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Thu. Mar. 12	Boston, MA The Westin Waltham
Tue. Mar. 17	Chicago, IL The Hilton Chicago
Thu. Mar. 19	Kansas City, KS - Sheraton Overland Park
Tue. Apr. 21	Seattle, WA The W Seattle
Thu. April 30	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Thu. May 14	Raleigh, NC Marriott Raleigh City Center
Tue. May 19	Dallas, TX Hilton Anatole
Thu. Jun. 18	Minneapolis, MN - Sheraton Minneapolis West
Tue. Jun. 23	London, UK Hilton London Metropole
Thu. Jun. 25	The Netherlands The Rosarium in Amsterdam
Thu. Jul. 23	San Francisco, CA Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Tue. Jul. 28	Phoenix, AZ Wyndham Phoenix
Thu. Jul. 30	Atlanta, GA Atlanta Marriott Century Center
Thu. Aug. 6	San Diego, CA Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa
Tue. Aug. 18	Cleveland, OH DoubleTree Cleveland South
Mon. Aug. 31	Denver, CO Doubletree Hotel Denver
Tue. Oct. 20	Columbus, OH Westin Columbus
Tue. Oct. 27	Houston, TX Houston Marriott West Loop by The Galleria
Thu. Oct. 29	Washington, D.C The Park Hyatt
Thu. Nov. 5	Orlando, FL The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Thu. Nov. 12	Philadelphia, PA Hyatt Regency Philadelphia
Thu. Dec. 10	New York, NY Sheraton Hotel & Towers

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A free seminar with W. Curtis Preston

Backup is the one topic that continually plagues storage-focused IT professionals. That’s why over 3,000 storage professionals have attended this acclaimed event since 2005 and 98.7% of them said they would recommend it to their peers – peers just like you!

Advanced Backup School is guaranteed to provide you with time-tested advice and techniques that will make backup easier. Renowned backup guru W. Curtis Preston will review the basics – but will also be going into in-depth detail on the newest issues, technologies, and solutions surrounding backup.

Updated for 2009, this year’s seminar will incorporate detailed statistical information on backup policy, procedure and volume pulled directly from over 100 Fortune 1000 companies. Plus, you’ll get Curtis’ experienced take on the viability of solutions like virtual tape libraries, data deduplication, virtualization, continuous data protection and more.

The agenda is completely revamped, as Curtis focuses his attention on the next-generation technologies being successfully deployed in many IT architectures, but you can expect the same quality of useful information as last time. And, perhaps just as importantly, the audience is made up solely of storage professionals like you so there will be ample networking opportunities with peers in your area

Seating for this seminar is free for qualified IT professionals, but extremely limited. To claim your seat, apply today by calling Seminar Manager Annabelle Bozin at (508) 621-5530 or complete our quick online application.

Keynote Speaker

W. Curtis Preston; Mr. Backup
W. Curtis Preston (a.k.a. "Mr. Backup") has been singularly focused on data backup and recovery for more than 15 years. From starting as a backup admin at a $35 billion-dollar credit card company to being one of the most sought-after consultants, writers and speakers in this space, it's hard to find someone more focused on recovering lost data. He is the webmaster of BackupCentral.com, the author of hundreds of articles, and the books "Backup and Recovery" and "Using SANs and NAS.

US Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast - Exhibit Area is open

9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome/Introduction by Lindsay Mullen, Editorial Director, Storage Decisions

9:10 - 10:00 am W. Curtis Preston: "Optimizing Your Backup System"

10:00 - 10:30 am Vendor Showcase: Top backup technology providers present their latest products

10:30 - 11:15 am Break -- Exhibit area is open

11:15 am - 12:15 pm W. Curtis Preston: "Deduplication"

12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch -- Exhibit area is open

1:15 - 2:30 pm W. Curtis Preston: "Protecting Stored Data, Backing Up Virtualized Infrastructure & Remote Offices"

2:30 - 2:45 pm Q&A with Curtis Preston, plus a raffle for 2 gift checks for $100 each

2:45 pm Adjourn

UK Agenda

9:00 - 10:00 am Registration and Breakfast - Exhibit Area is open

10:00 - 10:10 am Welcome/Introduction by Lindsay Mullen, Editorial Director, Storage Decisions

10:10 - 11:00 am W. Curtis Preston: "Optimizing Your Backup System"

11:00 - 11:30 am Vendor Showcase: Top backup technology providers present their latest products

11:30 - 12:15 pm Break -- Exhibit area is open

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm W. Curtis Preston: "Deduplication"

1:15 - 2:15 pm Lunch -- Exhibit area is open

2:15 - 3:30 pm W. Curtis Preston: "Protecting Stored Data, Backing Up Virtualized Infrastructure & Remote Offices"

3:30 - 3:45 pm Q&A with Curtis Preston, plus a raffle for 2 gift checks for $100 each

3:45 pm Adjourn

Topics Include:

The top 10 ways people misconfigure their backup systems
How to avoid those mistakes
The pros and cons of the different disk-based backup targets
An overview of CDP, data reduction backup and replication-based backup systems
How 10-Gigabit Ethernet really performs in backup servers
What success rates other companies are getting and why
What disk has really done for real companies' backup
Deduplication hardware: who is using it and how is it working?
Using dedupe to backup remote offices: software or hardware route?
Updated explanation of encryption, including tape drive encryption
VMware & backups: friend or foe?

Why you should attend:

We understand that backup is not the most exciting part of your job and we know that it shouldn't be the most difficult part either. Preston will provide you with time-tested advice and techniques that will make backup easier. In addition to unfettered access to Preston , you will also be able to talk freely with SearchStorage.com editors, vendors from the top storage companies and peers from your area.

What you can expect:

In each seminar in this series, your morning starts out with a full buffet breakfast and ends with a giveaway from our event sponsors. The agenda includes time for Q&A, networking opportunities and tons of valuable information -- and you get it all for FREE.

Backup School London

UK
Since 2005, ‘Advanced Backup School’ has traveled across America and educated thousands of IT pros on how to better manage their backup strategy. Now W. Curtis Preston, the world’s leading expert on backup technology and practice, takes this popular seminar to London for the second time – with an all new agenda that highlights ways to innovate and improve your backup operations. Click here to register!
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Backup School at the Rosarium in Amsterdam

Netherlands
IT pros in the Netherlands struggle with the same backup headaches that face IT pros in the United States. Attend the free one-day seminar that has educated thousands of IT pros from New York to San Francisco since 2005 -- and learn how to make your backup processes easier and more reliable. Hear W. Curtis Preston preach both the backup basics and the newest innovations in backup technology and practice. Click here to register to sign up for an invaluable opportunity to check out this popular US event!
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Efficiënte data storage en veilige backup wordt steeds belangrijker, nu ook in Nederland! De sinds 2005 succesvolle Amerikaanse workshopserie heeft reeds duizenden van uw vakgenoten van New York tot San Francisco geleerd hoe zij backup processen makkelijker en betrouwbaarder kunnen maken.Leer van uw Amerikaanse collega’s en tackle uw grootste data opslag uitdaging in 1 dag! Onze internationale gastspreker W. Curtis Preston vertelt u alles over backup basics, de nieuwste innovaties en over praktische tips. Neem kosteloos deel aan deze eendaagse workshop, klik hier om te registreren voor dit exclusieve event!

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