The east coast edition of the Storage Decisions conference will be held in New York City September 23-25 2008. Every year, the 500 delegate seats are claimed early as IT professionals from the tri-state area and all over the country and the world make their plans to attend the most informative storage conference. Apply now to claim your free delegate seat.

About Storage Decisions 2008

In 2008, storage managers are facing the same issues you’ve been facing for years. Data volume keeps growing at an alarming pace, backup and restore processes are burdensome and unreliable, user and business demands keep growing, and capacity management and data migration are getting both more and more critical -- and more and more complicated.

But things have changed. A perfect storm of factors is forcing you to evaluate the viability of your storage infrastructure now. The virtualization craze is causing havoc with storage systems. Power and cooling costs are a real issue and storage is the real mitigating factor. Data breaches that make the front page are now the storage team’s fault. Your data retention practices are now Exhibit A in your organization’s defense in lawsuits and audits. Storage expertise has become so specialized that you can’t find good help. And the math will never work if you try to simply address more data with more equipment. All this with a recession looming.

Constantly fighting fires is no longer a viable plan.

But there are answers. Storage managers are applying “new” management concepts like data classification, data management, data protection and storage tiering with successful results. And the last wave of technology innovation – VTLs, CDP, data deduplication, storage virtualization, archiving, data encryption and CAS – are ready for prime time as the leading technology providers have either established a track record and financial stability or been acquired and integrated into larger vendors’ suites.

At Storage Decisions, the world’s leading independent storage experts will show you how your peers are meeting the challenges you face. The 3-day, 6 track agenda will delve in-depth into the practical application of these “new” technologies and concepts – as well as provide the latest tips and advice on more traditional storage technology and practice.

Don’t miss this opportunity to claim one of just 500 delegate seats. Storage Decisions is free to attend, but you must apply and meet specific qualifying criteria – ensuring that you network exclusively with true peers. Submit your online application today or call Delegate Relations Manager Jack O’Connell at 781-657-1709 .

“The Best 3 Days You Can Spend Out of the Office"

The Storage Decisions Conference, created by the team that brings you Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com, has earned its reputation as the one conference that addresses the information that storage managers need now.

How? By creating -- at each edition of the conference -- a custom agenda that addresses the projects that storage-focused IT managers are tackling now.

Not convinced? Find out why 99% of the thousands of attendees who have attended this conference since 2001 have told us they would refer Storage Decisions to their peers. Check out the 10 Reason to Attend the conference for storage-focused IT pros.

If you’re responsible for your organization's data storage, you cannot afford to miss this conference. Submit your delegate application today!

Bring the Team

With 6 distinct session tracks, Storage Decisions addresses the information needs of each of the folks who have a hand in managing your storage operations. Be sure to tell your peers about Storage Decisions!

Financial Storage Decisions Seminar

On Thursday at the Storage Decisions Conference, storage-focused IT pros from the financial services industry will meet for an exclusive, interactive seminar. This is an extremely rare opportunity to talk show with your true peers and get expert advice on the storage and data management challenges unique to your industry. Visit the seminar website for complete details and registration instructions.