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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. *Please note: Due to the overwhelming interest in data reduction technologies - particularly data deduplication - and the resultant popularity of this seminar series, we're now bringing this event to several additional cities before the end of 2009. We're committed to bringing this valuable, in-demand content to you - in your city - and are pleased to announce that we've lined up the following recognized experts and frequent Storage Decisions speakers to deliver their own independent presentations in the listed cities: 9/15 in Minneapolis – Greg Schulz  Greg Schulz; Founder, Sr. Consulting Analyst, The Server and StorageIO Group As founder of the IT industry analyst and consultancy firm Server and StorageIO (StorageIO), Greg has worked in operations supporting backup, as a programmer, systems administrator, disaster recovery consultant, as well as capacity planner for various IT organizations. He has worked for several vendors involved with backup/recovery, data protection and other storage networking technologies before joining an industry analyst firm later forming StorageIO. In addition to his analyst and research duties, Greg is a prolific writer, blogger, and sought after speaker appearing regularly at venues around the world covering storage and infrastructure optimization including data reduction among other topics. Greg is author of the books "The Green and Virtual Data Center” (CRC) and "Resilient Storage Networks – Designing Flexible Scalable Infrastructures (Elsevier)". Learn more at www.serverandstorageio.com.
 Natalie Meek; Practice Manager, GlassHouse Technologies Natalie Meek has over ten years experience in technical consulting and systems administration, with particular expertise in deduplication technologies, backup and business continuance solutions, email archiving solutions, enterprise storage systems, SAN configuration and Open Systems storage. She has extensive experience working for Fortune 500 companies to design, deploy and manage effective backup solutions leveraging deduplication and virtualization technologies. Prior to GlassHouse, Natalie was a consultant at Cambridge Computer Services managing Networker installs, teaching classes and writing the course manuals.
 Jeff Harbert; Principal Consultant, GlassHouse Technologies Jeff Harbert is responsible for developing solutions to maximize customers’ data recoverability and properly positioning new technologies, such as deduplication, as they are deployed. His expertise spans deduplication technologies, archiving, SAN-based backup and disaster recovery planning. Jeff brings more than 10 years of backup and storage experience, gained in technical positions at EMC and StorageNetworks. Jeff has spoken at various conferences, including Storage Decisions and Comdex, and has been published in Storage magazine.
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 1:00 pm Dedupe Luncheon Workshop with Flip Video HD giveaway 2:30 pm Adjourn What you can expectIn 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
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Vendor Events
Infrastructure Optimization with Greg Schulz; sponsored by CDW
Optimizing Virtualized Environments with Greg Schulz, sponsored by Datalink
DR/Business Continuity
Planning with Bill Peldzus;
sponsored by CDW
