Need Guidance to start career in Software or Storage Technology

Here is a simple email from one my beloved blod reader

Hi...Good Morning....when browsing through the internet....was lucky enough to find your blog on storage an saw your blog....great stuff...aspiring to be a storage engineer...great stream and is a big ocean....was looking out for a mentor...who would guide me into this highly valued and paid field...where to start.....?where to end....?and with so many terminologies.....NAS,SAN,CAS,FCIP,IFCP,ISCSI....etc etc.... and with so many vendors...EMC...netapp...HP...IBM? what technology(NAS/SAN/CAS) to choose and whom to choose is a big question and to know the right stuff is a big challenge ....found your blog by God's grace...awaiting for more information and your valued guidance.
Regards

Here is my reply

nice to see ur email. appreciate ur interest. Guidance will definitely be there but expect lots of dedication & contribution from ur side,. If u can do that I can support U in your quest for storage knowledge.

Let me know what u know so far,. send ur brief resume or profile so i can understand ur prior knowledge base line.
Let me know what r ur expectations & the more details u can write the better
even if u write 30 lines I 'll be happier to go in detail.

Email me & I will start ur sessions once i can plan with your inputs .

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Roger