September 29, 2011 Issue # 4 Your source for the latest DPCO Committee News and Events

Oct. 4th Webcast on “Trends in Automated Storage Tiering”

Experts from SNIA’s Data Protection and Capacity Optimization (DPCO) Committee are pleased to present a webcast exploring how technologies such as solid state drives and the cloud are changing how best to tier storage. This webcast will be moderated by Michael Peterson and include a brief presentation followed by a panel and audience discussion.

Join us on Tuesday, October 4^th, 2011 at 1pm ET/10am PT.

Product Selection Guide Ready For Vendor Input in October

The Product Selection Guide (PSG) is a browser based application that can be accessed anywhere there is an internet connection. Any member of SNIA can update the information about their products at any time, ensuring their most current product information is available.

The PSG will allow the public to find products offered by SNIA member companies that meet their selection criteria. Reports can be viewed online or downloaded as a spreadsheet or a pdf.

Where To Find the Product Selection Guide

A link to the Product Selection Guide will be available at the DPCO public website. There is no cost to participate if you are a member of the Storage Networking Industry Association, and you can submit as many applicable products as you like. Participation in the DPCO committee is encouraged but is not required.

How To Submit Product Information

The PSG will focus on three categories of storage products:

Backup and Recovery Products
Capacity Optimized Storage Products
Replication Products or Features

Individuals representing SNIA member companies first obtain a username and password to access the vendor pages of the PSG application.

Vendor–specific information is entered once in a profile. This includes vendor name, logo and contact information.

Most product information is entered by selecting from defined values for ease of data entry and ready comparison. Free form text allows product–specific information to be added also.

Vendor submissions will be published online after a weekly conformity review by the DPCO committee. This review ensures the free form text is appropriate for general public viewing.

For Further Information

While the PSG provides a way for vendors to obtain help or provide other feedback to the DPCO Committee, they can also email the DPCO chair directly at dpco–[email protected].

New Data Protection Blog

Trends in Data Protection

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Data protection hasn’t changed much in a long time. Sure, there are slews of product announcements and incessant declarations of the “next big thing”, but really, how much have market shares really changed over the past decade? No one wants to be locked into products because they are too painful to switch out; it’s time that products are “sticky” because they offer compelling solutions.

Got your own view? Post your comments today!

DPCO at Fall 2011 SNW

Please join us during lunch on Monday, Oct 10, from 11:55am–1:00pm, at the data protection and capacity optimization topic table at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes. Several DPCO member presenters will moderate whatever data protection and capacity optimization topics are top of mind. Note that it is necessary to be enrolled in SNW to participate.

If you are attending Storage Networking World in Orlando, FL from October 10th–13th, you can meet the experts during these SNIA tutorials and SNW presentations:

Advanced Deduplication Concepts presented by Gene Nagle, Exar, and Thomas Rivera, BlueArc, on Monday at 10:15am.

Primary Data Optimization: What it Should Be presented by Larry Freeman, NetApp, and others, on Monday at 11:10am.

Introduction to Data Protection: Backup to Tape, Disk and Beyond presented by Jason Iehl, NetApp, on Tuesday at 2:10pm.

Trends in Data Protection and Restoration Technologies presented by Michael Fishman, EMC, on Wednesday at 10:45am.

These and all other SNIA tutorials may be downloaded here during SNW. Note that links in the left margin provide access to materials from previous SNW conferences.

We’ve also collected webcasts, white papers, and presentations related to data protection, capacity optimization, and data management in the DPCO Knowledge Center.

We encourage you to visit the SNIA website to gain access to this valuable material.

Join the DPCO Committee

You can make an impact in helping solve today’s data storage challenges by participating in the SNIA DPCO Committee. Ensure your voice is heard as technology and best practices are evangelized by joining the DPCO today!

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