Transitioning your data to the cloud from physical and virtual environments can prove to be quite challenging, we will discuss how to make this a seamless transition and also the tools you will need to do this successfully including Acronis Online Backup for Business which is integrated with the all new Acronis Backup and Recovery 11 family of solutions.
David Blackman
(General Manager, Acronis Northern Europe and MEA) Acronis
With over 20 years’ experience in the technology industry in both EMEA and Asia-Pacific, David Blackman is General Manager of Northern Europe and MEA at Acronis. He is responsible for growing the company’s channel relations and business across the region. Prior to Acronis, David was at Vmware where he served as Director of the Partner Organisation for ANZ, responsible for overseeing relationships with channel partners. He was also part of the team which delivered the fastest growing economy for VMware globally, with consecutive growth every quarter.Previously, he was the Channel Sales Director, Pacific, for Symantec, driving its relationships in the region with channel partners, resellers, VARs and global security partners. Blackman has also held various roles at PentaSafe Security Technologies in the UK, Novell (covering EMEA) and Compaq Computer Australia.
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Acronis Ltd
Acronis is a leading provider of easy-to-use disaster recovery and data protection solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments. Its patented disk imaging technology enables corporations, SMBs and consumers to protect their digital assets. With Acronis' disaster recovery, deployment and migration software, users protect their digital information, maintain business continuity and reduce downtime. Acronis software is sold in more than 90 countries and available in up to 14 languages. For additional information, please visit www.acronis.com. Follow Acronis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acronis.
Thursday 20 October 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Protecting Your Data in the Cloud
David Blackman, General Manager, Acronis Northern Europe and MEA, Acronis
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Transitioning your data to the cloud from physical and virtual environments can prove to be quite challenging, we will discuss how to make this a seamless transition and also the tools you will need to do this successfully including Acronis Online Backup for Business which is integrated with the all new Acronis Backup and Recovery 11 family of solutions.
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!