Storage Expo is custom-built to address the topics that
matter most to end-users
If you want to keep up with the latest storage technology and
services, or you have to juggle shrinking budgets and growing data
storage demands, Storage Expo 2005 is the event for you.
Storage Expo is the UK's only event dedicated to data storage.
Attended by more than 4,000 visitors, it features 90 of the world's
top storage suppliers and an extensive, cutting-edge free education
programme.
The event enables companies to compare the latest products and
services, providing the ideal opportunity to assess how to
incorporate the latest storage technology into their
architecture.
Leading-edge keynote addresses will be given by some of the
industry's top experts. These include:
Jon Collins, principal analyst, infrastructure
and management, at Quocirca, will unmask the complex world of
virtualisation, and explain virtualisation techniques and
applications.
His address, "Storage virtualisation: leverage the present and
architect the future", is a must for anyone who wants to know more
about virtualisation.
Frank Timons, research analyst with Robert
Baird, will reveal feedback from end-users, resellers and suppliers
on the impact of compliance, virtualisation, and information
lifecycle management on data storage.
John Fell, partner at Pinsent Masons, will
unveil the impact of the new Companies Act on data storage and
compliance in the UK in his session, "How the new Companies Act
fits into the business case for data storage".
According to Martin Bruce, storage consultant
for distribution systems at Friends Provident, "The key issue we
are seeing in data storage is primarily the data explosion, with
our San-based storage growing tenfold in just three years.
"This data growth is driven primarily by the business focus on
applying technology and e-commerce to enhance distribution, improve
services and reduce costs."
In his session, "How to use virtualisation to cope with an
increased demand for storage", Bruce will discuss the drivers that
justify this technology in the enterprise environment and will
demonstrate the benefits that can be reaped from its
implementation. The presentation will give a clear picture of how
one example of this technology has been deployed within one of the
UK's leading financial institutions.
Tony Oliver, storage manager at RWE npower,
says, "The key issues we are facing today are dealing with the rate
of growth in data and the challenge of putting in complete
end-to-end solutions when you also have to use legacy systems to
protect your investment in existing data storage
infrastructures.
"We are currently benchmarking a number of leading storage
companies' solutions to see how they fare against each other and at
Storage Expo in my keynote, 'Developing the storage management
infrastructure to meet your business objectives', I will be sharing
our findings so far."
Oliver's keynote will discuss quick wins, which could be
achieved while aligning your storage infrastructure to meet defined
business objectives.
There will also be a practical description of how one utility
company realigned its IT internal processes to meet the
newly-stated business objectives.
This will give visitors an insight into the hows, the whys and
the lateral thinking that helped the company achieve its goals. It
will show how time to market was cut and quality of service
improved.
For an interactive debate or insider
intelligence there are two expert-led round table
discussions.
The round table on "Optimising your data management strategy",
mediated by Jon Collins, principal analyst at Quocirca, features
senior executives from Ordnance Survey, University of Glasgow,
Lilly, Coda, Galway Clinic Private Hospital, and Credit Suisse
First Boston. It will investigate how to cut costs, improve
operational efficiency, deal with real-time recovery and comply
with regulatory requirements in the demanding and complex business
environment.
Hamish Macarthur, chief executive and founder of Macarthur
Stroud International, will moderate a round table of senior
executives who will discuss "The storage technology roadmap".
Senior executives from Network Appliance, Hitachi Data Systems,
EMC and Hewlett-Packard will reveal what you can expect from the
latest technology in support network storage.
There will also be a number of case studies,
part of the free seminar programme at Storage Expo, drawing on the
experience and expertise of many of the leading lights of the
storage industry.
According to a recent survey, 71% of European IT directors said
they recognised that 4Gbytes/s would deliver significant
improvements to existing storage infrastructures. Exhibitors
Emulex, Engenio, IBM, LSI Logic and QLogic will be hosting a
special area at Storage Expo to show what 4Gbytes/s can do.
This year, the show also features Documation UK, the only event
of its kind focused on the latest solutions and technology for
efficient and effective information management.
Documation UK is running its own, free dedicated education
programme and a host of specialist exhibitors.
Storage Expo takes place at the National Hall, Olympia, London
on 12-13 October. Online registration for both Storage Expo and
Documation UK is free before 5pm on 10 October; after that time it
will cost £20.
www.storage-expo.com
The big issues
- Storage Expo asked storage end-users what they think this
year's major business issues are. Here is what they said:
- Coping with the growth of data
- Ensuring solutions meet business requirements
- Ensuring data is safe and secure
- Business continuity, disaster recovery and back-up
- Regulatory compliance
- Service provision to support existing products and
services
- End-to-end management and control of data
- Ensuring quality of service when budgets are static or
shrinking
- Improving utilisation of storage
Source: Storage Expo
Case study programme
- Compliance and risk mitigation - what is the true impact on IT
and the organisation?Richard Hall, IT director EMEA, Coda, midday,
12 October
- Taking the pain out of back-upPhilip Sheehan, IT manager,
Galway Clinic, private hospital, 12.45pm, 12 October
- Business continuity planning - from concept to executionAnn
Freeman, service manager for business continuity services, Abbey,
midday, 13 October
- How to meet the demand for continuous back-upRobin Noble, ICT
manager, Royal Borough of Kingston, 1pm, 13 October
- Reducing complexity and gaining control of the storage
environment Gareth Bridges, IT manager, Wakefield Health
Informatics Service, 2.15pm, 13 October
Business strategy seminars
- How to deliver perfect higher availability & disaster
recovery solutions - and it is not about protecting the dataNeil
Robertson, group CEO, Neverfail Group, 11.15am, 12 October
- Even the data was in tiersDave Haslam, technical director,
Hitachi Data Systems, 1.30pm, 12 October
- Challenging SMEs to think about storage differentlyBob
Aitchison, senior regional manager EMEA, QLogic, 2.15pm, 12
October
- Intelligent storage networking: a platform for growthPaul
Talbut, CEO, HPS, 3.45pm,12 October
- Simplifying the messaging infrastructureJulian Wheeler, systems
engineering manager, Network Appliance, 11.15am, 13 October
- Information management strategy for the next five years -
intervene now Andy Smith, client solutions director, EMC2, 12.45pm,
13 October