Conference: Storage Track
This track will help explain how key storage and storage network technologies work together to drive your business. We have sessions that will appeal to the business executive, as well as sessions that are more technical and comprehensive for IT technical staff. Storage Application, Storage Technologies and Storage Networks will be the track's main focus.
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 A "Crash" Course in Data Replication (Location: 1E13)Replicating data over a WAN sounds pretty straight-forward, but it turns out that there are literally dozens of different approaches, each with its own pros and cons. Which approach is the best? Well, that depends on a wide variety of factors! This class is a fast-paced crash course in the various ways in which data can be replicated, and the pros and cons of each major approach. We trace the data path from applications to disk drives and examine all of the points along the way wherein replication logic can be inserted. We look at host based replication (application, database, file system, volume level, and hybrids), SAN replication (disk arrays, virtualization appliances, caching appliances, and storage switches), and backup system replication (block level incremental backup, CDP, and de-duplication). This class is not only the fastest way to understand replication technology it also serves as a foundation for understanding the latest storage virtualization techniques. Speaker - Jacob Farmer, CTO, Cambridge Computer Service
Jacob Farmer is an industry-recognized expert on storage networking and data protection technologies. He has authored numerous papers and is a regular speaker at major industry events such as Storage Networking World, VMWorld, Interop, and the Usenix conferences. Jacob's no-nonsense, fast paced presentation style has won him many accolades. Most recently Jacob was honored as the top-rated speaker at Storage Networking World, the preeminent conference for the data storage industry. Jacob is a regular lecturer at many of the nation's leading colleges and universities. Of recent he has given invited talks at institutions such as Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Harvard, and Yale. Inside the data storage industry, Jacob is best known for having authored best practices for designing and optimizing enterprise backup systems and for his expertise in the marketplace for emerging storage networking technologies. He has served on the advisory boards of many of the most successful storage technology startups, and is well respected in the analyst community. Jacob is a graduate of Yale University. | |||||
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Deduplication and Single Instance Storage: Practical Applications for Backups, Archiving, and Primary Storage (Location: 1E13) Deduplication (dedupe) and single instance storage (SIS) are perhaps the hottest topics in the storage industry. EMC just acquired a dedupe startup for over two billion dollars! Meanwhile, all of the leading backup vendors are scrambling to integrate dedupe into their products. But this is just the beginning of a major new technology trend! Dedupe offers benefits not just for backups, but also for cloud storage, archiving, virtual desktops, and even primary storage for high performance production servers and VMs. This session is broken into three parts: 1) The first section discusses the fundamental technology of dedupe, revealing both the shortcomings of current approaches and the opportunities for new solutions. 2) The second section focuses on dedupe for backups. We illustrate different ways to integrate dedupe into backup systems as well as revealing non-dedupe approaches that might deliver similar results at lower costs. 3) Lastly, we describe applications for dedupe and SIS in rich media archives, virtual desktops, and primary storage. Speaker - Jacob Farmer, CTO, Cambridge Computer Service
Jacob Farmer is an industry-recognized expert on storage networking and data protection technologies. He has authored numerous papers and is a regular speaker at major industry events such as Storage Networking World, VMWorld, Interop, and the Usenix conferences. Jacob's no-nonsense, fast paced presentation style has won him many accolades. Most recently Jacob was honored as the top-rated speaker at Storage Networking World, the preeminent conference for the data storage industry. Jacob is a regular lecturer at many of the nation's leading colleges and universities. Of recent he has given invited talks at institutions such as Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Harvard, and Yale. Inside the data storage industry, Jacob is best known for having authored best practices for designing and optimizing enterprise backup systems and for his expertise in the marketplace for emerging storage networking technologies. He has served on the advisory boards of many of the most successful storage technology startups, and is well respected in the analyst community. Jacob is a graduate of Yale University. | |||||
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Information Compliance: Classification, Archiving and eDiscovery (Location: 1E13) Compliance and eDiscovery are two of the biggest challenges facing IT today. Information continues to grow exponentially - and with it - the need to comply with industry and government regulations and prepare for eDiscovery while keeping costs down. This session will discuss the situation in which many companies today find themselves—trying to reconcile records management, compliance and governance requirements and manage these requirements with tools that are available today. In particular, it will look at classification, archiving and retention policy management to proactively address compliance, and as tools to treat eDiscovery requests as a repeatable business processes. Speaker - Gregory Kosinski, Director, Product Marketing, EMC
Gregory Kosinski, Director of Product Marketing, is responsible for product marketing strategy and programs for EMC information governance and compliance software solutions. Grego works closely with customers and product operations staff to ensure that EMC products meet the demanding business requirements of customers, and with distribution channels and partners to deliver EMC solutions to market. Grego has more than 33 years experience in the technology sector, holding marketing management positions at Lucent Technologies and the Amdahl Corporation, and as senior industry analyst with the market research firm, Dataquest. Grego has helped customers and partners to develop business plans, marketing strategies, strategic alliances, and investment opportunities. Grego has conducted sessions and presentations at numerous industry trade shows and conferences. He holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business and a BA in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. Thursday, November 19 | | ||||
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Disaster Recovery Planning for the SME (Location: 1E09) Over the past few years newsworthy disasters from Tsunamis and floods to simple blackouts have struck around the world with seemingly greater frequency. While the Wall Street crowd has dedicated disaster recovery sites and dark fiber links, those of us with somewhat more limited budgets have to be a bit more creative. This session will explore cost effective disaster recovery planning, from assessing your organization's needs to selecting products and vendors to help implement your plan. Topics Covered * The Elements every DR plan must have * Data Protection * Application Availability * A place for users to work * Distance: The key to data protection * Determining recovery point and time objectives for your applications * Matching technologies to needs and budgets * How Virtualization supports Disaster Recovery * How Disaster Recovery support Business Continuity Planning * How to keep from fighting the last war Speaker - Howard Marks, Founder and Chief Scientist, Networks Are Our Lives, Inc!
