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A free seminar with W. Curtis Preston

 

"I've really enjoyed listening to [W. Curtis] Preston . I've read all of his materials; his books and magazine articles, so it's great to hear him in person and listen to him pull it all together."

"Curtis is great and he's the reason why I've come here. There's a good mix of humor and insight, with a lot of practical experience."

Interested in what your peers are raving about? From New York to San Francisco, “Backup School” has educated hundreds of storage pros like you and left them with tips and techniques that have made their backup processes easier and less time consuming. Apply now for the FREE “Backup School Hits the Road” seminar featuring keynote speaker W. Curtis Preston.

Backup is the one topic that continually plagues storage-focused IT professionals. And with a fully-updated agenda for 2007, Preston, V.P. of Data Protection at GlassHouse Technologies, will go into in-depth detail on the issues, technologies and solutions surrounding backup. So, whether you're stumped about virtual tape libraries, perplexed about backup redesign or just want to make backup easier, this is the event for you. Guaranteed.

Keynote Speaker

W. Curtis Preston, VP of Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
W. Curtis Preston is the Vice President of Data Protection Services at GlassHouse Technologies. He authored Using SANs and NAS and Unix Backup and Recovery, the seminal O'Reilly book on backup. He has been designing storage systems for more than 10 years and has designed systems for environments ranging from backup systems for small businesses to enterprise storage systems for Fortune 100 companies. His passion for backup and recovery began with managing the data growth of a 24x7, mission-critical environment. Since that time, Preston has been able to help many companies design resilient storage systems, and his client list includes many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies.

 

Agenda

8:00 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions

9:10 am Lesson one: What's Wrong with Backup

10:00 am Vendor Showcase (3 Presentations)

10:30 am Peer Networking/ Refreshment Break

11:00 am Lesson Two: Enhancing Traditional Backup Systems

12:15 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Vendor Showcase

2:00 pm Lesson Three: Next Generation Backup

3:00 pm Q&A, Raffle, 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

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.