Backup & DR planning for modern information processing

"This will be a fair, factual and entertaining discussion of all the different techniques that are available for data protection." - Jon Toigo, CEO, Toigo Partners International

Brand new for 2013, The New Rules of Backup and Data Protection combines two of our most popular seminars (Next-Gen Backup School & Disaster Recovery for the 21st Century) into one full-day educational experience. This free seminar features data protection guru and renowned expert, Jon William Toigo, who provides real-world advice for tackling your most pressing backup and DR challenges. Your peers are raving about these events - watch this short video to find hear for yourself! click to play video

What makes Jon Toigo so unique?

Toigo brings 37 years of IT expertise to the podium with an independent, straightforward and honest presentation style that has gained him rave reviews across the world making him one of the most sought-after storage strategists in the field today.

You have plenty of opportunities to hear "talking-heads" at most events, but here's someone who has real, relevant, and high profile experience to support his presentation. Below is a short snap-shot of Jon's work:

• Established a data protection plan with a federal government agency that delivered business value beyond risk reduction.
• Worked with a major power company saving them the cost and effort of sending employees to remote sites for any reason other than a complete shut-down of the primary center
• Helped relocate and resume service for hundreds of NYC businesses following 9-11
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Why can't you afford to miss this event?

"The current emphasis on disk-based mirroring and replication as a core technique for data protection is actually exposing data protection strategies to epic failure. Disks are failing at 50 to 1500 times the frequency stated by manufacturers, new information on silent corruption (the corruption of bits at the time of recording) is leading to increased questioning of data protection techniques such as RAID, and interconnect failures (array components other than disk drives) are starting to rival disk failures as causes of catastrophic data loss. A witche's brew of issues with disk are under-reported by the industry but promise to make your next disaster a data disaster."
-- Jon William Toigo

Ask questions, get real-world examples and expand your professional network by spending just a few hours out of the office (all at no cost)! Questions are encouraged throughout the course of the seminar and attendees are invited to discuss their own data protection challenges. Where possible, conceptual information will be reinforced with practical, real-world use cases drawn from Toigo's extensive DR consulting experience. Emphasis will also be placed on describing the real world aquisition and operational costs of the techniques and topologies illustrated.

Typical Attendee Snapshot

• Systems Specialist, DR - Macy's
• Manager, Data Protection - Cox Communications
• BCP Manager - Duke University
• Database Administrator - Neiman Marcus
• Senior Disaster Recovery Analyst - GameStop, Inc.
• Network Planner - Verizon
• Director, Network Administration - Lions Gate Entertainment
• VP, Information Security - Bank of America

IT managers, storage managers and system or storage administrators responsible for managing backup operations, archiving, data protection, disaster recovery and business continuity planning projects.

Registration is FREE for qualified IT professionals

To claim your complimentary seat today, submit your application online or contact Mike Parisi, Storage Decisions Event Manager, at (617) 431-9718 or mparisi@techtarget.com.