Howard Marks is the Founder and Chief Scientist at Networks Are Our Lives, Inc! a Hoboken NJ based networking consultancy. In over 25 years of consulting he has designed and implemented networks, management systems and Internet strategies at organizations including American Express, JP Morgan, Borden Foods, US Tobacco, BBDO Worldwide and Foxwoods Resort Casino. Mr. Marks has been a speaker at industry conferences including Comnet, PC Expo, Neworld+Interop and Microsoft's TechEd since 1990 on topics including LAN and WAN infrastructure, systems management and web hosting. He is the author of Networking Windows and co-author of Windows NT Unleashed (Sams) along with over 100 articles in publications including PC Magazine, Network Computing and Network World. He is currently the "Backup and Business Continuity" blogger at InformationWeek.com | |||||
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The Right Approach to Cloud Storage (Location: 1E09) Enterprises are now leveraging cloud storage services at a rapid pace and are looking for qualified answers on how using a cloud platform can increase efficiency and ROI simultaneously. The old models of purchasing expensive storage systems or using large amounts of tape are prehistoric. Adapting a new approach to storage is necessary in today's tough economic climate as budgets continue to be slashed and performance upkeep is critical . This session will enable users to learn about the benefits and economies of scale as they relate to developing/implementing a cloud storage solution. A focus will be placed on performance, cost-effectiveness, user experience, and customer service/satisfaction. Speaker - Stephen Foskett, Director of Consulting, Nirvanix
Stephen Foskett has provided vendor-independent end user consulting on storage topics for over 10 years. He has been a storage columnist and has authored numerous articles for industry publications. Stephen is a popular presenter at industry events and recently received Microsoft's MVP award for contributions to the enterprise storage community. As the director of consulting for Nirvanix, Foskett provides strategic consulting to assist Fortune 500 companies in developing strategies for service-based tiered and cloud storage. He holds a bachelor of science in Society/Technology Studies, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Friday, November 20 | | ||||
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Planning For Server, Storage And Network Convergence (Location: 1E21) Virtualization is causing the convergence of server, storage, and network platforms. At the same time, fewer CAPEX dollars coupled with rising energy costs is promoting data center managers to incorporate energy efficient and highly utilized IT equipment in the data center. This session will help data center managers understand virtualization's role in convergence and plan for a more efficient and highly utilized server, storage and network environment. Moderator - Doug Washburn, Analyst, Infrastructure & Operations, Forrester Research
Doug serves IT Infrastructure & Operations professionals, primarily focusing on green IT, green business, and IT leadership skills. His research helps IT executives successfully approach green IT, determine strategy, and then move from green IT awareness to action. Previously at Forrester, Doug was the global council manager and senior advisor for the Forrester Leadership Boards IT Infrastructure & Operations Council, a best practice community for senior IT executives in $1 billion-plus organizations. In this role, Doug regularly advised clients on Green IT strategy and practices. Additionally, Doug was also an advisor on the Forrester Leadership Boards Enterprise Architecture Council. Prior to Forrester, Doug was a VP of strategy and business development for Red Oxygen, a wireless communications startup, and living and working in Australia and France. In addition, Doug co-created CU Networks, a computer networking and servicing startup serving the students of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Doug holds a B.S. in finance from University of Colorado at Boulder and was awarded the Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Excellence. Speaker - John Sabasteanski, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Speaker - Jon Flower, Vice President of Technology, Adaptec
Jon Flower is the vice president of technology at Adaptec, responsible for developing and implementing technologies to expand the company\'s leadership beyond the data storage I/O market. He leads the Adaptec engineering team at several levels, ranging from product concept development and architectural design, to the development of engineering and test specifications. At Adaptec, Mr. Flower has also served as the chief technology officer (CTO), specializing in new business initiatives, as well as the CTO of the Storage Systems Division at Adaptec. Before joining Adaptec, he was the vice president of architecture at Tricord. Speaker - Lin Nease, Director of Emerging Technologies, HP ProCurve, HP ProCurve Networking
As Director of Emerging Technologies for HP ProCurve, Lin Nease leads several strategy-setting activities, notably ProCurveâ?™s data center endeavors. Previously CTO in HPâ?™s server business, Nease was a principal architect of HPâ?™s next-generation data center program, yielding several new infrastructure hardware products and HPâ?™s data center management software aggregation. In 20 years with HP, Nease served as systems architect on numerous successful commercial products, including the industryâ?™s first blade solution. He received a BS in computer science from Arizona State University and an MBA from California State University, Sacramento. He was also a computer operator in the U.S. Air Force. | |||||
