Event-At-A-Glance

Sunday, May 31
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Delegate registration -- avoid standing in line on Monday morning by checking in on Sunday evening
Monday, June 1
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration and welcome refreshments
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome address presented by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director, Storage Media Group
9:15 am - 9:30 am Move to Breakout Rooms
9:30 am - 10:30 am Breakout sessions
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES: Backup on a Budget

Presented by W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert, TechTarget
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Right-sizing Primary Data

Presented by Anne Skamarock, Research Director, FOCUS
EXECUTIVE/MANAGEMENT:The Other Green -- Storage Efficiency and Optimization

Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO
MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS: Storage Network Performance -- The Weakest Link

Presented by Howie Goldstein, Founder, Howard Goldstein Associates
10:30 am - 10:45 am Move to breakout rooms
10:45 am - 11:45 am Breakout sessions
DISASTER RECOVERY: Recovery Site Configurations

Presented by Bill Peldzus, Vice President of Data Center Services, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, GlassHouse Technologies
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES: The Deduplication Debate -- Software- vs. Hardware-based Approaches

Presented by Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Integrating Solid State Storage

Presented by Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek
MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS: The Five Myths of Storage Management for Distributed Systems and Mainframe Environments

Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Morning refreshment break
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Technology in Action Session #1
Technology in Action Session #2 Technology in Action Session #3
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Breakout sessions
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: New Developments in Scale-out vs. Scale-up Storage

Presented by Brian Greenberg, President and CEO, General System Dynamics
DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL: Backup and Archive Are Not the Same Thing!

Presented by Jeff Harbert, Principal Storage Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies
DISASTER RECOVERY: Replication Alternatives for DR

Presented by Marc Staimer, President and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Using Thin Provisioning to Your Best Advantage in the Data Center

Presented by Jeff Byrne, Senior Analyst and Consultant, and Christine Taylor, Analyst, Taneja Group
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Afternoon refreshment break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE: How Virtualization Can Make IT the Good Guys
Presented by Barb Goldworm, President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Reception
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Ask the Experts
Tuesday, June 2
9:00 am - 9:30 am Welcome refreshments
9:3 am - 9:45 am Welcome address presented by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director, Storage Media Group
9:45 am - 10:45 am EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE: Building a Service-oriented Data Protection Strategy
Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International
10:45 am - 11:00 am Move to breakout rooms
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Breakout Sessions
DISASTER RECOVERY: Server Virtualization, Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery

Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO
DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL: New Trends in Content Addressable Storage

Presented by Bill Mottram, Founder and Managing Partner, Veridictus Associates
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Deep Dive into Solid State Storage Technology

Presented by Mark Peters, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS:
FCoE -- Happiness or Hype?

Presented by Howie Goldstein, Founder, Howard Goldstein Associates
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Morning refreshment break
12:15 pm- 1:15 pm Solution Provider and Emerging Technology Showcases
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Exhibit Hall Lunch
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Breakout Sessions
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES: Protecting Data on the Edge

Presented by W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert, TechTarget
MANAGEMENT/EXECUTIVE:A Storage Manager's Role in Information Governance

Presented by Barclay Blair, Information Governance Practice Director, Forensics Consulting Solutions
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Tools to Help You Manage Capacity

Presented by Brian Greenberg, President and CEO, General System Dynamics
DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL: Cloud-based Archiving Services

Presented by Ron Scruggs, Senior Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Afternoon refreshment break
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm Breakout Sessions
MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS: Not “Just a Switch” Anymore -- Data Center “Backbone” Architectures

Presented by Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: The Truth about Virtualizing Storage

Presented by Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES:
5 Things That Will Mess Up Your Backups -- and How to Avoid Them

Presented by Jeff Harbert, Principal Storage Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies
DISASTER RECOVERY: Stuff Happens -- How to Assess Risks and Set Objectives for Business Continuity Plan

Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International