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Thu. May. 22	Orlando, FL Crowne Plaza Universal Orlando
Tue. Jun. 24	London, England Hilton London Kensington Hotel
Thu. June 26	The Hague, Netherlands Adresgegevens De Oude Raadzaal
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Tue. Oct. 7	Kansas City, MO The Westin Crown Center
Wed. Nov. 5	New York, NY Embassy Suites New York
Thu. Nov. 13	Phoenix, AZ Four Points by Sheraton Phoenix North
Tue. Dec. 16	Houston, TX The Westin Galleria

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A free seminar with W. Curtis Preston

"I've really enjoyed listening to [W. Curtis] Preston . I've read all of his materials; his books and magazine articles, so it's great to hear him in person and listen to him pull it all together."

"Curtis is great and he's the reason why I've come here. There's a good mix of humor and insight, with a lot of practical experience."

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Backup is the one topic that continually plagues storage-focused IT professionals. And Advanced Backup School is all new for 2008, with updated information about what real customers are doing to solve their backup challenges today. Among other changes, this year's backup school will incorporate detailed statistical information pulled directly from over 100 Fortune 1000 companies. Preston, V.P. of Data Protection at GlassHouse Techologies, will still preach the basics while also going into in-depth detail on the newest issues, technologies, and solutions surrounding backup.

Keynote Speaker

W. Curtis Preston, VP of Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
W. Curtis Preston is the Vice President of Data Protection Services at GlassHouse Technologies. He authored Using SANs and NAS and Unix Backup and Recovery, the seminal O'Reilly book on backup. He has been designing storage systems for more than 10 years and has designed systems for environments ranging from backup systems for small businesses to enterprise storage systems for Fortune 100 companies. His passion for backup and recovery began with managing the data growth of a 24x7, mission-critical environment. Since that time, Preston has been able to help many companies design resilient storage systems, and his client list includes many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies.

US Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast - Exhibit Area is open

9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome/Introduction by Lindsay Mullen, Editorial Director, Storage Decisions

9:10 - 10:00 am W. Curtis Preston: "Optimizing Your Backup System"

10:00 - 10:30 am Vendor Showcase: Top backup technology providers present their latest products

10:30 - 11:00 am Break -- Exhibit area is open

11:00 am - 12:15 pm W. Curtis Preston: "Deduplication"

12:15 - 1:30 pm Lunch -- Exhibit area is open

1:30 - 2:00 pm Vendor Showcase, Part 2

2:00 - 2:15 pm Break

2:15 - 3:45 pm W. Curtis Preston: "Protecting Stored Data, Backing Up Virtualized Infrastructure & Remote Offices"

3:45 - 4:00 pm Q&A with Curtis Preston, plus a raffle for 2 gift checks for $100 each

4:00 pm Adjourn

Topics Include:

The top 10 ways people misconfigure their backup systems
How to avoid those mistakes
The pros and cons of the different disk-based backup targets
An overview of CDP, data reduction backup and replication-based backup systems
How 10-Gigabit Ethernet really performs in backup servers
What success rates other companies are getting and why
What disk has really done for real companies' backup
Deduplication hardware: who is using it and how is it working?
Using dedupe to backup remote offices: software or hardware route?
Updated explanation of encryption, including tape drive encryption
VMware & backups: friend or foe?

Why you should attend:

We understand that backup is not the most exciting part of your job and we know that it shouldn't be the most difficult part either. Preston will provide you with time-tested advice and techniques that will make backup easier. In addition to unfettered access to Preston , you will also be able to talk freely with SearchStorage.com editors, vendors from the top storage companies and peers from your area.

What you can expect:

In each seminar in this series, your morning starts out with a full buffet breakfast and ends with a giveaway from our event sponsors. The agenda includes time for Q&A, networking opportunities and tons of valuable information -- and you get it all for FREE.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR BACKUP SCHOOL DELEGATES

As a special offer for 'Advanced Backup School' attendees, GlassHouse is offering exclusive access to their Backup Reporting and Metrics Service -- an online backup test that shows how your environment is performing. Apply for the seminar today for access to this valuable tool.

Backup School London

UK
Since 2005, ‘Advanced Backup School’ has traveled across America and educated thousands of IT pros on how to better manage their backup strategy. Now W. Curtis Preston, the world’s leading expert on backup technology and practice, takes this popular seminar to London for the second time – with an all new agenda that highlights ways to innovate and improve your backup operations. Click here to register!
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Backup School The Hague

Netherlands
IT pros in the Netherlands struggle with the same backup headaches that face IT pros in the United States. Attend the free one-day seminar that has educated thousands of IT pros from New York to San Francisco since 2005 -- and learn how to make your backup processes easier and more reliable. Hear W. Curtis Preston preach both the backup basics and the newest innovations in backup technology and practice. Click here to register to sign up for an invaluable opportunity to check out this popular US event!
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Efficiënte data storage en veilige backup wordt steeds belangrijker, nu ook in Nederland! De sinds 2005 succesvolle Amerikaanse workshopserie heeft reeds duizenden van uw vakgenoten van New York tot San Francisco geleerd hoe zij backup processen makkelijker en betrouwbaarder kunnen maken.Leer van uw Amerikaanse collega’s en tackle uw grootste data opslag uitdaging in 1 dag! Onze internationale gastspreker W. Curtis Preston vertelt u alles over backup basics, de nieuwste innovaties en over praktische tips. Neem kosteloos deel aan deze eendaagse workshop, klik hier om te registreren voor dit exclusieve event!

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