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LifestyleIntroduction to SAN and NAS Storage (Udemy.com)
Understand the basics plus more of Storage Area Networks SAN and Network Attached Storage NAS
Created by: Neil Anderson
Last updated April 2021
What you will learn
- Understand the basics plus more of Storage Area Networks and Network Attached Storage
- Be a more rounded and effective member of an IT team
- Understand the difference between SAN and NAS
- Connect to CIFS (SMB) NAS storage from a Windows client
- Connect to NFS storage from a Linux client
- Connect to iSCSI storage from a Windows client
- Understand the intracacies of Fibre Channel SAN
- Understand Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE
- Perform a basic configuration of SAN and NAS storage on a NetApp storage system
Course Description
Today's data center and cloud environments have converged infrastructures and management tools, and with the advent of virtualization technologies like VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, external SAN and NAS storage is becoming a standard. It's no longer possible to get by as an IT professional by knowing only servers, networking or storage, you need an understanding of all three for your career to thrive.
This course will give you the knowledge you need to understand SAN and NAS storage. You'll learn the theory of the CIFS (SMB), NFS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI and FCoE protocols, and see how to configure the storage system and connect from the client with hands-on lab demonstrations.
The lessons are vendor agnostic so they're suitable no matter who the manufacturer of your storage system is. I've used NetApp as the storage system in the live demos but the information is relevant to all vendors.
A verifiable course certificate stating you have completed this training will be provided at the end of the course. This will prove to potential future employers that you have the basic storage knowledge necessary to be an effective member of their IT team, and the motivation to complete further training and be a real asset to their company.
As a student in this course, you will get an answer to every question you ask in the Ask Question section. I love interaction with my students- anything you want to know, please ask.
Thank you for taking the time to read about the course. I hope you now have enough motivation to get into the learning right away. If so, click the blue button at the top of the page to enroll and get started!
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Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
13,754 Reviews
Neil Anderson
Hi, I'm Neil Anderson, and my mission is to build the best Cloud and Data Center systems engineers possible.
I dropped out of school with no qualifications or future plans at the age of 15. When I got a little bit older and wiser I realised I should make a career for myself so I pulled myself up by learning about IT technologies through books and online resources. It’s my passion now to help you do the same.
You know how some instructors seem to get a kick out of making things complicated to make themselves look smarter than you? I love to make things as easy to understand as possible and seeing you get that lightbulb moment.
I'm proud of my 'Top Responder' tag on Udemy and unless I'm on an international flight I'll personally answer your questions within 24 hours. I genuinely care about giving you the best experience possible, both in the quality of my training and in ongoing support.
Nothing makes me feel better than hearing back from students who I've helped move on to the next level in their career. It gives me huge satisfaction to know I've played a part in you achieving your goals.
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Reviews
By Lukas Markus Johann Singer on 9/3/2026
it was missing some informations for people that dont know some things where at the start it was said "you should already know that" and unlike a lot of other lectures i have seen before they explained and filled out graphics in real time
By Lennart Halldén on 8/31/2026
Neil is hardcore good, his material has helped me lots in the past and now Im looking forward to continue my studies with some storage and network topics.
By Artur Miguel Baptista da Cruz on 7/13/2026
Very good explanation, which I didn't expect in a free training course.
By Katri Keränen on 6/30/2026
I think the explanations on this course were quite clear and easy to understand even without a background in engineering. As someone who will work with customers who have purchased storage and backup solutions, this was a good introduction course to the area for me.
By Osborne Deku on 3/10/2026
We've made some progress! and i now can tell the difference between NAS and SAN
By CHERITTA BROWN on 2/9/2026
The instructor, Neil Anderson, is thoroughly detailed and makes relevant documentation easily accessible. The learning material is not complicated to follow and understand.
By Anonymized User on 1/28/2026
Yes, it wasa good match for me to understand everything in the simplest way as much as possible.
By Axl David Cespedes Gomez on 1/5/2026
Muy bien explicado para ser teórico, las diapositivas no me gustaron mucho
By Giovanni Román-Díaz on 12/3/2025
Very easy to follow lectures, great content and demo's for anyone interested in learning this crucial step in understanding enterprise SAN and NAS configurations.
By Anonymized User on 11/6/2025
yes, it is very good. but it's being a little difficult to me to understand their accent.
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Overall Score : 94 / 100
- Video Duration:
3.6h - Price: Free
- Provider: Udemy
- Updated:
April 2021 - Level:
All Levels - Language:
English - Certificate:
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