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Attend this free seminar for the chance to win one of two $100 Amazon gift cards and 1 of 25 signed copies of W. Curtis Preston's book, "Backup and Recovery"!

 

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Tues. September 15, US	ONLINE!
Thurs. September 17, UK	ONLINE!

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A free online seminar with W. Curtis Preston

Live, on September 15, 2009, the popular Backup School Virtual Seminar featuring world famous backup and recovery expert W. Curtis Preston returns for the final time this year.

This past March, thousands of IT professionals from across the US and the world joined our first Backup School virtual seminar – gaining all the information and interaction our attendees have come to expect from this popular traveling seminar.

Now we’re back with 3 all new video-broadcast presentations by Curtis Preston – plus several new sponsors – as we focus on information you can use to shore up your backup operation now – and properly plan for your 2010 upgrades!

Read on for details on the topics we’ll cover, the agenda and our description of the virtual seminar experience. Be sure to pre-register, so you’ll gain instant access the day of the seminar – and you’ll receive an email prompt when the presentations are about to begin.

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It pros in the UK: You’re invited to join an special version of this seminar on Thursday, 17 September, specially tailored to your information needs. Curtis Preston will join SearchStorage.co.UK Bureau Chief Antony Adshead for a discussion on backup and recovery challenges specific to your needs. Plus, our sponsoring vendors will staff their virtual booths with representatives based in the UK, so you can establish valuable contacts. Click here to pre-register for this exclusive live event.
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What is the Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar?

Since 2005, W. Curtis Preston has conducted the Storage Decisions Backup School seminar in cities across the US, Canada and Europe – educating thousands of IT pros from Atlanta to Amsterdam, Charlotte to Chicago, Dallas to Detroit, LA to London, Minneapolis to Montreal, Phoenix to Philadelphia, San Diego to St. Louis and so on… And at every stop your peers have walked away with advice they’ve used immediately to improve backup operational efficiency and reliability in the restore process.

Now, we’re bringing this seminar – with 3 brand new presentations – to the convenience of your desktop in a slick, user-friendly, interactive format. Attend this one-day seminar and benefit from:

-- 3 informative, consultative NEW presentations by W. Curtis Preston that provide tips on backup system optimization and key 2010 initiatives like deduplication, protecting stored data and backup up virtual machines
-- Live interaction and Q&As with Curtis Preston
-- Virtual booths from event sponsors which include detailed product information you can download in a variety of interesting formats, plus live interaction with sponsor product experts
-- Sponsor Webcasts where you can learn and ask questions about the latest backup planning technologies
-- Two chances to win one of five $100 amazon.com gift cards

What is a Storage Decisions Virtual Seminar?

A Virtual Seminar is an online experience designed to duplicate the information and interaction you’d experience at a Storage Decisions seminar, with the convenience of desktop access and on-demand functionality. Via a user-friendly interface, you’ll easily interact with speakers, sponsors and other attendees, without having to leave the office.

Attend this seminar and explore the different segments, including:

3 expert sessions from W. Curtis Preston on the latest backup topics including:
-- Three Key Backup Technologies
-- The Reality of De-duplication
-- Best Practices for Backup

Live interaction and Q&As with Curtis Preston

Virtual booths from event sponsors which include detailed product information you can download in a variety of interesting formats, plus live interaction with sponsor product experts

Sponsor Webcasts where you can learn and ask questions about the latest backup planning technologies

Two chances to win$100 amazon.com gift cards

All of this takes place in an easy to navigate interface that provides a virtual seminar experience - right from your desktop!

Get the same great advice that your peers have received at the Storage Decisions Backup School seminars from renowned expert, W. Curtis Preston – plus the opportunity browse exhibits from the leading backup planning technology providers.

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

 

* The final agenda will be communicated to all registered attendees before the seminar begins

What You Can Expect

• Webcasts with W. Curtis Preston, on how to make backup and recovery more reliable and  the hot backup technologies you should be considering
  
• Sponsor virtual booths that look and act like a real seminar - you interact with reps from backup technology providers and download demos and product information
  
• Sponsor webcasts where sponsors explain the latest backup technologies and how they can help you solve your backup and recovery challenges
  
• A live text chat with W. Curtis Preston, where you get your questions answered and you see Curtis' responses to the questions posted by your peers
  
• All of this takes place in a slick, easy to navigate interface that provides a virtual seminar experience - right from your desktop!

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.

We encourage you to pre-register for this virtual seminar, and invite your peers responsible for storage, servers, the data center and networks. This highly-interactive and educational event is the perfect venue to address a key initiative that affects so many groups within IT.

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