Backup Central Live!
Learn How to Overcome Today's Backup Challenges!
Truth in IT’s Backup and Recovery Seminars feature independent content from W. Curtis Preston, as well as presentations from sponsoring vendors. These seminars will be free to qualified end-users.
Topics covered will include the challenges of backing up and recovering:
• Virtualized servers (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, Xen)
• Very large servers and data centers
• Remote offices and laptops
• Data retained for multiple years
We will also cover how to solve these challenges using products and services available today, including:
• Cloud Backup Services
• Deduplication
• Continuous data protection (CDP)
• Near-CDP
• Archive software
• Tape and its proper role
Sample Agenda
(order varies by city)
The day is roughly 70% independent material (presented by W. Curtis Preston), interspersed with 30% sponsored presentations:
8:00 am to 8:45 am Registration and Breakfast
8:45 am to 8:50 am Housekeeping and Introductions
8:50 am to 9:20 am Backing Up Virtual Servers - W. Curtis Preston
9:20 am to 9:50 am Sponsored Presentations
9:50 am to 10:10 am Break
10:10 am to 10:40 am Deduplication - W. Curtis Preston
10:40 am to 11:10 am Sponsored Presentations
11:10 am to 11:30 am Break
11:30 am to 11:45 am Putting Tape in its Place - W. Curtis Preston
11:45 am to 12:00 pm A Peek into the Future of Backups – Reed Robins
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm Sponsored Presentations
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 1:50 pm Backup vs Archive - W. Curtis Preston
1:50 pm to 2:20 pm Cloud Backups - W. Curtis Preston
2:20 pm to 3:00 pm Using SLAs to Improve Backup Design – Reed Robins
3:00 pm to 3:10 pm Break
3:10 pm to 4:00 pm Putting it all Together - W. Curtis Preston
4:00 PM
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W. Curtis Preston, CEO
W. Curtis Preston (aka Mr. Backup) is an expert in backup & recovery systems; a space he has been working in since 1993. He has written three books on the subject, Backup & Recovery, Using SANs and NAS, and Unix Backup & Recovery. Mr. Preston is also an independent consultant and writer and has spoken at over 300 seminars and conferences around the world. |
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Reed Robins, Director of Product Management
Reed Robins has over 17 years experience in IT, starting as a Unix Systems Administrator, then Managing IT Infrastructure for a Fortune 50 company. He has been consulting in backup & recovery since 2002 and has designed, implemented and optimized backup systems for small, medium and large companies. |