Storage Decisions Session Downloads

In 2007, exploding data growth and increasing pressure to protect that data from disasters, fraud and stiff regulations is changing the way storage professionals are expected to manage operations. Ever-changing technology and business considerations are fueling a sweeping change in storage networking fundamentals.

Figuring out how to treat data as information with a specific, classified value will allow storage-focused IT professionals to manage storage systems more efficiently and truly align storage operations with their organizations' strategic initiatives. Storage Decisions 2007, September 26-28 in New York City, addresses these issues head-on with in-depth, educational sessions. Download the materials from those sessions here.

As in the past, Storage Decisions is a multi-track event. The tracks include:

• Executive
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• Architecture
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• Disaster Recovery
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• Infrastructure
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• Data Protection/Backup
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TRACK 1: EXECUTIVE
C-level technology executives not only need to know the status of their current operations but meticulously plan for the future. Our "Executive track" sessions give these technologists an idea of where their storage should be and ideas on where it's headed. Sessions also key on ways to integrate new technologies, processes and ideas without going over budget.

Sessions included in this track:

• Storage "On Demand" -- Re-engineering the Storage Supply Chain
  Presented by Richard Scannell, Senior VP, GlassHouse Technologies
  
• Fall 2007: What Storage Managers Are Buying
  Presented by Rich Castagna,Storage magazine
  
• How-to: Working Through A Litigation Recovery Request
  Presented by Michael A. Clark, Managing Director, EDDix LLC
  
• Buying Storage -- What the Vendors Don't Want You to Know
  Presented by Bill Peldzus, Director, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery & Data Center, GlassHouse Technologies
  
• Building a Highly Virtualized Storage Environment
  Presented by Steve Duplessie, Founder & Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
  
• Data Dangers -- How Rogue Data Can Hurt You
  Presented by Mark Diamond, CEO, Contoural
  

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TRACK 2: ARCHITECTURE
Data classification is at the core of nearly all modern storage management techniques and tools. Treating data as information with a specific, classified value to the company will allow storage professionals to manage storage systems more efficiently and to align storage operations with their companies' strategic directions. Featured in this track will be the popular Tiered Storage School sessions along with other sessions that can help any manager set up or administer this new architecture.

Sessions included in this track:

• Tiered Storage/Data Classification School I
  Presented by Greg Forest, VP of Application Archiving and Deployment Services, Contoural Inc.
  
• Tiered Storage/Data Classification School II
  Presented by Greg Forest, VP of Application Archiving and Deployment Services, Contoural Inc.
  
• Different Shades of Green -- Storage and Data Infrastructure Power and Cooling
  Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder and Sr. Analyst StorageI
  
• Managing Storage on the LAN/WAN Edge
  Presented by Tory Skyers, Network Administrator, Prudential
  
• Four Challenges To Making Server and Storage Virtualization Work
  Steve Norall, Analyst, Taneja Group
  

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Sessions included in this track:

• Advanced Backup School I
  Presented by W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
  
• Advanced Backup School II
  Presented by W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
  
• Disk vs. Tape -- The Backup Battle
  Presented by Brian J. Greenberg, Director of Data Protection Services
  
• Encryption and Archive Arrive
  Presented by W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
  
• Convergent Evolution in Data Protection and Archiving
  Presented by Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
  

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Sessions included in this track:

• Advanced Storage School I
  Presented by Howie Goldstein, President Howard Goldstein Associates, Inc.
  
• Advanced Storage School II
  Presented by Howie Goldstein, President Howard Goldstein Associates, Inc.
  
• Real-world Virtualization
  Presented by Matt Yotko, Director of Technology Infrastructure, IAC
  
• Clustering for Performance
  Presented by Greg Schulz, Founder, Storage IO
  
• The Benefits of Networked Storage with Virtual Severs (VMware)
  Presented by Mark Peters, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
  
• Using Virtualization to Deliver Storage
  Presented by Mark Staimer, President, DragonSlayer Consulting
  

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Sessions included in this track:

• Getting to Green: Managing Data for Efficient Provisioning and Effective Protection
  Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO, Toigo Partners International
  
• Disaster Recovery: It's All About the Data
  Presented by Bill Peldzus, Director, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery & Data Center, GlassHouse Technologies
  
• The Three Fold ITIL Process Path to Disaster Recovery & Continuity of Storage Operations (COOP) Nirvana
  Presented by Dr. D Akira Robinson, Consulting Computer Scientist, US Navy
  
• Testing your DR Plan
  Presented by Jon Toigo, CEO, Toigo Partners International
  
• Breaking Storage Barriers -- Wide-area Data Services
  Presented by Arun Taneja, Founder & Senior Analyst, Taneja Group

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Past Storage Decisions shows
Storage Decisions, Spring 2007, Chicago
Storage Decisions, Spring 2007, Toronto
Storage Decisions, Fall 2006, Las Vegas
Storage Decisions, Fall 2006, New York
Storage Decisions, Spring 2006, Chicago