or call Annabelle Bozin at (508) 621-5530

Date	Location
Tue. Feb. 17	St. Louis, MO Hyatt Regency
Thu. Feb. 19	San Antonio, TX - Hyatt Regency
Thu. Feb. 26	London, UK - Hilton Metropole
Thu. May 7	Birmingham, AL DoubleTree Birmingham
Thu. May 21	Miami, FL Hilton Miami Downtown
Wed. May 27	Milwaukee, WI Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Thu. May 28	Pittsburgh, PA Sheraton Station Square Hotel
Thu. Jun. 4	San Jose, CA Doubletree San Jose
Thu. Aug. 13	Irvine, CA Hyatt Regency Irvine
Thu. Aug. 20	Rochester, NY Marriott Airport Hotel
Tue. Aug. 25	Hartford, CT
Thu. Aug. 27	Memphis, TN
Wed. Sept. 9	Las Vegas, NV Caesars Palace
Thu. Sept. 10	Tampa, FL Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Thu. Oct. 8	Charlotte, NC
Tue. Oct. 13	Detroit, MI
Thu. Oct. 15	Salt Lake City, UT
Tue. Nov. 3	Louisville, KY
Tue. Dec. 8	Reston, VA
Tue. Dec. 15	Albuquerque, NM

Our 2009 Sponsors

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Managing data growth is going to prove essential to storage professionals in 2009 as we all try to do more with less. As a result, data reduction technologies like data deduplication, which reduce storage needs by eliminating redundant data, are a tool most organization’s are already considering.

That’s why, after an extremely successful run in 2008, the Data Deduplication seminar is returning for 2009. And this year, the event will be coming to a city near you.

The technology is ready and the concept is a no-brainer, but there are several decisions to be made before you get started and numerous pitfalls to be avoided.

If you’re considering deduplication, then you owe it to yourself and your organization to attend our new half-day seminar featuring the world’s leading expert on backup and recovery, W. Curtis Preston. At this seminar, Preston goes in-depth into your technology options, shares insights from deployments he’s managed and answers your questions in a small-group seminar setting.

Seating for this breakfast 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.

If you’ve been to Storage Decisions or attended our Advanced Backup School seminar, you know what a knowledgeable and entertaining speaker Curtis Preston is. Factor in the small-group interactive format, the peer networking with area IT decision-makers and the information you’ll get from the leading providers of deduplication technology -- and this free half-day seminar is a must-attend.

Keynote Speakers

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.

Agenda

8:00 am Registration and Breakfast - Exhibit area open

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions

9:10 am Session 1: The Promises of Dedupe or Dedupe Basics You Need to Know

10:00 am Vendor Showcase

10:45 am Peer Networking/ Refreshment Break - Exhibit area open

11:15 am Session 2: Deep Dive into Dedupe or Implementation, Advanced Uses and Testing

12:30 pm Q&A, Raffle, Adjourn

*1:00 pm Dedupe Luncheon Workshop

*Lunch workshop not available in Detroit and Albuquerque

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.

Our 2009 Sponsors