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Conference Sessions
 Identifying and Eliminating Backup System BottlenecksTuesday, November 30 - 4:00 pm–4:00 pm This session reveals the obvious and not-so-obvious bottlenecks found in enterprise backup systems and offers practical examples for applying technologies to achieve one's performance objectives. The goal of this session is to illustrate how one can take an existing backup system to the next level by integrating cutting edge technologies and low-cost disk. We start with the assumption that the end user has made a sizable investment in the enterprise backup system and is looking for a road map for affordable growth in both performance and capacity. We also assume that tape is here to stay (at least for now) and that the ultimate goal is to get data onto tape for off-site removal. Topics include: accelerating LAN-based backups, achieving maximum performance from tape, disk staging with ordinary disk, capacity optimized backup devices (de-duplication), block-level differencing, removable disk media, and virtual tape. This session has been brought to you by SNIA.
A Crash Course in Data ReplicationTuesday, November 30 - 4:00 pm–4:00 pm Replicating data over a WAN sounds pretty straight-forward, but it turns out that there are literally dozens of different approaches, each with it's 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.
Storage Virtualization: What, Why, Where and HowTuesday, November 30 - 4:00 pm–4:00 pm Storage Virtualization is one of the buzzwords in the industry, especially with the increased acceptance of Storage Networks. But besides all hype, there is a lot of confusion too. Companies are using the term virtualization and its characteristics in various and different forms. This session describes the reasons and benefits of virtualization in a technical and neutral way. The audience will understand the various terms and will receive a clear picture of the different virtualization approaches. Links to the SNIA Shared Storage Model and the usage of the new SNIA Storage Virtualization Taxonomy will help to achieve this goal. This session is intended for IT Managers, Storage and System Administrators who have responsibilities for IT infrastructures and storage management tasks. This session has been brought to you by SNIA.
"Green" StorageTuesday, November 30 - 4:00 pm–4:00 pm The next few years will bring widespread awareness of the environments impacts (especially energy costs) associated with data storage. Already several regulations and initiatives (e.g. ROHS, WEEE, and Energy Star) affect manufacturers of storage components or computers. There are also some innovative storage technologies especially targeted towards energy conservation including MAID, along with the well-known alternatives of removable storage (tape and optical). Several vendors have also begun to offer data on power use, energy consumption and cooling loads in response to competitive pressures from other vendors and customers. Some vendors and consultants are offering energy modeling as part of their TCO analysis, either for competitive reasons or as part of their professional services portfolio. This presentation will quickly review basic engineering topics relevant to understanding "Green", including stuff you may have successfully avoided, such as environmental chemistry, thermodynamics, energy vs. power, and computational and storage density and the resulting energy and cooling issues. Conceptual models sufficient to understand or even develop energy budgets will be taught. All of this will converge on a basic model for TCO that includes energy modeling. This session has been brought to you by the SNIA Green Storage Initiative. Speaker - SW Worth, Senior Standards Program Manager, Microsoft
How to be a ROBO Cop: Reducing Business Risk with Remote Recovery ManagementTuesday, November 30 - 4:00 pm–4:00 pm As companies continue to decentralize, more and more employees are working from remote offices and branch offices (ROBOs) so they can be closer to their customers. Because of this trend, as much as 70% of critical business data now reside outside the corporate data center. To realize the benefits of a remote workforce while minimizing the risk, organizations need to implement recovery management practices that centralize management of ROBO backup and disaster recovery. Only by integrating high-performance backup, replication, failover, CDP, high availability and automated DR testing can today's geographically distributed enterprises cost-effectively access, consolidate and distribute data to and from the corporate office and remote locations. Learn how to use the right combination of recovery management technologies to help diminish ROBO risks, get control of ROBO data, reduce costs, improve scalability, protect distributed intellectual property and mitigate business impact by maintaining high availability and recoverability of ROBO information. |
