September 4, 2007. Issue# 21

Your source for the latest Data Management Forum News and Events:

Last call to be included in the Data Protection Initiative Buyers Guide -Version 2

It is time to update the DPI member's Buyers Guide. Participation is FREE to members of the Data Management Forum who have a VTL or CDP product in their portfolio. Please email ebull@advisorygroups.snia.org to receive the templates that need to be completed and returned to Jason.iehl@netapp.com by 5pm PDT this coming Friday September 7, 2007. The new Buyers Guide will be made available in time for SNW in October. Any entries already in the guide will remain the same unless we are notified. The current version of the DPI Buyers Guide can be found at http://www.snia-dmf.org/library/DPI_BuyersGuide.pdf

It's easy to be included - don't miss out!

Coming Soon! IDC Seminars Offer SNIA Members A Discount:

Now in its 4th year, this one-day seminar will bring together IT professionals, compliance officers, records professionals, lawyers, and business managers. The program will explore key topics including: Information Management and the Extended Enterprise; Intersection of eDiscovery and Information Management; Essential Storage Strategies for Compliance and eDiscovery; Negotiating Privacy; and Top Technologies that Threaten Your Business Today; to name a few.

SNIA members receive a special rate of $295 - a $600 discount off the standard fee. To register call 800-605-5849 and refer to code: SNIA-C295.

IDC Enterprise Data Center Forum September 20, 2007 - Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, NY www.idc.com/datacenter-east07

This one-day seminar will explore strategies and tools for creating a denser, consolidated, highly utilized, better designed, fully redundant and very dynamic data center. The agenda will explore key topics including: Impacts of emerging technology, spiking energy costs, internet-based applications, virtualization, blades, real estate, power and cooling, staffing, and business processes.

SNIA members receive a special rate of $295 for this event by calling the IDC registrar at 800-605-5849 and refer to code: SNIA-295.

Looking ahead to SNW in October:

The call for participation in the SNW Solutions Center is now open. SNW is being held in a new location this time around - the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Conference Center, Dallas, Texas from October 15-19.

The location of the Solutions Center is also new and will be made highly visible on an elevated stage in the exposition hall. Don't miss your chance to participate in this special area. You can learn more by downloading the Solutions Center brochure & application. Informational planning calls take place weekly. Now is a great time to get your company involved in showcasing their products to this one-of-a-kind storage audience.

Watch for these informative emails about twice a month with news on Data Management Forum activities and events. Comments, topic suggestions and questions are always welcome. Please send emails to ebull@advisorygroups.snia.org.

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