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February 19, 2008   Issue # 31    Your source for the latest Data Management Forum News and Events

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: DPI Members Buyers Guide – Third Edition:

The DPI buyer’s guide is intended for end-users to help them understand what Continuous Data Protection (CDP), Virtual Tape Library (VTL) and Data Deduplication products are available in the market today. This will be the first edition to include a new chapter covering Deduplication products. To view the Second Edition of this guide, click here.

When completed, the DPI Buyers Guide is available for download from the DMF website and distributed in print at various tradeshows. There is no cost to participate in the DPI Buyer's Guide, however you must be a current DMF member.

Time is short. The DEADLINE for submission is Wednesday February 27th. If you have any questions or would like to submit your entries, please email jason.iehl@netapp.com.


The DMF Reaches Out – Upcoming International Education and Events:

SNIA Canada Events: SNIA Canada is offering an “Update on Data Management – Storing and Protecting Vital Business Data” seminar on Wednesday March 26th at the Toronto Congress Centre and on Thursday March 27th at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure. DMF related presentations include:

  • Solving the Coming Archive Crisis
  • Information Centric Policy Management
  • Trends in Data Protection - CDP and VTL

If you would like to attend, you can get more information by contacting John Cardoulis at jcardoul@ca.ibm.com

The newly formed DDSR SIG
is looking for a new Co-Chair

If you are interested or know of someone who is please contact Jason.Iehl@netapp.com or Devin.hamilton@datadomain.com

Nominations are open now!

Three upcoming 2008 Academy events include:

SNIA Europe is dedicated to promoting the understanding and adoption of networked storage solutions for all sizes of businesses in both public and private sectors, and is pleased to announce the return of its popular Academy series under the 2008 theme of ‘Information in Motion’. These one-day seminars, which are free to attend for end-users and qualifying channel partners, combines content from SNIA's extensive tutorial program with local market expertise and sponsoring vendors' own views on the latest technology and market trends. Three upcoming Academy events include:

  • Zurich, Switzerland on February 26
  • Copenhagen, Denmark on April 1
  • Stockholm, Sweden on April 3

DMF presentations to be delivered at these events include:

  • Data DeDuplication Implementation Overview
  • Solving the Coming Archive Crisis
  • Trends in Data Protection and Restoration Technologies
  • Implementation Practices for the Archiving and Compliance Infrastructure

For more info on SNIA Europe Academy events, visit: http://www.storage-academy.com


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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