is actually quite good in checking your overall understanding of how these technologies work, and they check if you have a deeper understanding of what they tried to transfer from the book to your brain. That's a real hard one for me. The problem with a lot of the storage certifications is that they are bound to one general technology. You do get a good background, but it's still usually on how one vendor implements that technology. I would probably say that the EMC E20-001 (which is the ISM certification from EMC) is actually quite good in checking your overall understanding of how these technologies work, and they check if you have a deeper understanding of what they tried to transfer from the book to your brain.

]]> By: Simon Long http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2010/04/28/bedtime-reading-emcs-ism-book/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Simon Long Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:47:39 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=2464#comment-294 Thanks for the extra info Bas. I am possibly thinking about doing an entry level storage exam, so it's good that this book will feed me a lot of the relevant information need. Any recommendation on which certs are best for storage beginners?<br><br>Oh and thanks for letting me use that video! ^^ Thanks for the extra info Bas. I am possibly thinking about doing an entry level storage exam, so it's good that this book will feed me a lot of the relevant information need. Any recommendation on which certs are best for storage beginners?

Oh and thanks for letting me use that video! ^^

]]> By: Bas Raayman http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2010/04/28/bedtime-reading-emcs-ism-book/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Bas Raayman Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:49:37 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=2464#comment-293 That video will keep haunting me, won't it? ^^<br><br>By the way, it's also not bad as a basis for EMC entry level certification. Those who might be wondering, I can assure you that this book isn't geared towards EMC specific products. They are mentioned in there on some occasion, or they display EMC's implementation of the technology in the last 3 or 4 pages of a chapter, but it is much more about how these components all work and what comes along with them (stuff like ILM or security are also covered). That video will keep haunting me, won't it? ^^

By the way, it's also not bad as a basis for EMC entry level certification. Those who might be wondering, I can assure you that this book isn't geared towards EMC specific products. They are mentioned in there on some occasion, or they display EMC's implementation of the technology in the last 3 or 4 pages of a chapter, but it is much more about how these components all work and what comes along with them (stuff like ILM or security are also covered).

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