| 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
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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
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BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES:
The Deduplication Debate -- Software- vs. Hardware-based Approaches
Presented by Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
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STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Integrating Solid State Storage
Presented by Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek
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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
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| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm |
Morning refreshment break |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Technology in Action Session #1
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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
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DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL: Backup and Archive Are Not the Same Thing!
Presented by Jeff Harbert, Principal Storage Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies
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DISASTER RECOVERY:
Replication Alternatives for DR
Presented by Marc Staimer, President and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL: New Trends in Content Addressable Storage
Presented by Bill Mottram, Founder and Managing Partner, Veridictus Associates
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STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT:
Deep Dive into Solid State Storage Technology
Presented by Mark Peters, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
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MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS:
FCoE -- Happiness or Hype?
Presented by Howie Goldstein, Founder, Howard Goldstein Associates
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| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm |
Morning refreshment break
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| 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
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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
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STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: The Truth about Virtualizing Storage
Presented by Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting
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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
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