Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
In 2007, exploding data growth and increasing pressure to protect that data from disasters, fraud and stiff regulations is changing the way storage professionals are expected to manage operations. Ever-changing technology and business considerations are fueling a sweeping change in storage networking fundamentals.
Figuring out how to treat data as information with a specific, classified value will allow storage-focused IT professionals to manage storage systems more efficiently and truly align storage operations with their organizations' strategic initiatives. Storage Decisions 2007, December 4-6 in San Francisco, addresses these issues head-on with in-depth, educational sessions. Download the materials from those sessions here.
As in the past, Storage Decisions is a multi-track event. The tracks include:
TRACK 1: DISASTER RECOVERY
Traditional data protection has finally started to shift towards a recovery-centric paradigm. Storage is now at the cusp of an entirely new discipline: Recovery Management. This track explores how users can coordinate a range of data protection technologies to create more recoverable infrastructures. Restructuring your recovery methods can also help you recover the right data at the right time and in the right manner.
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- Getting to Green -- Managing Data for Efficient Provisioning and Effective Protection
Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO, Toigo Partners International
- Replication, Rolling Disasters and Testing
Presented by Bill Peldzus, VP Data Center Services, Business Continuity and DR, GlassHouse Technologies
- Testing your DR Plan
Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO, Toigo Partners International
- Breaking Storage Barriers -- Wide-area Data Services
Presented by Arun Taneja, Founder and Senior Analyst, Taneja Group
- Convergent Evolution in Data Protection and Archiving
Presented by Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
Click to download Disaster Recovery Track sessionsTRACK 2: EXECUTIVE
C-level technology executives not only need to know the status of their current operations but meticulously plan for the future. Our "Executive track" sessions give these technologists an idea of where their storage should be and ideas on where it's headed. Sessions also key on ways to integrate new technologies, processes and ideas without going over budget.Sessions included in this track:
- Storage "On Demand" -- Re-engineering the Storage Supply Chain
Presented by Richard Scannell, Senior VP, GlassHouse Technologies
- Winter 2007 -- What Storage Managers Are Buying
Presented by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director, Storage Media Group
- How-to -- Working Through a Litigation Recovery Request
Presented by Stephanie Mendelsohn, Director of Corporate Records and eDiscovery, Genentech Inc.
- Buying Storage -- What the Vendors Don't Want You to Know
Presented by Bill Peldzus, VP Data Center Services, Business Continuity and DR, GlassHouse Technologies
- Storage 3.0 -- The Next Revolution of Storage Systems
Presented by Ben Woo, VP Enterprise Storage Systems, IDC
Click to download Executive Track sessionsTRACK 3: TIERED STORAGE AND DATA CLASSIFICATION
Data classification is at the core of nearly all modern storage management techniques and tools. Treating data as information with a specific, classified value to the company will allow storage professionals to manage storage systems more efficiently and to align storage operations with their companies' strategic directions. Featured in this track will be the popular Tiered Storage School sessions along with other sessions that can help any manager set up or administer this new architecture.Sessions included in this track:
- Tiered Storage and Data Classification School I
Presented by Greg Forest, VP of Application Archiving and Deployment Services, Contoural Inc.
- Tiered Storage and Data Classification School II
Presented by Greg Forest, VP of Application Archiving and Deployment Services, Contoural Inc.
- Different Shades of Green -- Storage and Data Infrastructure Power and Cooling
Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO
- Managing Storage on the LAN/WAN Edge
Presented by Tory Skyers, Senior Systems Engineer, Prudential & Roach
- Realistic Approaches to Today's Power and Cooling Challenges
Presented by Mark Peters, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
TRACK 4: DATA PROTECTION AND BACKUP Click to download Tiered Storage and Data Classification Track sessions
One of the top issues in storage is how to protect your data. Making the backup process seamless and reliable is critical. This track covers the staple backup technologies such as disk and tape, but also has an eye on the litany of new technologies set to drastically alter the data protection landscape. Sessions cover how emerging technologies such as data de-duplication, continuous data protection (CDP) and encryption are changing the ways managers perform and monitor copies of data.Sessions included in this track:
- Advanced Backup School I
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
- Advanced Backup School II
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
- Disk vs. Tape -- The Backup Battle
Presented by Brian J. Greenberg, Director of Data Protection Services
- Encryption and Archive Arrive
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
TRACK 5: BUILDING ENTERPRISE STORAGE NETWORKS Click to download Data Protection and Backup Track sessions
To keep up with the demands of data and business requirements, managers need to engineer the most flexible and complete storage network. This track will look at SAN and NAS issues, distance demands, remote offices and how to build out systems.Sessions included in this track:
- Advanced SAN School I
Presented by Howie Goldstein, President, Howard Goldstein Associates Inc.
- Advanced SAN School II
Presented by Howie Goldstein, President, Howard Goldstein Associates Inc.
- Clustering for Performance
Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO
- Using Virtualization to Deliver Storage
Presented by Mark Staimer, President and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting- Building a Highly Virtualized Storage Environment
Presented by Tony Asaro, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
- Storage Challenges Created By a Virtualized Server Infrastructure
Presented by Jeff Byrne, Senior Analyst and Consultant, and Arun Taneja, Founder and Senior Analyst, Taneja Group
Click to download Building Enterprise Storage Networks Track sessionsPast Storage Decisions shows
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