Leah Blaylock

The good news is that SAN expertise is a portable skill, according to Leah Blaylock, a recruiter at Atlanta-based Lucas Group, an IT search firm.While Blaylock finds few companies looking specifically for storage professionals in this economy -- "Everybody wants a generalist these days," she says -- job hunters with experience building and maintaining SANs possess a combination of systems administration and networking expertise that ensures their resumes will get a close look.