TRACK: DATA PROTECTION/BACKUPOne of the top issues in storage is how to protect your data.
Making the backup process seamless and reliable is critical. This
track covers the staple backup technologies such as disk and tape,
but also has an eye on the litany of new technologies set to
drastically alter the data protection landscape. Speakers will
explain how emerging technologies such as data de-duplication,
continuous data protection (CDP) and encryption are changing how
managers perform and monitor copies of data.Downloads included in this track: (click title to download
slides)
Advanced Backup
School I
Speaker: W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services,
GlassHouse Technologies
Description: In Backup School I, W. Curtis Preston will
deconstruct the common backup system and point out the mistakes
that may be hampering your backup operations.
For more information:Take a look at
Curtis' Advanced Backup School webcast series
Advanced Backup
School II
Speaker: W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services,
GlassHouse Technologies
Description: The krux of Backup School II hour is devoted
disk-based backup. Because of its performance benefits, backing up
to disk before tape is making a huge impact on the way backups are
done and done more cost effectively. Also this hour Curtis takes a
look at a potentially disruptive backup technology -- data
de-duplication.
For more information:
Ask Curtis any backup question here
Encryption and
Archive Arrive
Speaker: W. Curtis Preston, VP Data Protection Services,
GlassHouse Technologies
Description: This session shows you how to protect your data
and keep your company from making the wrong kind of
headlines.
For more information:
How to manage encryption keys
Disk vs. Tape --
The Backup Battle
Speaker: Brian J. Greenberg, Director of Data Protection
Services
Description: As the data protection services director of a
large investment bank, Brian Greenberg attempts to help clear up
the misconceptions of each target, provide some hard cost analysis
and draw from practical experience.
For more information:
Backup-to-disk performance tuning
Evolution in Data
Protection and Archiving
Speaker: Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy
Group
Description:Backup, archive, replication and CDP all
initiate copies of data, moving them into and outside of the data
center in the name of data protection. In this session with ESG
analyst Lauren Whitehouse, find out why she believes that
convergence of data protection functions will continue as
technology matures and end-users drive demand for unified
approaches.
For more information:
Backup software buying guide
Back to the full listing of sessions
Other tracks
Executive Track
Infrastructure Track
Architecture Track
Disaster Recovery Track