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Tue. June 30	ONLINE!

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A Free Live Seminar Online Featuring W. Curtis Preston

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.

And that's why we are extremely pleased to announce that the 2009 virtual version of this seminar featuring W. Curtis Preston takes place on Tuesday, June 30th.

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.

This online seminar is free for qualified IT professionals, but space - much like at the live version - is extremely limited. To claim your seat, apply today by completing 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

9:00 am Doors Open/Booth Activity

9:30 am Session 1: Implementation, Advanced Uses and Testing, Part I - The first session starts with an explanation of why we are using disk in the backup system, as it will build the foundation for later discussions. Preston delves into an explanation of the what deduplication is and isn’t and how it differs from related technologies, such as compression and single-instance-storage. He discusses the different behaviors and data elements that change your deduplication ratio and finishes with a detailed explanation of the importance of restore and copy speed.

10:00 am Booth Activity - Visit one of our sponsors' booths to win a $100 Amazon.com giftcard.

10:15 am Sessions 2: Deduplication and Other Strategies for Protecting Your Assets with the Veritas NetBackup Platform - Presented by Symantec

11:15 am Booth Activity - Visit one of our sponsors' booths to win a $100 iTunes giftcard.

12:00 pm Session 3: Implementation, Advanced Uses and Testing, Part II - Preston explains the differences between the different types of dedupe, including source and target, hashing vs. delta differentials, inline vs. post processing and local vs. global deduplication. He continues with an explanation of some advanced uses of deduplication and finishes the session with some thoughts on how to test deduplication.

12:30 pm Booth Activity - Booth Activity - Visit one of our sponsors' booths to win a $100 Amazon.com giftcard.

12:45 am Session 4: Data Deduplication: It's more than Just a Box on the Network - Presented by Falconstor

1:45 pm Booth Activity - Visit one of our sponsors' booths to win a $100 iTunes giftcard.

2:00 pm Session 5: Live Q&A with W. Curtis Preston - Backup and recovery expert W. Curtis Preston answers all of your questions in this live Q&A Moderated by Andrew Burton, Site Editor, SearchDataBackup.com, SearchDisasterRecovery.com, SearchSMBStorage.com

2:45 pm Session 6: Stepping up to Deduplication with Simpana8 - Presented by Commvault

3:45 pm Session 7: Data Deduplication Beyond Backup TechTalk - In this TechTalk, W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor for TechTarget’s Storage Media Group and independent consultant, discusses the state of deduplication for primary storage, the pros and cons of the different approaches, and what we should expect to see in future systems.

4:15 pm Networking Lounge - Network with your peers at this virtual seminar in our Networking Lounge and you'll have the chance to win a $100 Amazon.com giftcard.