Enterprise Data Explosion 2011
 
10/26/2010
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration and Networking Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 amWelcome and Opening Remarks
Sean Weglage, Publisher, InfoWorld
8:45 am - 9:45 amThe Big Data Revolution: How Technology Trends are Driving Us to Create, Use and Store More Data
Tom Soderstrom, CTO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
With our voracious appetites for all things digital -- email, web data, paperless initiatives and more -- a unique set of circumstances are causing us to manufacture and access more and more information. And key trends surrounding cloud computing, data visualization, and human behavior are playing pivotal roles in our big data appetite and technology solutions. Get a glimpse at where all of these trends are heading from one of the nation's top CTOs.
9:45 am - 10:15 amTools & Techniques for Analyzing ALL of Your Data
Steven Hillion, VP Analytics, Data Computing Products Division, EMC

The amount of data in our world is exploding - but how do we make sense of it and create value? The ability to store, aggregate and share data to perform deep analysis has become more viable as trends such as Moore's Law, cloud computing and new collaboration tools lower costs and other technology barriers. But deriving insight and creating value from the information explosion demands that organizations supplement their existing resources with new tools, processes and a mindset towards data. In this session, learn how customers across sectors are creating exceptional business value from the massive amount of data available today.
 
 
10:15 am - 10:45 amNetworking Break
10:45 am - 11:30 amAdapting Your Technology Infrastructure to Meet New Business Demands
Brian Babineau, Vice President, Research and Analyst Services, Enterprise Strategy Group
As the landscape of corporate data increases and the advantages of new technology outweigh the old, it's critically important to constantly assess your organization's technology maturity model. Simply put, you can't solve new problems -- and compete -- with old technology. How do you measure the benefit of new technology? How do you rationalize new investment? Get expert advice in this session.
 
 
11:35 am - 12:05 pmBusiness Technology Briefing

Divide and Conquer: Thinking Differently about Backup, DR, and Retention

Steve Whitner, Senior Marketing Manager, Disk Products, Quantum Corporation
 
Faster backup and restores. More DR recovery points.  50% reductions in administration time.  Six-figure annual direct cost savings.  These are just some of the benefits that IT departments realize when they take new approaches to data protection.  Moreover, these approaches can be enabled by combining new and existing technologies and solutions — and by thinking about the set of operations associated with backup as three separate, but closely related tasks.  In this session, we’ll discuss optimal approaches to each task, ways of integrating and automating them, and practical hints to take advantage of new approaches in an incremental fashion without interrupting existing operations.
 
 
12:05 pm - 1:05 pmLunch with Moderated Table Discussions
 
Data Protection in a Box: How “Converged Storage” Simplifies Data Management
Facilitated by Matt Jacobs, Sales Director, Nimble Storage
 
Business-critical applications demand large and growing amounts of high-performance, low-latency primary storage along with state-of-the-art data protection. But existing disk-based backup solutions are expensive, with long backup windows, excessive restore times, and inadequate disaster recovery protection. How do companies manage these conflicting demands? Join us as we discuss how a purpose-built storage architecture can combine primary storage, backup, replication, and disaster recovery in a single “converged” solution. We’ll also explore benefits including flash-accelerated performance, instant backups and restores, automated disaster recovery, and simplified management designed for the IT generalist -- all of which can be had at 60% lower cost than existing solutions.

Private Cloud Computing: Is it Right for You?
Facilitated by Bill Gaggioli, Sales Engineer, Zenith Infotech
 
In this discussion, we’ll explore the differences between -- and the benefits of -- public and private cloud models.  We’ll discuss how to analyze which type of cloud solution is right for your company, along with cloud technology options as they relate to virtualization, business continuity and storage, integration and infrastructure replacement.
1:05 pm - 1:50 pmHow Does the Cloud Solve the Storage Conundrum?
Joe Cardenas, CIO, Pacific Compensation Insurance Company
With so much industry buzz about the cloud, it’s hard to separate the hype from reality – and in this session, we’ll do just that. You'll learn from someone who's built out their IT infrastructure with the cloud, along with the lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid. Join us to learn how one CIO uses the cloud to solve the data management and storage challenge.
 
 
1:50 pm - 2:20 pmAnswers for the Data Explosion Phenomenon
Molly Rector, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development, Spectra Logic
 
Whether it’s sources like imagery, logs, machine generated data, regulatory compliance information, and social media, data types and sizes are ever-expanding — and data overload promises to worsen as we find new ways to generate and use data.  Moreover, while “Big Data” analytics provide a fantastic new way for organizations of all sizes to derive new meaning from previously low-valued data, it’s also driving decision makers to seek more data sources.  In this session, we’ll explore how tape can help companies avoid drowning in a sea of data — and we’ll review archiving practices that dramatically reduce the amount of data managed.
 
 
2:20 pm - 3:05 pmDeep-Dive Strategies for Harnessing Data Growth: A Moderated Panel Discussion
Brian Babineau, Vice President, Research and Analyst Services, Enterprise Strategy Group
Joe Cardenas, CIO, Pacific Compensation Insurance Company
Fernando Gonzales, CIO, Byer California
Madhu Nutakki, VP, Systems Integration, Infrastructure Management Group, Kaiser Permanente
Tom Soderstrom, CTO, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tracy Terrill, CIO, LegalZoom
Moderator: Derek Hulitzky, VP, Content Development, IDG Enterprise

While corporate information growth fueled by the paperless office and compliance demands can present daunting challenges to existing infrastructure, key strategies like Intelligent archiving and data de-duplication can strategically slow storage growth. In this panel discussion, hear how techniques like securing storage (rather than data), establishing guidelines and governance for people and processes, and managing metadata can tamp down otherwise explosive data growth.

3:05 pm - 3:10 pmClosing Remarks
Sean Weglage, Publisher, InfoWorld