Event-At-A-Glance

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
DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL:
Cloud-based Archiving Services


Presented by Ron Scruggs, Senior Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies
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
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
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
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
MANAGING STORAGE NETWORKS:
Virtual I/O - Paths to converged networking

Presented by Howard Marks, Chief Scientist, DeepStorage.net
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
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
DATA RETENTION AND RETRIEVAL:
End User Session on Cloud

Presented by Michael Passe, Storage Architect, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Boston


STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT:
The Truth about Virtualizing Storage


Presented by Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting
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 Manage
r
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
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
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

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