Wednesday
Wednesday 19 October 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
Pathfinder - Server Virtualisation
Claus Egge, IT Industry Analyst, Claus Egge
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Claus will talk briefly about the development of server virtualisation from its inception in the 1960s as a way of sharing scarce resources, through improving the competitive standing of Unix machines in the 1990s, VMWare and consolidation in the early 2000s, to its current status as the foundation of Cloud Computing. Claus will also address the the approach of the storage vendors to complement server virtualisation.He will focus on the key questions IT Managers should be asking as vendors push virtualisation.
Wednesday 19 October 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Taking Backup and Recovery in a new direction – Do things differently!
James Smith, System Engineer, Veeam
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As organisations continue their journey into the world of virtualisation it soon becomes apparent they will face new challenges especially when it comes to their data backup and recovery strategy. The road to successful backup and recovery can be a bumpy ride, however if you have the right vehicle you can just sit back and drive.
Wednesday 19 October 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Server Virtualization, Backup and Disaster Recovery – Choosing the Right Approach for you
David Blackman, General Manager, Acronis Northern Europe and MEA, Acronis
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In this presentation we will cover the results of the Acronis Annual DR Index, the key business and technical challenges as organisations move to a virtual world and how we use the all new Acronis Backup and Recovery 11 family of hybrid tools for Physical, Virtual and Cloud plus the all new vmProtect 6 built specifically for VMware solutions!
Wednesday 19 October 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Iain Stephen, Vice President, Enterprise Storage, Servers and Networking, UK & Ireland, HP
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To achieve sustainable growth, enterprises must move rapidly to seize new opportunities, reach new customers, and grow market share. This is at the heart of HP Converged Inftrastructure. Join us for this session to learn more.
Wednesday 19 October 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
“Concert Pharmaceuticals: Optimizing VM Backup with Quantum”
Mitch Haile, Quantum Corporation
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This presentation will discuss the implementation of Quantum’s data protection solutions for virtual environments by Concert Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biotechnology company, and the challenges they faced that prompted them to implement these solution offerings.
Wednesday 19 October 1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
Flash in the Enterprise: Cache or Persistent Storage?
Mat Young, Senior Marketing Director EMEA , Fusion-io
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Flash has finally arrived in the enterprise. Discussion's rage around the best way to use flash in todays application infrastructure. This talk will break down some myths, discuss flash implementation and then examine how flash has been leveraged in the enterprise as a cache and as persistent storage.
Wednesday 19 October 1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Delivering Cloud infrastructure to your Datacenter – the latest from VMware
Simon Marvell, Senior Systems Engineer, VMware
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VMware recently announced vSphere 5 and a range of tightly integrated solutions that deliver significantly enhanced datacenter and storage management, security and disaster recovery capabilities. This session will guide you through VMware’s latest announcements including the new VMware vSphere Storage Appliance which brings enterprise class business continuity within reach of the smaller organisation. Find out more about VMware’s latest server and datacenter technologies that can bring cloud computing to your IT infrastructure.
Wednesday 19 October 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
How virtual ADC can deliver highly available and scalable application access
Peter Melerud, VP Product Development, KEMP Technologies
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Wednesday 19 October 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
Francois Zimmerman, Chief Technical Officer, Hitachi Data Systems
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The Hitachi advanced virtualized infrastructure platform provides the availability, performance and reliability for today's business-critical applications and a foundation for tomorrow's computing needs.