In today's world it's necessary for organizations to efficiently utilize resources and expertise to ensure secure, efficient storage and protection of data, as well as make that data actionable. Freeing IT staff from these complicated tasks allows them to focus on core competencies that drive their business forward, enable innovation, create competitive advantage and grow existing revenue streams.

This session covers advancements in SMB2 file services management. This includes details on specific implementations of industry standards like Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), Common Information Model (CIM) and Web Services-Management (WS-Man). It also includes discussions on management of Windows and Non-Windows systems providing SMB2 file services.

The nature of storage and management is changing. The new decade will bring technology advances and corresponding changes in the ways to manage the storage infrastructure. This session will describe the basics of storage management, how standards can help with managing diverse storage networks, and provides approaches that can be undertaken to solve many storage challenges.

This presentation describes the process of SMI-S proxy provider development for a performance sensitive multi-device environment. It explains the concepts involved by taking into consideration an actual provider development scenario for a RAID solution. It highlights the decision process in choosing between proxy provider and embedded provider, development tools like CIMPLE vs. CMPI framework and choosing a suitable design while developing the provider.

The data center of the future is possible today for IT environments that are willing to create an architecture that leverages technology where appropriate. This session is designed for storage administrators and storage architects. We will explore how to use existing infrastructure with new technologies to transform your data center. Virtualization, Data de-duplication, Network Consolidation, Green Data-centers and Cloud Storage are all components of future data centers.

Consumerization is a reality in enterprises today. Is your staff weighing the pros and cons of integrating social media, and how to propose an implementation strategy – if at all? How will consumer practices and issues like BYOD (bring-your-own-device) affect the workplace? As an executive, do you have the knowledge you need to advise, recommend and approve? In this interactive session, we'll discuss how consumerization is affecting your IT operations, strengths and shortcomings of approaches, and best practices for moving forward in with a strategy that works for your organization.

The trends for networked storage in consumer/SOHO environments continue to indicate that more and more data is finding its way into the home. While most home/consumer storage implementations were stand-alone/direct-attached, the next few years will see an explosion of networked storage. What are the implications as consumers want more "networking" in their home storage? What will be the keys for companies wishing to effectively penetrate this burgeoning market?

The data center of the future is possible for IT divisions that are willing to create an architecture that leverages leading technology and business practices where appropriate. This session is designed for storage administrators and IT managers. We will explore how to use existing infrastructure with new technologies to transform your data center. Virtualization, Data de-duplication, Network Consolidation, Green Data-centers and Cloud Storage are all components of future data centers.

The Smarter ILM strategy announced by IBM in 1Q2011 required the integration of services and technologies from multiple IBM organizations. This presentation will review the evolution of the Smarter ILM core components that manage Storage infrastructure services and optimize mapping of data to Tiered Storage. Experiences gleaned from analysis tools run before implementing automated data migration across tiers and after implementing automated tiering will be presented.