Sessions in detail

Track 1: Backup Technologies

Data protection continues to be Job #1 for most storage managers -- a job that only gets more complex as each year companies add up to 50% more storage capacity. The good news is that newer technologies can help in this uphill battle, but you still have to determine the right tools for the job, how they will work within the context of you storage environment and whether they provide the level of protection that your company requires.

Among the topics covered in this track are data deduplication, virtual tape libraries, the newly integrated backup suites, matching data protection levels to business needs and how archiving fits into a data protection scenario.

VMWare and Backup -- Enemies or Friends?

Presented by W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor, TechTarget and Independent Backup Expert

This session will focus on the challenges of backing up a VMware environment and the various solutions that users are now using to solve those challenges. Topics included will be why backing up VMWare is such a challenge, how most customers are backing it up, and how that’s not working for them. Curtis will then discuss various proposed solutions to the problem, including VMWare consolidated backup (or VCB), vSphere’s replacement to VCB, as well as point solutions for VMWare-centric environments.

Data Deduplication -- Different Approaches for Different Environments

Presented by W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert, TechTarget

There are many ways and places to implement data deduplication, including technologies embedded with backup software that have just come on the market this year. W. Curtis Preston brings you up to date on the latest data deduplication methods, how to select the right approach or combination of approaches for your environment, and caveats to consider before buying a data deduplication product.