| Tuesday, September 22 |
| 7:00 am - 8:15 am |
Registration and Welcome Refreshments |
| 8:15 am - 8:25 am |
Welcome address presented by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director, Storage Media Group
Located in Main Ballroom |
| 8:25 am - 8:35 am |
Move to breakout rooms |
| 8:35 am - 9:35 am |
Breakout sessions |
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES:
5 Things That Will Mess Up Your Backups -- And How to Avoid Them
Presented by Jeff Harbert,
Principal Storage Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies |
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: New Developments in Scale-out vs. Scale-up Storage
Presented by Terri McClure, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group |
DISASTER RECOVERY:
Stuff Happens -- How to Assess Risks and Set Objectives for Business Continuity Plans
Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners Intl. |
| 9:35 am - 9:45 am |
Move to breakout rooms |
| 9:45 am - 10:45 am |
Breakout sessions |
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES: VMWare and Backup -- Enemies or Friends?
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor, TechTarget and Independent Backup Expert
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DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL:
Cloud-based Archiving Services
Presented by Ron Scruggs, Senior Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies
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STORAGE SYSTEMS & STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Deep Dive into Solid State Storage -- the Technologies and Architectures
Presented by Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek |
MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS:
What You Need to Know about New Storage Technologies
Presented by Arun Taneja, Founder and Consulting Analyst, Taneja Group |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am |
Morning Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Solution Provider and Emerging Technology Showcase
#1
In 10-minute rapid-fire format, this session focuses on innovative solutions from today’s hottest start-ups providing unique products, technologies or services and also on value-added resellers and systems integrators offering their unique market perspective from their experience working closely with customers to meet ever changing storage demands
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| 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm |
Breakout sessions |
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT: Using Thin Provisioning to Your Best Advantage in the Data Center
Presented by Christine Taylor, Analyst, Taneja Group
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DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL:
Advanced CAS -- Lock Up Your Data with Content Addressable Storage
Presented by Russ Fellows, Senior Analyst and Managing Partner for Evaluator Group
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MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS:
Virtual I/O - Paths to converged networking
Presented by Howard Marks, Chief Scientist, DeepStorage.net
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DISASTER RECOVERY: Replication Alternatives for DR
Presented by Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting |
| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Afternoon Refreshment Break |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Solution Provider and Emerging Technology Showcase #2
Hear from more of the next big players in the storage market and from solution providers as they share more insights into successful customer projects and solutions to common challenges your peers have faced |
| 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
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| 4:00 pm - 6:15 PM |
Exhibit Hall Reception
Enjoy delicious food, hors d'ouvres and cocktails as you check out the latest storage technologies from dozens of leading technology providers. At the same time, chat with 550 of your peers, network with Storage Decisions’ independent expert speakers, and enter to win some fantastic prizes like a Flip Video HD |
| 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm |
Ask the Experts
Storage Decisions Conference presenters from both days will be available to directly address your specific storage concerns and personally answer any questions you might have in our Ask the Experts section of the Exhibit Hall. Make sure to sign up ahead of time for a 10-minute time slot on the board outside of Main Ballroom |
| Wednesday, September 23 |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Sponsored Breakfasts |
| 8:30 am - 8:55 am |
Welcome Refreshments |
| 8:55 am-9:00 am |
Welcome address presented by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director, Storage Media Group
Located in Main Ballroom |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE: Building a Service-oriented Data Protection Strategy
Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International |
| 10:00 am - 10:10 am |
Move to Breakout Rooms |
| Technology in Action: HDS --
Cost-Effective Measures for a Cost-Conscious IT World
Presented by Costa Hasapopoulos, Vice President of Americas Solutions and Products |
Technology in Action: Sun --
Changing the Storage Paradigm
Presented by Art Licht, Distinguished Engineer Storage Architect, OpenStorage |
| 10:40 am - 10:55 am |
Morning Refreshment Break |
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES:
Data Deduplication -- Different Approaches for Different Environments
Presented by W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor, TechTarget and Independent Backup Expert
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DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL:
End User Session on Cloud
Presented by
Michael Passe, Storage Architect, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Boston
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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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MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS:
Not "Just a Switch" Anymore -- Data Center "Backbone" Architectures
Presented by Dennis Martin, Founder and President, Demartek |
| 11:55 am - 12:00 pm |
Move to Main Ballroom |
Technology in Action: Symantec --
Stop Buying Storage and Start Optimizing Data Management
Presented by Phil Goodwin, Senior Manager and Andrew Singer, Product Marketing Manager |
Technology in Action: Dell --
Zero to SAN in 30 Minutes
Presented by Stan Stevens and Chris Duffy |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Lunch
This is your last chance to network with your peers, the expert speakers and vendors in a relaxed atmosphere. Maximize your time with exhibiting storage technology providers and make contacts for your 2010 projects and initiatives. During this delicious free lunch on the exhibit hall floor, you’ll have the chance to win prizes like a 42” flatscreen HD LCD TV |
| 12:30 pm-2:00 pm |
Ask the Experts
Storage Decisions Conference presenters from both days will be available to directly address your specific storage concerns and personally answer any questions you might have in our Ask the Experts section of the Exhibit Hall. Make sure to sign up ahead of time for a 10-minute time slot on the board outside of Main Ballroom! |
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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EXECUTIVE/MANAGEMENT: Efficient Storage -- Optimizing for Power, Performance, and Cost Effectiveness
Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst, StorageIO Group |
STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT:
Deep Dive into Solid State Storage -- the Business Values and Justifications
Presented by Mark Peters, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
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| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Afternoon Refreshment Break |
DISASTER RECOVERY: Recovery Site Configurations
Presented by Bill Peldzus, VP of Data Services, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, GlassHouse Technologies |
BACKUP TECHNOLOGIES:
Cost Effective Backup -- Cut Backup Costs While Meeting SLAs
Presented by Russ Fellows, Senior Analyst and Managing Partner for Evaluator Group |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Storage Decisions Cocktail Reception
Presented by Xiotech
|
| 6:00 pm |
Conference Adjourns |
